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New York Times, Thursday, March 14, 2002

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
42-Across : Article lead-in
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
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Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {VXZ} This is puzzle # 38 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Thursday freshness: 21%
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© 2002, The New York Times3/14/2 ( No. 19,119 )
Across
1
Sphere : REALM
6
Embargoed land : CUBA
10
One of a multiple birth : QUAD
14
Da Gama's destination : INDIA
15
Addict : USER
16
Take apart : UNDO
17
Junípero Serra, for one : FRANCISCAN
19
9 to 5, maybe : ODDS
20
Not be up-to-date : LAG
21
V-J Day pres. : HST
22
Street hustler's game : MONTE
24
Classic examples : EPITOMES
27
Before the bell : EARLY
30
Pack : STOW
31
Russian capital : RUBLE
34
Lenore's creator : POE
35
Prominent grocery chain : IGA
38
"Spy Game" star : BRADPITT
40
He was in the rag trade : SCOTTJOPLIN
42
Article lead-in : DATELINE
44
Get-up-and-go : PEP
45
Ripple maker : OAR
46
Sell for : FETCH
48
Outside opening? : ECTO
52
Word on an invitation : WHERE
54
Place to plug a new book, maybe : TALKSHOW
57
Monitor's side : NORTH
60
57-Across opposer : LEE
61
"Thimble Theater" name : OYL
62
Hairpieces : RUGS
64
Custardlike dessert : KEYLIMEPIE
67
Nay sayer : ANTI
68
Stick on the table : OLEO
69
Not stick to the script? : PRINT
70
W.C. : JOHN
71
Popular side : SLAW
72
Zippy flavors : TANGS
Down
1
Biathlon weapons : RIFLES
2
Captivated : ENRAPT
3
Slow movement : ADAGIO
4
Architect Maya ___ : LIN
5
Hardly wimpy : MACHO
6
Scalper's victim : CUSTER
7
Trojan initials : USC
8
Radiant look : BEAM
9
Cartoonist Peter : ARNO
10
Affirmative action concern : QUOTA
11
Support : UNDERPIN
12
Put on : ADD
13
Beehives and buns : DOS
18
An end to sex? : ISM
23
Rib : NEEDLE
25
Now and again? : TWICE
26
What "The Star-Spangled Banner" writer is in this puzzle : SUBJECT
28
It may be odd : LOT
29
Still : YET
32
Buddy : BRO
33
Finnic language : LAPP
36
Sunday driver? : GOLFER
37
Play to ___ : ATIE
39
Vocal cords, informally : PIPES
40
Muscularity : STRENGTH
41
Blast maker : TNT
42
Average name : DOW
43
"That's nice!" : AAH
47
Revere : HALLOW
49
Penner of polonaises : CHOPIN
50
Trifling : TOYING
51
Barn fledglings : OWLETS
53
Pitcher's bagful : ROSIN
55
Wahine's gift : LEI
56
Neat as a pin : KEMPT
58
Refs' calls, for short : TKOS
59
Extreme torment : HELL
62
Rule, in India : RAJ
63
Start of a Spanish count : UNO
65
Indeed : YEA
66
Coldwell Banker competitor : ERA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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