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New York Times, Thursday, March 13, 2003

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Across : Shoe style
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1893/15/19944/22/20245
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16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 92 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 39%
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© 2003, The New York Times3/13/3 ( No. 19,483 )
Across
1
Lyricist ___ David : HAL
4
Boxer, for one : BREED
9
Subject of a 2001 best-selling McCullough biography : ADAMS
14
"Shine a Little Love" grp., 1979 : ELO
15
Colorado or Missouri : RIVER
16
Work for a designer, maybe : MODEL
17
___ Khan : AGA
18
How twins often dress : ALIKE
19
Askew : ODDLY
20
Get sharper, militarily : REDRILL
22
As snug as ___ ... : ABUG
24
Groups of three : TRIUNES
25
Dish served on toast : RAREBIT
29
Coastal feature : INLET
30
Prefix with concert : DIS
31
Perry Como classic : MORE
32
Golden-___ : AGER
33
Components of a 2.0 average : CEES
34
Butter overseas : IBEX
35
They're hidden in 8-, 10-, 21- and 33-Down : ZODIACSIGNS
38
Starting : ASOF
40
Cluster : CLOT
41
Met display : OILS
43
Support for the elderly? : CANE
44
Show : AIR
45
Water polo squad : SEVEN
46
Filly : horse :: ___ : sheep : EWELAMB
48
Back-to-back, in France : DOSADOS
50
Constantly : EVER
51
Shoe style : OPENTOE
52
It may be close : SHAVE
55
Friendly greeting : ALOHA
57
Homophone of 7-Down : EKE
58
Kind of plant : POWER
59
Singer Amos and others : TORIS
60
___ Lingus : AER
61
Deal maker : AGENT
62
"A Modest Proposal," e.g. : ESSAY
63
Partner, with "the" : MRS
Down
1
Caring : HEART
2
Constantine is its third-largest city : ALGERIA
3
You can't park here : LOADINGZONE
4
Minnesota city in "Fargo" : BRAINERD
5
Running water : RILLET
6
Iniquities : EVILS
7
Comic book cry : EEK
8
Least pleasant, weatherwise : DREARIEST
9
A Lille love : AMOUR
10
Popular family vehicle : DODGEMINIVAN
11
Put in : ADD
12
Brooks of Broadway : MEL
13
Arch : SLY
21
Hand-counting method, in bridge : RULEOFELEVEN
23
Often villainous operatic roles : BASSI
26
Downhill racers : BOBSLEDTEAM
27
Pique : IRE
28
Western moniker : TEX
30
Designer's focus : DECOR
33
Set, in a way : CALIBRATE
36
Start of a boast : ICAME
37
Treats gently, with "on" : GOESEASY
38
Deck feature : ACE
39
Cutter : SAW
42
Get the better of : SNOOKER
45
Loren of "Lady L" : SOPHIA
47
Deflect : AVERT
48
Some swingers : DOORS
49
Visionaries : SEERS
52
Place for sweaters : SPA
53
Glutton : HOG
54
Blow away : AWE
56
___ Lobos : LOS

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

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