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New York Times, Thursday, April 26, 2001

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Across : In the minority?
TotalDebutLatest
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711.454362379%
Robert H. Wolfe

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 39 Missing: {JKQVXZ} This is puzzle # 45 for Mr. Wolfe. Thursday freshness: 43%
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© 2001, The New York Times4/26/1 ( No. 18,797 )
Across
1
"___ tu" (aria for Renato) : ERI
4
Single dance move? : CHA
7
Increases, as production : STEPSUP
14
Perils : MENACES
16
Medical problem : RELAPSE
17
Quite some distance (from) : AFARCRY
18
Need after collation : STAPLER
19
Uncomfortable : ILLATEEE
21
Flight unit : STAIR
22
Party souvenir : LEI
23
Single and double : HITS
24
Old seminar subject : EST
25
Nobel, for one : SWEDE
27
Bando of baseball : SAL
30
Start to date? : PRE
33
The same, in a bibliography : IDEM
36
Brake part : CALIPER
39
In the minority? : TEENAGE
42
Fasten firmly, in a way : CLAMPON
43
Water-carved gullies : ARROYOS
44
Nursery collection : TOYS
45
Blackout : BAN
46
Short : SHY
48
It hunted for Red October : SONAR
52
Cole Porter's "___ Loved" : IAM
55
Actor Morales : ESAI
58
Suffix with zinc : ITE
59
Stop : LETUP
61
Show in which much is shown : STRIPTTT
63
Like some birthday wishes : BELATED
65
Red Sea land : ERITREA
66
Invoice issuers : BILLERS
67
Rodeo activity : NOOSING
68
Summons : CALLSTO
69
Fess (up) : OWN
70
Audiophile's amassment : CDS
Down
1
Contacts quickly, perhaps : EMAILS
2
Covered again, as an air route : REFLEW
3
Bad way to be caught : INALIE
4
Carpe diem : CCCTHEDAY
5
"___ Go Again" (1987 #1 song) : HEREI
6
To this point : ASYET
7
G.R.E. takers : SRS
8
Vietnamese festivals : TETS
9
Send : ELATE
10
Pontiffs, in Roma : PAPAS
11
Soup ingredients : SPLITPPP
12
Computerphile : USER
13
Apiece : PER
15
Neighbor of Scorpius : ARA
20
Start to sob? : ESS
26
Film producer De Laurentiis : DINO
28
It may be payable: Abbr. : ACCT
29
"Symphonie Espagnole" composer : LALO
31
Stutz contemporary : REO
32
Seabird : ERN
34
They may be boosted : EGOS
35
Fit together : MESH
37
Sees : LAYSIIION
38
The Pointer Sisters' "___ Excited" : IMSO
39
Can opener : TAB
40
Time piece? : ERA
41
Two-time U.S. Open winner : ERNIELLL
47
"You bet!" : YES
49
Kind of acid : NITRIC
50
Sit in on : ATTEND
51
Changes prices, perhaps : RETAGS
53
In the least : ATALL
54
Remote features : MUTES
56
Letter taker : STENO
57
Hood's weapon : ARROW
59
Queen Amidala's daughter : LEIA
60
Forward : PERT
62
Tabulations: Abbr. : PTS
63
"I, Claudius" network : BBC
64
Brit. honor : DSO

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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