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New York Times, Saturday, June 14, 2003

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Across : With 23-Across, Steinbeck opus
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 75, Blocks: 39 Missing: {QVZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 176 for Mr. Nosowsky. Saturday freshness: 6%
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M
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O
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L
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B
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K
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D
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D
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J
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R
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O
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F
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A
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G
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G
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E
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L
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G
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P
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B
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H
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B
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S
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S
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N
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P
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© 2003, The New York Times6/14/3 ( No. 19,576 )
Across
1
Abbr. after N. or S. : AMER
5
Trumpet sound : WAWA
9
Auel heroine : AYLA
13
Round figure? : BOXER
15
___ place : ONES
16
Hot stuff : LOOT
17
With 56-Across, successful like Jackie Robinson [and a hint for 22-, 35- and 49-Across] : BREAKINGTHROUGH
20
Choice : OPTION
21
Kitty : MEWER
22
With 23-Across, Steinbeck opus : THEREDPONY
26
Spinners, briefly : DJS
29
A great deal of Eurasia, once: Abbr. : SSRS
30
Walkaway : ROMP
31
Date to remember? : BEAU
32
"The Adventures of Milo and ___" (1989 film) : OTIS
33
It's just for show : FACADE
35
With 39-Across, dieter's breakfast order : EGGWHITEOMELET
40
Words before a showoff-y cry : LOOKMA
41
Robin Williams film role : GARP
42
Actions at chuck-a-luck : BETS
43
Ivy-covered building, maybe : DORM
44
Cannonball : RACE
48
Public hanging? : ART
49
With 51-Across, 1966 Peppard/Mason movie set in W.W. I : THEBLUEMAX
52
Snaps : HIKES
54
Found out : LEARNT
56
See 17-Across : THECOLORBARRIER
60
Bill : BEAK
61
Sight from Taormina : ETNA
62
Kama ___ : SUTRA
63
Hot : SEXY
64
Inquiring : NOSY
65
Leave behind ... or not leave behind : PASS
Down
1
Big brothers? : ABBOTS
2
Changes (into) : MORPHS
3
Home of the Church of St. Peter : EXETER
4
Does an encore of : REAIRS
5
Took : WON
6
Director Lee : ANG
7
Clean, as a floor : WETMOP
8
Pasty-looking : ASHEN
9
African flower : ALOE
10
Bridge reminder : YOURDEAL
11
Headsaw target : LOG
12
Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr. : ATH
14
Onetime rival of MGM : RKO
18
Possible reason to lie in bed all morning : INERTIA
19
The Orient Express, e.g.: Abbr. : RWY
24
"I dare you!" : DOIT
25
Canada's King and Clark, for short : PMS
27
Like some expensive vases : JADE
28
Mincemeat ingredient : SUET
31
Letters accompanying some 2,000-year-old+ dates : BCE
32
E = IR originator : OHM
33
Fixed method : FORMULA
34
It can bring music to your ears : AMP
35
Famous isola : ELBA
36
Attendee : GOER
37
Was canned : GOTTHEAX
38
Days on end: Abbr. : WKS
39
Disraeli was one : EARL
41
Jack-tar : GOB
43
Mississippi River explorer : DESOTO
44
Show some anger : REARUP
45
Hindu beverage of immortality : AMRITA
46
They're punishing : CANERS
47
Crowd formers : EXTRAS
49
Ref's ruling : TKO
50
Ancient beauty : HELEN
53
Gross : ICKY
55
Locales for residents?: Abbr. : ERS
56
Cookbook amt. : TBS
57
Tee follower? : HEE
58
I.C.U. staff : RNS
59
Raise a howl : BAY

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

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