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New York Times, Tuesday, February 3, 2004

Author:
Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Goddess of love's love
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
22/3/20046/12/20051
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1010000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.471037%
Joe Bower
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 33 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Bower. This is puzzle # 115 for Ms. Salomon. Tuesday freshness: 52%
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© 2004, The New York Times2/3/4 ( No. 19,810 )
Across
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Sagittarius, with "the" : ARCHER
7
"My gal" et al. : SALS
11
Any ship : SHE
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Aplenty : GALORE
15
Apple product : IMAC
16
Wee one : TAD
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Goddess of love's love : ADONIS
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Washroom : LAVATORY
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"___ the season ..." : TIS
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Roof part : EAVE
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Certain refrigerators : AMANAS
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Broke ground : HOED
26
Chicken order : WING
28
Pub stock : ALES
29
Showy annual : ASTER
31
This puzzle has a secret one, starting with the third letter of 4-Down : STAIRCASE
34
Prefix with classical : NEO
36
"___ we forget ..." : LEST
37
Salon stiffener : GEL
38
"Unbelievable!" : HOLYCOW
42
Patient people : ABIDERS
44
"Exodus" hero : ARI
45
Misses the mark : ERRS
47
Govt. code crackers : NSA
48
What to do to read the secret message (going diagonally down, then diagonally back up the under side) : TAKESTEPS
51
Inputs into a computer : TYPES
55
Afternoon affairs : TEAS
56
Say ___ (refuse) : NOTO
58
Smarmy : OILY
59
Throat part : TONSIL
61
Scent : ODOR
63
"If I Ruled the World" rapper : NAS
64
"Is everything all right?" : AREYOUOK
66
Manage, slangily : HACKIT
68
Dogfaces : GIS
69
Scruff : NAPE
70
Regal fur : ERMINE
71
Plea at sea : SOS
72
Took action against : SUED
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Cash in : REDEEM
Down
1
First name in mystery : AGATHA
2
Contacts from space : RADIOS
3
Skeleton site : CLOSET
4
Sweetie pie : HON
5
Old railroad name : ERIE
6
Cut again : RESAW
7
Llama's head? : SILENTL
8
Docs' grp. : AMA
9
Hot issue : LAVA
10
Con guy : SCAMARTIST
11
"The Flintstones" setting : STONEAGE
12
More than a pest : HARASSER
13
Popular ice cream : EDYS
19
Locker room supply : TALC
22
Nobleman above a baron: Abbr. : VIS
25
Disavow : DENY
27
Greek Mother Earth : GAEA
30
Booms' opposites : RECESSIONS
32
ID in a library : ISBN
33
Overhead trains : ELS
35
___ cloud (cosmic debris) : OORT
38
Monopoly token : HAT
39
Choral work : ORATORIO
40
Portrait, e.g. : LIKENESS
41
St. Paul's architect : WREN
43
Belafonte song opener : DAYO
46
Scared a bit : SPOOKED
49
"Calm down ..." : EASY
50
Part of E.S.T.: Abbr. : STD
52
Small digit : PINKIE
53
"Seinfeld" role : ELAINE
54
Modus operandi : SYSTEM
57
Awed one : OOHER
59
Marks : TAGS
60
Island get-together : LUAU
62
Hard to find : RARE
65
Reveal, poetically : OPE
67
Mil. authority : CMD

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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