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New York Times, Friday, May 13, 2005

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Across : Water holder
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Robert H. Wolfe

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 66 for Mr. Wolfe. Friday freshness: 13%
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© 2005, The New York Times5/13/5 ( No. 20,275 )
Across
1
Met men : BASSI
6
Coordinate closely : MESH
10
Gulf of San ___, east of the Panama Canal : BLAS
14
Ingredient of Wow! potato chips : OLEAN
15
Contemporary of Rosewall : ASHE
16
Something a computer user may click : LINK
17
It may go through the mill : BLACKPEPPER
19
Directional lead-in : OMNI
20
College V.I.P. : BURSAR
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Bosox nickname : YAZ
22
Assets mgr.? : CPA
23
Boiling blood : IRE
24
Suffix with free : DOM
26
Geological formation : ROCKPILE
29
Jarrett of Nascar : NED
30
Carol contraction : TIS
32
Clearings : GLADES
33
Decorative coat : PAINT
35
Van Gogh locale : ARLES
36
Base assignment ... or an apt title for this puzzle : KITCHENDUTY
39
Bad stroke : SLICE
41
Verse composition : POESY
42
It may be felt on the head : PORKPIE
44
Was on the bottom? : SAT
45
Water holder : JUG
48
Lacking life : ABIOTIC
50
Tenors and altos : HES
52
Collector's suffix : ANA
53
Home of TV's "Doctor Who" : BBC
54
Try to get money from, maybe : SUE
56
Merchant with a scented shop : SPICER
58
Shipbuilding material : TEAK
59
Cook's convenience : NONSTICKPAN
61
Designer for Lillian Gish and Anna Pavlova : ERTE
62
Let out : EMIT
63
Potentially deadly loop : NOOSE
64
___ stands : ASIT
65
Used to get around : RODE
66
Big key : ENTER
Down
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Thread winds up on it : BOBBIN
2
"It" : ALLURE
3
Pan-___ : SEARED
4
Bursae : SACS
5
Stamping need : INKPAD
6
Captain's aid : MAP
7
Behold : ESPY
8
Give a buzz : SHEAR
9
Israeli president, 1983-93 : HERZOG
10
Reason to close off a city street : BLOCKPARTY
11
In a clear manner : LIMPIDLY
12
Late actress who was on "General Hospital" for 25 years : ANNALEE
13
Have a peak experience? : SKI
18
Generating heat : EROTIC
25
Viet ___ : MINH
27
Seasonal name : CLAUS
28
Part of a car test course : ESS
31
Dance makeup : STEPS
33
Twist, after training : PICKPOCKET
34
Took the loss : ATEIT
36
Republic on the Equator : KIRIBATI
37
One issued a flood warning : NOAH
38
Want absolutely nothing to do with : DETEST
39
Pool site : SPA
40
Smashers' opposites : LOBBERS
43
Mitchell replaced him as Disney chief : EISNER
45
Vegas visitor's vision : JACKPOT
46
Malaise : UNEASE
47
Earn : GARNER
49
Clinton cabinet member : CUOMO
51
It can be tapped : SPINE
55
Markey of Tarzan films : ENID
57
Something a computer user may click : ICON
58
Picker-upper : TEA
60
Lady with une auréole: Abbr. : STE

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

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