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New York Times, Friday, April 11, 2003

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
28-Across : Arranges in an alternating pattern
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 104 for Ms. Gorski. Friday freshness: 23%
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© 2003, The New York Times4/11/3 ( No. 19,512 )
Across
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Entity with shareholders : COOP
5
"Hawaii Five-O" network : CBS
8
Dedication to an unnamed homme : ALUI
12
Carry off : ABDUCT
15
Drought : ARIDNESS
17
Start of a quote by 50-Across : POETRY
18
Flag feature of the 28th state : LONESTAR
19
Person in a tree: Abbr. : REL
20
Emulate : APE
22
Permanent features : WAVES
23
End of the quote : ISLIFEDISTILLED
28
Arranges in an alternating pattern : STAGGERS
29
Sinclair Lewis's "___ Mr. Wrenn" : OUR
30
Piedmont city : ASTI
33
Big ___ : BEN
34
Bacteriologist's study : AEROBE
36
Future doc's exam : MCAT
37
Currency abbr. : DOL
39
Polo grounds? : ASIA
40
Areas of usual travel : ORBITS
43
It might make you start : BOO
45
Overflow : TEEM
46
"Volare (___ Blu, Dipinto Di Blu)" : NEL
47
Dental work : IMPLANTS
50
Pulitzer-winning author of the quote : GWENDOLYNBROOKS
55
Epigrammatic verse : HAIKU
56
___ Luís : SAO
57
U.N. observer grp. : PLO
58
Milk supply? : PROTEINS
61
"A ___ in Bronzeville" (first book by 50-Across) : STREET
63
Behavior modifier : SUPEREGO
64
Sparkle : ESPRIT
65
Hardy character : TESS
66
Birth certificate info : SEX
67
Rancho hand? : MANO
Down
1
Pants style : CAPRI
2
Some are made of rosewood : OBOES
3
Newbery-winning author Scott ___ : ODELL
4
Stated : PUT
5
Baseball/football Hall-of-Famer Hubbard : CAL
6
Leaf : BROWSE
7
"The Manchurian Candidate" actor : SINATRA
8
Adams of note : ANSEL
9
Releases : LETSLOOSE
10
Superpower inits. : USA
11
10-Down ally: Abbr. : ISR
13
Skill : CRAFT
14
Blood designation : TYPEAB
16
Work out : DEVISE
21
Beaten (out) : EDGED
24
Disciple's query : ISITI
25
In a churlish manner : IGNOBLY
26
1978 Broadway revue : EUBIE
27
Night vision? : DREAM
30
In the company of : AMONG
31
Bolt feature : SCREW
32
Makes the rounds, in a way : TABLEHOPS
35
1969 Dustin Hoffman role : RATSO
38
They may be a credit to you : LOANS
41
Trimmer : TIDIER
42
Appalachian range : SMOKIES
44
At first, maybe : ONBASE
48
Drop : PLUNGE
49
Brings (out) : TROTS
51
Court legends Archibald and Thurmond : NATES
52
"Nixon in China," for one : OPERA
53
Nixon confidant Herb ___ : KLEIN
54
___ voce : SOTTO
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L.A. setting : PST
59
French way : RUE
60
Bean Town squad : SOX
62
Tach reading: Abbr. : RPM

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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