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New York Times, Thursday, April 15, 2004

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
41-Across : Scoop holders
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 79, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 196 for Mr. Nosowsky. Thursday freshness: 61%
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© 2004, The New York Times4/15/4 ( No. 19,882 )
Across
1
Pinafore letters : HMS
4
Loony : BATS
8
___ valve : INTAKE
14
Wine cask wood : OAK
15
Repeat after me? : ECHO
16
Intoxicated : STONED
17
Kids' "communication" toys : STRINGTELEPHONES
20
Is repentant : ATONES
21
"What a shame" : PITY
22
Chop (off) : LOP
23
Sierra ___ : LEONE
24
Makes an offer : BIDS
25
___ on thick : LAYIT
27
"Citizen ___" : KANE
28
Nest eggs, briefly : IRAS
29
Like some women's dresses : PETITE
30
Film director Stanley : DONEN
32
Proceeds : REVENUE
33
N.Y.C. subway inits. : MTA
36
Configuration of six places in this puzzle's answer : ONEONONE
38
Family docs : GPS
39
Like most table salt : IODIZED
41
Scoop holders : CONES
43
Coercer : FORCER
44
Cottage site : LAKE
45
Big mouths : MAWS
49
Pop-ups, e.g. : FLIES
50
Slant : BIAS
51
Gift getter : DONEE
52
"Johnny ___" : REB
53
Was trilling : SANG
54
Oklahoma athlete : SOONER
55
Lovelorn group : LONELYHEARTSCLUB
58
Infatuated with : GONEON
59
Mine, to Monet : AMOI
60
Egg warmer : HEN
61
Come out : EMERGE
62
Odd look : LEER
63
"You bet!" : YES
Down
1
Something brewing : HOTTEA
2
Strand : MAROON
3
Like some knees : SKINNED
4
Asks for alms : BEGS
5
Make a scene? : ACT
6
1993 film that had Oscar's Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress : THEPIANO
7
Recovering patients consume them : SOLIDS
8
Early Cosby series : ISPY
9
Like one in a series : NTH
10
"You just missed her!" : TOOLATE
11
Pesky : ANNOYING
12
"Go, man, go!" : KEEPITUP
13
Some board members: Abbr. : EDS
17
___ vaccine : SALK
18
Maiden name preceder : NEE
19
Sci-fi figures : ETS
24
Afghan or Tibetan : BREED
25
River barrier : LEVEE
26
Ball-bearing group : TEES
28
___ self : INNER
29
Pasta choice : PENNE
31
Slimes : OOZES
32
Cons : ROOKS
33
Tick off : MIFF
34
Machine shop area : TOOLROOM
35
Poet Rich who wrote "Diving Into the Wreck" : ADRIENNE
37
March Madness feature : NCAAGAME
40
Alcoholic product popularized in the 90's : ICEBEER
42
Kissy-faced : SMOOCHY
44
Like regal succession : LINEAL
46
American Shakers founder : ANNLEE
47
Tiny tots : WEEUNS
48
Dweller along the Morava River : SERB
50
"Poppycock!" : BAH
51
Affairs : DOS
53
New Year's Eve word : SYNE
54
Arouse : STIR
55
Big: Abbr. : LGE
56
Keep a record of : LOG
57
Spawn : ROE

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

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