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New York Times, Wednesday, May 7, 2003

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
60-Across : Dublin native
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Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 52 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Wednesday freshness: 65%
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© 2003, The New York Times5/7/3 ( No. 19,538 )
Across
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Humane org. : SPCA
5
Fibber ___ of old radio : MCGEE
10
Blue shade : AQUA
14
Early late-night name : PAAR
15
It may be red : ALERT
16
Pat on the back? : BURP
17
Deli purchase : LIVERWURST
19
Parakeet's place : CAGE
20
Guru's goal : ONENESS
21
Rhine feeder : AAR
23
Mardi Gras figure : REX
24
With 54-Across, the theme of this puzzle [hint: New Hampshire] : STATE
25
A&E alternative : TNT
27
Giant of note : OTT
29
V-J Day pres. : HST
30
Preserved, in a way : FREEZEDRIED
35
Of ___ (somewhat) : ASORT
36
"Come on now!" : REALLY
37
Financial page acronym : AMEX
40
China ___ (showy bloom) : ASTER
42
Art collectibles : CELS
43
Headshake, e.g. : DENIAL
45
Apple product : IBOOK
47
Lifesavers of a kind : ORGANDONORS
49
It's like "-like" : ISH
52
Type : ILK
53
Elec. system component : IGN
54
See 24-Across : MOTTO
56
Garfield's master : JON
58
Have something : AIL
60
Dublin native : IRISHER
62
Sailed through : ACED
64
Food experts : DIETICIANS
66
Cheesemaking byproduct : WHEY
67
Be frank (with) : LEVEL
68
Brutus's "Behold!" : ECCE
69
Ticked off : SORE
70
Clean off : ERASE
71
Fan sounds : RAHS
Down
1
Bathtub sound : SPLOSH
2
Palette supplies : PAINTS
3
"As is," e.g. : CAVEAT
4
Don't exist : ARENT
5
Large openings : MAWS
6
Star groups : CLUSTERS
7
Lux. neighbor : GER
8
Like oleo vis-à-vis butter : ERSATZ
9
Blues singer James : ETTA
10
"One Life to Live" airer : ABC
11
Statistical boundary value : QUARTILE
12
Press : URGE
13
Top spot : APEX
18
Marine dangers : REEFS
22
Was a passenger : RODE
26
Bug protection : NETTING
28
CD selection : TRACK
31
Author Dahl : ROALD
32
Misplay : ERROR
33
Add-on : ELL
34
Bad: Prefix : DYS
35
Like some symmetry : AXIAL
37
Fuss : ADO
38
Mal de ___ : MER
39
Arrange with some effort : ENGINEER
41
Hard rubbers : EBONITES
44
"Diana" singer : ANKA
46
Of element no. 76 : OSMIC
48
More unctuous : OILIER
49
Home of Odysseus : ITHACA
50
It may make the nose wrinkle : STENCH
51
Motor's power, informally : HORSES
55
Willow variety : OSIER
56
1975 Spielberg film : JAWS
57
Word from a Spanish count? : OCHO
59
Not scheduled to play : IDLE
61
Stir up : RILE
63
It may be red : DYE
65
Spacewalk, for short : EVA

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

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