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New York Times, Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Author:
Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Across : College basketball coach + "L.A. Law" co-star
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
79/2/20027/3/20073
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1231000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.533116%
Norma Johnson
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVX} This is puzzle # 4 for Ms. Johnson. This is puzzle # 108 for Ms. Salomon. Tuesday freshness: 19%
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© 2003, The New York Times6/24/3 ( No. 19,586 )
Across
1
Alternative to check or credit : CASH
5
Unrefined : CRASS
10
Daedalus creation : MAZE
14
Poker payment : ANTE
15
"Ugh!" : YECCH
16
Store sign after 9 a.m. : OPEN
17
Wander : ROAM
18
Really like : ADORE
19
Hawaii's state bird : NENE
20
Sexologist + "The Waltons" co-star : HITEANDWAITE
23
Without interruption : ONEND
24
Kiddy coop : PLAYPEN
28
Mtge. units : PTS
29
Short sprint : DASH
33
Picture books : ALBUMS
34
Wish granters : GENIES
36
The East : ASIA
37
Film critic + "Native Son" author : REEDANDWRIGHT
41
Groceries carrier : CART
42
Deep dislikes : ODIUMS
43
Gap : HIATUS
46
"A Death in the Family" writer : AGEE
47
Easter decoration : EGG
50
Third-place finisher, e.g. : ALSORAN
52
Legend maker : ACURA
54
College basketball coach + "L.A. Law" co-star : KNIGHTANDDEY
58
Pizazz : ELAN
61
Scottish landowner : LAIRD
62
Classroom drills : ROTE
63
Cockeyed : LOCO
64
Refrain from children's singing? : EIEIO
65
Blast furnace input : ORES
66
Went really fast : FLEW
67
Dummies : DODOS
68
Scotch ingredient : MALT
Down
1
Drive-in employee : CARHOP
2
Sprinkle oil on : ANOINT
3
Union members : STATES
4
Ones who can lift heavy weights : HEMEN
5
Greenish blue : CYAN
6
Funnyman Foxx : REDD
7
"Don't have ___, man!" : ACOW
8
Deep-six : SCRAP
9
Aussie gal : SHEILA
10
Fat cat : MONEYBAGS
11
Boorish brute : APE
12
___ state (pleasant place to be) : ZEN
13
From K.C. to Detroit : ENE
21
Threw in : ADDED
22
1960 chess champion Mikhail : TAL
25
Midwife's instruction : PUSH
26
Broadcast : EMIT
27
Code-breaking org. : NSA
30
Alicia of "Falcon Crest" : ANA
31
___-Japanese War : SINO
32
Ibsen's Gabler : HEDDA
34
Become familiar with : GETTOKNOW
35
Great gulp : SWIG
37
Racetrack fence : RAIL
38
Historic periods : ERAS
39
Wish undone : RUE
40
"That is to say ..." : IMEAN
41
Chinese tea : CHA
44
Samovar : URN
45
Took a cruise : SAILED
47
Writer Welty : EUDORA
48
Grimm girl : GRETEL
49
Most mirthful : GAYEST
51
Marsh of mystery : NGAIO
53
Data holder : CDROM
55
Went very fast : HIED
56
The Stooges, for instance : TRIO
57
Hullabaloos : ADOS
58
Keebler cookiemaker : ELF
59
Chat room chuckle : LOL
60
Biggest diamond : ACE

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

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