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New York Times, Tuesday, June 17, 2003

Author:
Susan Harrington Smith
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Across : Cuckoo
TotalDebutLatest
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Susan Harrington Smith

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 82, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJKQXZ} This is puzzle # 9 for Ms. Smith. Tuesday freshness: 78%
Notepad: Sixteen answers in this puzzle have something unusual in common. What is it?
Jim Horne notes:

16 answers rhyme: GOOEY, PTUI, DEWEY, CHEWY, LOUIS, SUEY, BUOY, etc.

1
A
2
H
3
A
4
B
5
V
6
A
7
S
8
T
9
I
10
B
11
I
12
D
13
A
G
O
G
O
14
A
M
O
R
15
N
O
S
E
16
G
O
O
E
Y
17
P
T
U
I
18
B
L
E
W
19
A
R
E
20
O
21
U
I
S
22
P
23
H
O
O
E
Y
24
L
A
Y
25
A
B
E
D
26
B
L
U
R
27
T
O
Y
28
G
R
E
E
N
29
T
30
E
31
A
32
D
33
E
34
W
E
Y
35
B
L
A
T
S
36
A
N
T
37
O
B
O
E
38
L
O
U
I
S
39
S
P
O
T
40
E
A
R
41
W
O
O
E
D
42
C
H
E
W
Y
43
S
Y
M
44
P
H
O
N
Y
45
S
H
E
46
R
E
N
E
47
D
U
E
L
48
L
49
E
50
D
51
S
52
C
53
R
E
W
Y
54
B
O
I
L
55
O
V
A
56
U
L
E
E
57
B
58
U
O
Y
59
S
60
O
O
E
Y
61
E
V
A
N
62
I
D
O
L
63
E
R
I
N
S
64
Y
I
P
S
65
N
O
P
E
66
A
B
E
T
© 2003, The New York Times6/17/3 ( No. 19,579 )
Across
1
Pequod captain : AHAB
5
Immense : VAST
9
Footnote abbr. : IBID
13
End of many 60's dance club names : AGOGO
14
Cupid : AMOR
15
Bridge site : NOSE
16
Sticky : GOOEY
17
Disgusted response : PTUI
18
Did horribly on, as a test : BLEW
19
"You ___ here" : ARE
20
French yeses : OUIS
22
"Nerts!" : PHOOEY
24
Lazy one, slangily : LAYABED
26
Make unclear : BLUR
27
Trifle (with) : TOY
28
Chinese drink : GREENTEA
32
1948 also-ran : DEWEY
35
Talks raucously : BLATS
36
Mound builder : ANT
37
Plaintive woodwind : OBOE
38
One of 18 French kings : LOUIS
39
Good name for a Dalmatian : SPOT
40
Place for a plug : EAR
41
Courted : WOOED
42
Like saltwater taffy : CHEWY
43
Orchestral performance : SYMPHONY
45
Any ship : SHE
46
Frenchman Descartes : RENE
47
Hamilton and Burr did it : DUELLED
51
Cuckoo : SCREWY
54
Seethe : BOIL
55
Eggs : OVA
56
1997 title role for Peter Fonda : ULEE
57
Hazard warning : BUOY
59
Farm call : SOOEY
61
Welsh form of John : EVAN
62
Hero : IDOL
63
Moran and Brockovich : ERINS
64
Puppy sounds : YIPS
65
Slangy denial : NOPE
66
"Not on ___!" : ABET
Down
1
Ancient market : AGORA
2
Nonsense : HOOEY
3
ID info : AGE
4
"Hot-diggity-dog!" : BOYOBOY
5
Flavorless : VAPID
6
Quantities: Abbr. : AMTS
7
Exemplar of little worth : SOU
8
Delivery room surprise? : TRIPLETS
9
Natural : INBORN
10
___ tie : BOLO
11
"Ah, yes" : ISEE
12
Like a lawn at dawn : DEWY
13
1946 hit "___ in Calico" : AGAL
21
180° turn, slangily : UEY
23
Tints : HUES
25
To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
26
Pigtail, e.g. : BRAID
28
Causing to stick : GLUEY
29
Item for a D.J. : TAPE
30
Sufficient, once : ENOW
31
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATTY
32
Executes : DOES
33
Web auction site : EBAY
34
Bird's find : WORM
35
Pat or Daniel : BOONE
38
Place of wildness, informally : LOONYBIN
39
Author Silverstein : SHEL
41
"Thank heaven that's over!" : WHEW
42
Onetime White House daughter : CHELSEA
44
Primps : PREENS
45
___ generis : SUI
47
Last name in mysteries : DOYLE
48
Sarge's superior : LOOIE
49
Happening : EVENT
50
During working hours : DAYS
51
Chop ___ : SUEY
52
Ovid's 156 : CLVI
53
Bring in the sheaves : REAP
54
Betty ___ : BOOP
58
Japanese vegetable : UDO
60
Sphere : ORB

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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