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New York Times, Monday, May 5, 2003

Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
41-Across : Theater passages
TotalDebutLatest
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
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Mel Taub

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 68 for Mr. Taub. Monday freshness: 59%
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© 2003, The New York Times5/5/3 ( No. 19,536 )
Across
1
Cut with a crosscut : SAWN
5
/ : SLASH
10
Castro's country : CUBA
14
As to : INRE
15
Where Seoul is : KOREA
16
Done with : OVER
17
One choosing a sweater, e.g.? : KNITPICKER
19
Let it all out : VENT
20
Sombrero, e.g. : HAT
21
Blame : ONUS
22
Shoddy : SLEAZY
24
Mrs. Harry Truman : BESS
25
One-named singer and Oscar winner : CHER
26
Item that may be connected to a car's ignition : ALARM
29
Act of philanthropy : DONATION
33
Opposite of out : SAFE
34
Actress Tammy who won a Tony for playing Molly Brown : GRIMES
36
Genetic inits. : RNA
37
Recognize terrific fountain treats? : KNOWGREATSHAKES
40
___ de Cologne : EAU
41
Theater passages : AISLES
42
Not straight : BENT
43
Hard-to-decide predicaments : DILEMMAS
45
Pal : BUDDY
46
"If ___ be so bold ..." : IMAY
47
Get together : MEET
49
Penny-pinching : FRUGAL
52
The "shrew" in "The Taming of the Shrew" : KATE
53
Honey maker : BEE
56
Every's partner : EACH
57
Mace? : KNIGHTCLUB
60
Riverbed deposit : SILT
61
"Goodnight ___" (1950 hit) : IRENE
62
Luminous radiation : AURA
63
Do in : SLAY
64
The "N" of U.S.N.A. : NAVAL
65
City tricked with a wooden horse : TROY
Down
1
Punjabi believer : SIKH
2
"The King and I" tutor : ANNA
3
Habeas corpus, e.g. : WRIT
4
After expenses : NET
5
Drums, in jazz lingo : SKINS
6
Place : LOCUS
7
Boats like Noah's : ARKS
8
Envision : SEE
9
Severity : HARSHNESS
10
Like C.I.A. operations : COVERT
11
Part of the eye containing the iris : UVEA
12
Mercedes-___ : BENZ
13
Painterlike : ARTY
18
Robert Frost piece : POEM
23
Fido restrainer : LEASH
24
Beer, say : BREW
25
Dumas's Monte Cristo, e.g.: Fr. : COMTE
26
Named, as a price : ASKED
27
Hawaiian island : LANAI
28
Run ___ of (violate) : AFOUL
29
Places a call on an old phone : DIALS
30
Irritated : IRKED
31
Upright, as a box : ONEND
32
Very unpleasant : NASTY
34
Old female tabby : GRIMALKIN
35
State again : RESAY
38
Letter before delta : GAMMA
39
Border on : ABUT
44
Fourscore : EIGHTY
45
Symbol of redness : BEET
47
___ cum laude : MAGNA
48
Lucy's landlady : ETHEL
49
Own (up to) : FESS
50
Commuting option : RAIL
51
Bruins' sch. : UCLA
52
Chicken ___ (dish) : KIEV
53
Become hazy : BLUR
54
Continental currency : EURO
55
Auctioneerless auction site : EBAY
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Gunners' org. : NRA
59
Tabby : CAT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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