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New York Times, Friday, April 6, 2001

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
19-Across : Hankered for
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BJQXZ} Spans: 6 This is puzzle # 71 for Mr. Kahn. Friday freshness: 1%
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© 2001, The New York Times4/6/1 ( No. 18,777 )
Across
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Kind of scale : MOHS
5
Gray, say : OLD
8
Representative : ICONIC
14
"Up and ___!" : ATEM
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Likewise : TOO
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Dos, e.g. : NUMERO
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When said three times, a 1970 film : TORA
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___ chi : TAI
19
Hankered for : CRAVED
20
Items useful in 35-Across : TOOLSOFTHETRADE
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Exclusive : ELITE
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Hankering : YEN
25
Sources of 35-Across financing : SECONDMORTGAGES
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Évian, e.g. : EAU
34
Eye problem : IRITIS
35
Upgrade, of a sort : HOMEIMPROVEMENT
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Living : INESSE
42
Try to win damages : SUE
43
One of the 20-Across : CARPENTERSLEVEL
50
Business card abbr. : TEL
51
Concert site : ARENA
52
Something 7-Down might put down : KITCHENFLOORING
59
On a pedestal : ADORED
60
Slogan ending : EER
61
Hard ___ : ALEE
62
Result of a pullout? : NODEAL
63
Not the most prestigious publication : RAG
64
Zip : TEAR
65
Like a snail : SLOWLY
66
Nut's realm, in Egyptian religion : SKY
67
Combines : ADDS
Down
1
Some developments : MATTES
2
"My Favorite Year" star : OTOOLE
3
Larger than life : HEROIC
4
Colored glass used in mosaic : SMALTO
5
One of four Holy Roman emperors : OTTO
6
Kill time : LOAF
7
Some 35-Across types : DOITYOURSELFERS
8
Rebates, basically : INCENTIVES
9
Short : CURT
10
Jazz drummer ___ Hakim : OMAR
11
St. Petersburg's river : NEVA
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Angry : IRED
13
Kind of word : CODE
21
Hil on the Hill: Abbr. : SEN
22
One of L.B.J.'s beagles : HER
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In a crazed way : DEMENTEDLY
27
It may have a projection : MAP
28
Score in a univ. application : GRE
29
Fire preceder? : AIM
30
Pioneer cell phone co. : GTE
31
Oberhausen one : EIN
32
Mach 2 craft : SST
35
Here, on a tombstone : HIC
36
___ binge : ONA
37
Ile locale : MER
38
Producer of a mental image, maybe : ESP
39
Common British verb ending : ISE
40
___ Lady of ... : OUR
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Gymnast's goal : TEN
45
"Dr." in a 1964 film title : LAO
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Slips : ERRATA
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Kind of threat : VEILED
48
Supreme Court, e.g. : ENNEAD
49
Carlsberg and others : LAGERS
52
Manhattan's locale: Abbr. : KANS
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Ricky Martin, for one : IDOL
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Stir : TODO
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"Titanic" extras : CREW
56
Patch up : HEAL
57
Patch's place : LEAK
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Bacchanal : ORGY

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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