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New York Times, Thursday, May 17, 2001

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Across : Time off?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1893/15/19944/22/20245
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4461426601326
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QWZ} This is puzzle # 73 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 80%
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© 2001, The New York Times5/17/1 ( No. 18,818 )
Across
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Menus, essentially : LISTS
6
Magnum and others: Abbr. : PIS
9
Trans World Dome team : RAMS
13
Tee off : ANNOY
14
See 46-Across : ACT
15
Think out loud : OPINE
17
Swedish tennis star's favorite movie? : BJORNFREE
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Match play? : ARSON
20
Capek play : RUR
21
Singer who really cuts the mustard? : CELINEDIJON
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Letters' partner : ARTS
25
Works accepted as authentic : CANON
26
Madrigal accompaniment : LUTE
27
Trial : TESTRUN
29
Not sweet : SEC
31
Sábado or domingo : DIA
32
Tiny bit : OUNCE
34
Blew a gasket : RAGED
36
Vehicle for touring Scandinavia? : FJORDEXPLORER
40
Kind of concerto : VIOLA
41
Your of yore : THINE
42
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" girl : EVA
43
Time off? : LAG
46
With 14-Across, what latecomers may miss : OPENING
50
Spring period : LENT
52
___ del Sol : COSTA
54
Livy's love : AMOR
55
Chinese dish that casts a spell? : MOJOSHUPORK
58
J.F.K. abbr. : ETA
59
Keep ___ out for : ANEYE
60
Coxcombs (and a hint to solving this puzzle) : POPINJAYS
62
Place atop : SETON
63
Prefix with annual : TRI
64
Wet spots : OASES
65
It may be ear-piercing : STUD
66
Like Nasdaq securities: Abbr. : OTC
67
Words before "Remember" and "Forget," in song titles : TRYTO
Down
1
A-mazing animal? : LABRAT
2
Wound : INJURE
3
Sty cacophony : SNORTS
4
Rocky hilltop : TOR
5
Harmony, informally : SYNC
6
Manner of speaking : PARLANCE
7
Make housebound, as by bad weather : ICEIN
8
Hearing aides : STENOS
9
Pike : ROAD
10
You may get fooled when it arrives : APRIL
11
Think wrongly of : MISJUDGE
12
More stuck up : SNOOTIER
16
Supreme Court, for one : ENNEAD
18
Prolific : FECUND
22
Wind dir. : ENE
24
Aid in reaching a high shelf, maybe : STOOL
28
Bucolic : RURAL
30
"Snow White" meanie : CRONE
33
No. after a no. : EXT
35
It may have boxes and boxers : ARENA
36
Change for a fin : FIVEONES
37
"I Love Rock 'n Roll" rocker : JOANJETT
38
Like vision in bright light : PHOTOPIC
39
Italy's ___ Islands : LIPARI
40
"Chicago" vamp and others : VELMAS
44
Cologne cry : ACH
45
Approach : GOUPTO
47
"Doesn't matter to me" : IMEASY
48
Reply to the impatient : NOTYET
49
Former Conn. governor Ella : GRASSO
51
"Nuts ___!" : TOYOU
53
Fencing, e.g. : SPORT
56
Thrill : SEND
57
Cluster : KNOT
61
Be discordant : JAR

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

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