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New York Times, Friday, May 18, 2001

Author:
Joe DiPietro
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Across : Greet and seat
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Joe DiPietro

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {FJQWZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 48 for Mr. DiPietro. Friday freshness: 32%
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© 2001, The New York Times5/18/1 ( No. 18,819 )
Across
1
Baltic native : LETT
5
Man famous for his dogs : IVANPAVLOV
15
Neural appendage : AXON
16
Panic buttons? : NINEONEONE
17
Mao, for one : ICON
18
Crumble : GOTOPIECES
19
Cartoonist Browne : DIK
20
Unwelcome rooter : MOLE
21
Hair color, e.g. : TRAIT
22
Hair color : ASH
23
Little ___ (Brighton Beach nickname) : ODESSA
26
Some extensions : ELLS
27
Greet and seat : SEEIN
29
Expressed one's disapproval : TUTTED
31
Not straight up : ITALIC
33
Kitties : POTS
34
Alert asea : SOS
37
Beach bum's acquisition : DARKTAN
39
Contribute : PITCHIN
41
Business card abbr. : EXT
42
Wind in a pit : OBOE
44
Dome : CUPOLA
45
Washes away : ERODES
47
Smart follower : ALECK
48
Bingo call : BTEN
51
You might give one the slip : TELLER
53
Wolf or devil preceder : SHE
54
Shows displeasure : ROARS
56
"History of Rome" author : LIVY
57
South Korea's Roh ___ Woo : TAE
58
When appropriate : INGOODTIME
61
Small mount : PONY
62
Third game, perhaps : TIEBREAKER
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Drive : URGE
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It may be used to get parts : SCREENTEST
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Flower fanciers : BEES
Down
1
Saved : LAIDASIDE
2
Whiskey Rebellion impetus : EXCISETAX
3
Cheered up : TOOKHEART
4
W.W.F. airer : TNN
5
Money motto starter : INGOD
6
End of a rainbow? : VIOLET
7
Deserves a hand? : ANTESUP
8
Prefix with orthodox : NEO
9
Music genre : POP
10
Have ___ to pick : ANIT
11
Zigged or zagged : VEERED
12
It's slow going : LOCAL
13
First black major-league baseball coach Buck ___ : ONEIL
14
Watch-pocket places : VESTS
20
Watch closely : MONITOR
24
Don't go on : STOP
25
Where the last flight ends? : ATTIC
28
Class : ILK
30
Río de la Plata, e.g. : ESTUARY
32
Río de la Plata explorer : CABOT
34
It may stock pumps : SHOESTORE
35
Simple garage job : OILCHANGE
36
Cast of two : SNAKEEYES
38
Orbital point : NODE
40
U.S. Army E-4 : CPL
43
Long and sinuous : EELLIKE
45
Garb : ENROBE
46
Attacks à la "Ghostbusters" : SLIMES
48
Elizabeth's subjects : BRITS
49
Bartender's supply : TONIC
50
Itchy : EAGER
52
Upset : EVERT
55
Upset : SORE
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Home in the hills : DEN
60
Wield a shuttle : TAT
61
Where to find porters : PUB

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

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