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New York Times, Saturday, April 3, 2004

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
61-Across : Old film actress who starred in 1950's TV's "The Pride of the Family"
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 136 for Mr. Page. Saturday freshness: 32%
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© 2004, The New York Times4/3/4 ( No. 19,870 )
Across
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Plug in the sticks : CHAW
5
The old you : THEE
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Confuse : BEFOG
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Musical form whose name means "color" : RAGA
15
Streamlet : RILL
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"Put me out of my misery!" : IGIVE
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See 13-Down : OVER
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"Something's not kosher" : ISMELLARAT
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Señor of old TV : WENCES
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Coffee mishaps : SCALDS
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Substantial plates : ENTREES
25
Nephew of King Mark, in legend : TRISTAN
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Running things : INCHARGE
30
Day-___ : GLO
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One with set goals? : FILMSTUDIO
34
Vat waste : LEES
35
End of a requiem title : IRAE
36
Tic-___ (metronome sound) : TOC
37
Wasp's nest site : EAVE
38
Short-lived particles : TAUS
39
Easy : STRESSFREE
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BBC rival : ITN
43
Night crier : ALLEYCAT
44
It has a knot : NECKTIE
46
To-do list : ERRANDS
50
Up-to-date, in a way : HITECH
52
Block houses : IGLOOS
53
Part of a ship : BOILERROOM
56
First name in fashion : OLEG
57
Real estate info : RENTS
58
Friend of Masterson : EARP
59
Big name in magazine publishing : NAST
60
Hardly a 39-Across feeling : ANGST
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Old film actress who starred in 1950's TV's "The Pride of the Family" : WRAY
62
Middle Earth creatures : ENTS
Down
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"Master and Commander" star : CROWE
2
Port : HAVEN
3
Cut taker : AGENT
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Focus of some tribunals : WARCRIMES
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Make a mathematical cut : TRISECT
6
Matching pair designation : HIS
7
Threatened flora : ELMS
8
One sensitive to light : ELECTRICEYE
9
1965 Patty Duke film : BILLIE
10
Affected-sounding outburst : EGADS
11
Low : FIRSTGEAR
12
Certain cells : OVA
13
With 17-Across, quit worrying about : GET
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Indication not to rush : LARGO
21
Dark times in literature : EENS
24
Discovery team : SHUTTLECREW
26
Bayer brand : ALEVE
27
___-um : NOSEE
29
Dig a lot : ADORE
31
Belong : FITIN
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Sore and more : IRATE
33
Sending up : LAUNCHING
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Quit messing with : LEFTALONE
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More sharp : SLIER
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Frugal : SCRIMPY
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Famed puppeteer : SARG
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Validate : ATTEST
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Wrap-arounds : KILTS
47
"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" family name : NOLAN
48
Accomplish, archaically : DOEST
49
Superiors of senior airmen: Abbr. : SSGTS
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Frost : HOAR
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One with a supporting role? : BRA
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Wine: Prefix : OEN
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Pray, to Publius : ORA

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

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