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New York Times, Saturday, June 23, 2001

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
29-Across : Hackneyed work based on an old idea
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 75 for Mr. Kahn. Saturday freshness: 19%
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© 2001, The New York Times6/23/1 ( No. 18,855 )
Across
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Block houses? : IGLOOS
7
Good-for-nothings : BADEGGS
14
Oregon Indian : CAYUSE
15
Took liberties (with) : MADEFREE
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They're in : ELITES
17
Sloth's order : EDENTATA
18
Word after coal or dust : BIN
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Unaltered : SAME
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Powerful ad word : NEW
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"The Dream of Gerontius" composer : ELGAR
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Like some club members : NONACTIVE
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Hackneyed work based on an old idea : RETREAD
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Decorative jacket insert : VESTEE
32
Lose it : GOOFFTHEDEEPEND
35
What some commentators do : COLOR
36
Saw backstage : THESHOWMUSTGOON
46
Where baby Moses was found : RUSHES
47
It's direct : BEELINE
48
Like pen pals : INCONTACT
51
Flat sign : TOLET
52
KLM announcement : ETA
53
With 4-Down, upbraid in no uncertain terms : CUSS
55
Retail store opening? : WAL
56
Split : SEPARATE
60
Historic city badly damaged in the Spanish Civil War : OVIEDO
63
Trill relatives : TREMOLOS
64
Imposing residences : VILLAS
65
Trying one : ESSAYER
66
Field and others : SALLYS
Down
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Big chunk of the Atlantic? : ICEBERG
2
Early sunspot studier : GALILEO
3
Deceiving : LYINGTO
4
See 53-Across : OUT
5
Carbohydrate ending : OSE
6
Gen. Assembly event : SESS
7
Former German state : BADEN
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Suffix with grape : ADE
9
Entertainment center site : DEN
10
Young newt : EFT
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Unyielding : GRANITE
12
Settle the score : GETEVEN
13
Ocean oxygen source : SEAWEED
15
It may start with "re" : MEMO
20
"You said it!" : ANDHOW
23
Pet shop sound : ARF
24
Webster's or Bartlett's : REF
26
Antipathetic : AVERSE
27
Hook shape : CEE
28
Rx amt. : TSP
30
Not marked up : ATCOST
33
Barrel hoop composition : ELM
34
They may be reasonable : DOUBTS
36
Miramare Castle locale : TRIESTE
37
Nimrods : HUNTERS
38
Bolts : ESCAPES
39
"___ nuff!" : SHO
40
She-lobster : HEN
41
Event in a lunar calendar : TET
42
Day-___ : GLO
43
Drilling result : OILWELL
44
Dosage frequency, often : ONEADAY
45
Red ink amount : NETLOSS
49
Stage presence? : ACTOR
50
49-Down's aids : CUES
54
King and queen: Abbr. : SOVS
57
Grp. of G.P.'s : AMA
58
Tony winner Dotrice : ROY
59
Bitter ___ : ALE
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By the agency of : VIA
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Down with something : ILL

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