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New York Times, Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
67-Across : Noted vaudeville family
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Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 50 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Wednesday freshness: 41%
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© 2003, The New York Times3/19/3 ( No. 19,489 )
Across
1
Winter coating : HOAR
5
Big hit : SMASH
10
Book before Nehemiah : EZRA
14
Just : ONLY
15
Phone line? : HELLO
16
Sweet-talk : COAX
17
Tim of "Sister, Sister" : REID
18
How some stocks are sold : ATPAR
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In the ___ (focused) : ZONE
20
Rescue Mrs. Perón's pottery? : SAVEEVASVASE
23
Come out : EMERGE
24
Screen letters : EMAIL
28
Fill roles for a Broadway show? : CASTCATSACTS
33
It's hot in Paris : CHAUD
36
Derby prize : ROSES
37
"Mamma ___" : MIA
38
Hoarse speech : RASP
39
Chips go-with : SALSA
40
"___ la vie" : CEST
41
Internet address, for short : URL
42
Get together : UNITE
43
Desert sight : OASIS
44
Locate cookware components? : SPOTPOTSTOPS
47
Namely : TOWIT
48
"___ Woman" (1972 Eagles hit) : WITCHY
52
Misplace single fruit? : LOSESOLESLOE
57
Cheek : JOWL
60
Give off : EXUDE
61
Stately florae : OAKS
62
Hand cream ingredient : ALOE
63
Steam, e.g. : VAPOR
64
Unfetter : FREE
65
Kind of bust : BEER
66
File material : EMERY
67
Noted vaudeville family : FOYS
Down
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Cowboy's companion : HORSE
2
Wee hour : ONEAM
3
Breathing : ALIVE
4
Coveted golf trophy : RYDERCUP
5
Tonsorial touchups : SHAVES
6
Introduction to physics? : META
7
Skier's mecca : ALPS
8
Pole, for one : SLAV
9
Round dance : HORA
10
Skin condition : ECZEMA
11
Vet's employer : ZOO
12
Turned tail : RAN
13
Fire : AXE
21
"Yikes!" : EGAD
22
Cong. meeting : SESS
25
High points : ACMES
26
"Who's there?" response : ITISI
27
Future attys.' hurdles : LSATS
29
Albinism, e.g. : TRAIT
30
Unitas's team : COLTS
31
Good thing : ASSET
32
Gunpowder, for one : TEA
33
Pizza feature : CRUST
34
Silent movie star? : HARPO
35
Do ___ burn : ASLOW
39
___-cone : SNO
40
Lets go : CASTSOFF
42
Engaged in : UPTO
43
Taylor boy of 60's TV : OPIE
45
Farm machine : TILLER
46
Hooter's hangout : OWLERY
49
Mild smoke : CLARO
50
Contrived : HOKEY
51
Toadies' replies : YESES
53
Golfer Ballesteros : SEVE
54
Physical, e.g. : EXAM
55
Movie extra, in brief : SUPE
56
Reason to bathe : ODOR
57
Short punch : JAB
58
Motivation for Manolete : OLE
59
Distress : WOE

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

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