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New York Times, Tuesday, April 23, 2002

Author:
Bob Peoples and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : Captain Nemo's creator
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
392/11/20012/26/20116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
303011121
RebusScrabDebutFresh
21.5529785%
Bob Peoples
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Peoples. This is puzzle # 86 for Ms. Salomon. Tuesday freshness: 28%
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© 2002, The New York Times4/23/2 ( No. 19,159 )
Across
1
Light bulb unit : WATT
5
Up and about : ASTIR
10
Gung-ho : AVID
14
Like a 911 call: Abbr. : EMER
15
Captain Nemo's creator : VERNE
16
Playing with a full deck : SANE
17
Group of packers? : BOXINGRING
19
High school breakout : ACNE
20
Tiny bit : TRACE
21
Afrikaner : BOER
22
Heavy smoker's voice, maybe : RASP
23
Use for expensive wood : VENEER
25
Summer show, often : RERUN
27
Certain sports event : PROAM
30
Not on the up and up? : TILTED
33
They may be picked up in bars : TABS
36
___ McAn shoes : THOM
38
Casals's instrument : CELLO
39
Friend of François : AMI
40
Group of freezer repairers? : ICEPACK
42
The Buckeyes, briefly : OSU
43
You use gray ones : CELLS
45
Think (over) : MULL
46
Have the lead : STAR
47
Borrowed : ONLOAN
49
Michelangelo masterpiece : PIETA
51
Toys on strings : YOYOS
53
Closing number : FINALE
57
Down with something : SICK
59
Hostilities ender : PACT
62
Newsman Newman : EDWIN
63
Buddies : PALS
64
Group of masseurs? : RUBBERBAND
66
Fluish feeling : AGUE
67
N.B.A.'s Shaquille : ONEAL
68
Nonsmoking ___ : AREA
69
After-bath wear : ROBE
70
Humor columnist Dave : BARRY
71
Lady's man : GENT
Down
1
Modern news and entertainment source : WEBTV
2
Dean Martin's "That's ___" : AMORE
3
George Bush, for one : TEXAN
4
Arm muscle : TRICEPS
5
Student's stat. : AVG
6
Belgrade native : SERB
7
The Magi, e.g. : TRIO
8
___ circle : INNER
9
Wish undone : REGRET
10
Usually : ASARULE
11
Group of airheads? : VACANTLOT
12
Rural retreats : INNS
13
Like a billionaire's pockets : DEEP
18
___-do-well : NEER
24
Some campus marchers: Abbr. : ROTC
26
"Casablanca" cafe owner : RICK
28
Interrupter's word : AHEM
29
Clean, as a spill : MOPUP
31
Designer Schiaparelli : ELSA
32
Sullen : DOUR
33
Crunchy munchie : TACO
34
End of grace : AMEN
35
Group of male goats? : BILLYCLUB
37
Timbuktu's land : MALI
40
"My word!" : ISAY
41
Staff symbol : CLEF
44
Visual survey : LOOKSEE
46
Bank fortifier : SANDBAG
48
"Piece of cake!" : NOPROB
50
Seating section : TIER
52
Spa spot : SAUNA
54
With it : AWARE
55
Some bedding : LINEN
56
Conclude by : ENDAT
57
Practice punching : SPAR
58
"Othello" villain : IAGO
60
Smokey spotter : CBER
61
Way uphill : TBAR
65
Noted cathedral town : ELY

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