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New York Times, Thursday, May 15, 2003

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : Classified letters
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 94 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 61%
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J
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K
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LE
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© 2003, The New York Times5/15/3 ( No. 19,546 )
Across
1
Biblical prophet : JOEL
5
How the Lincoln Memorial faces : EAST
9
Novelist Sholem : ASCH
13
Story that tops all others : ATTIC
15
Backup singers, often : TRIO
16
___ Cynwyd (Philadelphia suburb) : BALA
17
Source of 37-Across : VICTORHUGONOVEL
20
Classified letters : EOE
21
Snitched : SANG
22
Caterpillar, for one : LARVA
23
Alphabet string : RST
24
Prefix with center : EPI
25
Employee of 38-Down : FANTINE
27
Gumshoe : TEC
28
They get you seats : TICKETS
30
Musician's asset : EAR
31
Old Ford model : LTD
32
Martinique, e.g. : ILE
33
"What ___?" : ISIT
34
See 12-Down : MCRAE
37
Long-running B'way musical seen by couples? : LESMIZ
38
"À ___ santé!" : VOTRE
39
"Um, I hate to interrupt ..." : AHEM
40
John ___ : DOE
41
Jail, slangily : CAN
42
Bad-mouth : DIS
43
Like certain shark fins : VENTRAL
45
500 letters? : STP
48
Rival of 14-Down for Marius's love : EPONINE
50
It may be direct or indirect: Abbr. : OBJ
51
Ballad ending? : EER
52
Fold : PLEAT
53
Theater award : OBIE
54
Hosp. picture : MRI
55
37-Across extras : REVOLUTIONARIES
58
Wilson of "Shanghai Knights" : OWEN
59
Sign of inactivity : RUST
60
Untrue : NOTSO
61
Little League umps, often : DADS
62
Split personalities? : EXES
63
Noggin : BEAN
Down
1
38-Down's longtime pursuer : JAVERT
2
Lazy : OTIOSE
3
Blah, blah, blah : ETCETC
4
Boozy : LIT
5
Like some cuisines : ETHNIC
6
Cut ___ (dance) : ARUG
7
Contract necessity: Abbr. : SIG
8
"You missed it" : TOOLATE
9
Scrub : ABORT
10
Most perceptive : SAVVIEST
11
Environmental concern : CLEANAIR
12
With 34-Across, 1982 A.L. r.b.i. leader : HAL
14
Daughter of 25-Across : COSETTE
18
Speedy : RAPID
19
Namesakes of Bert Bobbsey's twin : NANS
25
Like Christmas in Madrid? : FELIZ
26
Art Deco designer : ERTE
29
Fate : KISMET
31
Flee : LAM
33
Charged item : ION
34
Earned : MADE
35
Great Lakes tribe : CHIPPEWA
36
Cleared up : RESOLVED
37
Sierra ___ : LEONE
38
37-Across hero : VALJEAN
40
Artificial tooth : DENTURE
41
Kind of fever : CABIN
43
Serum container : VIAL
44
Some factory workers : ROBOTS
45
Arab, e.g. : SEMITE
46
Mother ___ : TERESA
47
Where 38-Down spent 19 years : PRISON
49
Light gases : NEONS
53
River to the Seine : OISE
55
Towel holder : ROD
56
Promgoer's rental : TUX
57
Hold up : ROB

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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