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New York Times, Monday, March 31, 2003

Author:
Patrick Merrell
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Across : 34-Down for a dentist?
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Patrick Merrell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JW} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Merrell. Monday freshness: 78%
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© 2003, The New York Times3/31/3 ( No. 19,501 )
Across
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Part of Miss America's attire : SASH
5
Syrian president Bashar al-___ : ASSAD
10
When tripled, et cetera : BLAH
14
4:00 socials : TEAS
15
Hobbits' home, with "the" : SHIRE
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Gutter locale : EAVE
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"That ___ hay!" : AINT
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34-Down for a politician? : HANDBUZZER
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"Spare the ___, spoil ..." : ROD
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Fabricate, as a signature : FORGE
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Visionaries : SEERS
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34-Down for a bookkeeper? : RUBBERPENCIL
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Put on board : LADE
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"As my final point ..." : LASTLY
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Japanese beer named for a city : OTARU
33
Farm-related: Prefix : AGRI
36
___ de Janeiro : RIO
37
34-Down for a stenographer? : DISAPPEARINGINK
41
Bank acct. amt. : INT
42
10 million of them equal a joule : ERGS
43
Speechify : ORATE
44
Dale Earnhardt org. : NASCAR
47
When shadows are short : NOON
48
34-Down for a dentist? : EXPLODINGGUM
54
San Diego baseballer : PADRE
57
Together : ASONE
58
Prefix with sex : UNI
59
34-Down for a florist? : SQUIRTROSE
61
Cutlass or Delta 88 : OLDS
62
Additions : SUMS
63
Shoelace end : AGLET
64
Suspenseful : TAUT
65
VCR insert : TAPE
66
Wanting : NEEDY
67
Card above a deuce : TREY
Down
1
Lennon bandmate : STARR
2
"Wheel of Fortune" buys : AEIOU
3
Removes paint, in a way : SANDBLASTS
4
D.D.E.'s predecessor : HST
5
On land : ASHORE
6
Knifelike : SHARP
7
Burn slightly : SINGE
8
Shakespeare's Forest of ___ : ARDEN
9
Girl at a ball : DEB
10
Watch rims : BEZELS
11
Loll : LAZE
12
Claim : AVER
13
His's partner : HERS
19
Govt. cultural org. : USIA
21
Angry, and not going to take it anymore : FEDUP
24
Theda of the silents : BARA
25
Roman 152 : CLII
28
Like sides of pyramids : TRIANGULAR
29
Jacket buildup : LINT
30
Oxen holder : YOKE
31
Norse war god : ODIN
32
___ Louise of "Gilligan's Island" : TINA
33
___ Lingus : AER
34
Pre-April 1 purchase : GAG
35
Monopoly quartet: Abbr. : RRS
38
Cop's collar : PERP
39
Who preceded Adam and Eve on earth : NOONE
40
Sailor's rum drink : GROG
45
Cherry red : CERISE
46
Downsizer : AXER
47
Nonagenarian's age : NINETY
49
Not quite jumbo : LARGE
50
"___ Mio" : OSOLE
51
Gave, as an Rx : DOSED
52
Excessive : UNDUE
53
Moist, as the air : MISTY
54
"Hey there!" : PSST
55
Color of water : AQUA
56
Hauler's destination : DUMP
60
Color of sand : TAN
61
Baseball's Mel : OTT

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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