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New York Times, Monday, May 7, 2001

Author:
Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank
Editor:
Will Shortz
6-Across : Manger contents
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
511/16/19982/17/20044
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0410000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.551822%
Bob Frank

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 73 for Ms. Salomon. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Frank. Monday freshness: 50%
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© 2001, The New York Times5/7/1 ( No. 18,808 )
Across
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Faint from surprise : PLOTZ
6
Manger contents : HAY
9
Big fissure : CHASM
14
Snake charmer's snake : COBRA
15
Juice drink suffix : ADE
16
Line from the heart : AORTA
17
Officer in charge of a ship's rigging, informally : BOSUN
18
State west of Mont. : IDA
19
Part of a ranch herd : STEER
20
Proofreader's asset : EYEFORDETAIL
23
Slanted type: Abbr. : ITAL
26
Head-turning letter turner : VANNA
27
Annapolis sch. : USNA
28
Sit in jail : DOTIME
30
High tennis shot : LOB
32
Violinist's asset : EARFORMUSIC
36
Cumberland ___ : GAP
39
Gallic goodbye : ADIEU
40
Nile viper : ASP
41
Songstress Lena : HORNE
43
Govt. old-age insurer : SSA
44
Reporter's asset : NOSEFORNEWS
47
Place to lay money on horses: Abbr. : OTB
48
Pussy : PETCAT
49
Camping stuff : GEAR
52
Sheeplike : OVINE
56
___ d'oeuvre : HORS
57
Possible title for this puzzle : ITMAKESSENSE
60
German wine valley : RHINE
61
Neighbor of Leb. : ISR
62
Called balls and strikes : UMPED
66
Long-limbed : LEGGY
67
Kind of feeling : GUT
68
Myopic Mr. ___ : MAGOO
69
Blackthorn fruits : SLOES
70
Big inits. in electronic games : NES
71
Bridges : SPANS
Down
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Chem. contaminant : PCB
2
Place for a pit stop in London : LOO
3
Delivery docs, for short : OBS
4
Real : TRUELIFE
5
Wacky : ZANY
6
Port city north of Tel Aviv : HAIFA
7
Annex : ADDON
8
Thirst (for) : YEARN
9
24 cans : CASE
10
Jacuzzi product : HOTTUB
11
Precincts : AREAS
12
Ale holder : STEIN
13
One Mrs. Trump : MARLA
21
At any time : EVER
22
Surrealist Salvador : DALI
23
"Don't get any funny ___!" : IDEAS
24
Little hoppers : TOADS
25
Skylit rooms : ATRIA
29
Everest, for one : MOUNT
31
Earth tone : OCHRE
33
Pas' mates : MAS
34
Bring into play : USE
35
Tanning lotion letters : SPF
36
___-Roman wrestling : GRECO
37
Nobelist Sadat : ANWAR
38
Annoyers : PESTS
42
Known, geographically speaking : ONTHEMAP
45
Long, thin musical instrument : OBOE
46
Store door sign : OPEN
47
Halloween hue : ORANGE
49
Little women : GIRLS
50
Lucy's landlady on "I Love Lucy" : ETHEL
51
Pal : AMIGO
53
Churchillian symbol : VSIGN
54
Unit of Time : ISSUE
55
"Hogwash!" : NERTS
58
Things on rings : KEYS
59
Totals : SUMS
63
Links org. : PGA
64
Unit of time : EON
65
Parties : DOS

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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