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New York Times, Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Author:
Myles Callum
Editor:
Will Shortz
41-Across : Arrow poison
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Myles Callum

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {DHQXZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Callum. Wednesday freshness: 48%
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© 2003, The New York Times3/12/3 ( No. 19,482 )
Across
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"The Crucible" setting : SALEM
6
Willingly : LIEF
10
Chihuahua cries : YAPS
14
Not merely sluggish : INERT
15
Razor brand : ATRA
16
Eye rakishly : OGLE
17
Start of a quip : TIMEFLIESLIKEAN
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Fatty treat for birds : SUET
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Perfumer's extract : ESSENCE
22
Wagering venue, briefly : OTB
25
Sox foes : JAYS
27
Ancient Mexican : TOLTEC
28
Rutabaga, e.g. : TURNIP
30
Grouch : CRAB
32
Málaga Mrs. : SRA
33
Fit to serve : ONEA
34
Where overreachers go : TOOFAR
36
Middle of the quip : ARROWBUTFRUIT
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Arrow poison : CURARE
42
___ B'rith : BNAI
44
"Friends" network : NBC
47
Parched : SERE
48
Bikini blasts : ATESTS
50
Speaks like Robert Byrd : ORATES
52
Unique, to Caesar : RARA
54
Painter's medium : OIL
55
Squirting flower, say : NOVELTY
57
Talk like Daffy : LISP
59
End of the quip : FLIESLIKEAMELON
64
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Freed : ALAN
65
Big story : EPIC
66
Where the action is : ARENA
67
Model Banks : TYRA
68
D.C. group : SENS
69
Off one's trolley : NUTTY
Down
1
Do some modeling : SIT
2
"Wheel of Fortune" buy : ANI
3
Science fiction writer Stanislaw : LEM
4
"___ Tu" (1974 song) : ERES
5
Honshu peak, briefly : MTFUJI
6
Nonprofessionals : LAITY
7
Social attachment? : ITE
8
European language : ERSE
9
1893 Verdi opera : FALSTAFF
10
Sticks figure : YOKEL
11
007 and others : AGENTS
12
Position filler : PLACER
13
Five Nations tribe : SENECA
18
Axel, e.g. : LEAP
19
Weather line : ISOBAR
22
Ear: Prefix : OTO
23
Popular sandwich filler : TUNA
24
Uncle Remus honorific : BRER
26
Energetic cleaner : SCOURER
29
Buster? : NARC
31
Classroom routine : ROTE
34
Tahoe transport : TBAR
35
Sticks figure : RUBE
37
Diving birds: Var. : OUSELS
38
Goes to the mat : WRESTLES
39
___ many words : INSO
40
Jacques of "Mon Oncle" : TATI
43
Bermuda, e.g.: Abbr. : ISL
44
For dieters : NONFAT
45
Rain shield, in London : BROLLY
46
Luxury spread : CAVIAR
48
La Scala song : ARIA
49
Discoverer of New Zealand : TASMAN
51
"Lovergirl" singer ___ Marie : TEENA
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Guinness et al. : ALECS
56
"Holy moly!" : YIPE
58
Machu Picchu site : PERU
60
Kith's partner : KIN
61
Voided shot : LET
62
Where London is: Abbr. : ONT
63
Roll-call call : NAY

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

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