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New York Times, Thursday, June 28, 2001

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
6-Across : Flight fleet
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
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Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FQVXZ} This is puzzle # 34 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Thursday freshness: 39%
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© 2001, The New York Times6/28/1 ( No. 18,860 )
Across
1
It can be poisonous : SUMAC
6
Flight fleet : JETS
10
One with idyll musings? : POET
14
"Cosmicomics" author Calvino : ITALO
15
A few words in passing? : OBIT
16
1952 Olympics venue : OSLO
17
Whence Sir Walter Scott's Fair Maid : PERTH
18
Zola novel : NANA
19
Warbler : WREN
20
Stoppard play that made money abroad? : THERIYALTHING
23
Letters for Old MacDonald : EIEIO
24
Mimosa-family tree : ACACIA
25
Cukor film that made money abroad? : DINARATEIGHT
29
Encouragement for Escamillo : OLE
30
Three-time Masters champ : SNEAD
31
Part of I.R.T. : RAPID
35
Biblical verb : HATH
37
Indian attire : SARIS
39
Central point : NODE
40
On a 42-Across : ATSEA
42
Knockabout, e.g. : SLOOP
44
Just out : NEW
45
Rolling Stones hit that made money abroad? : RUPEETUESDAY
48
Acid neutralizer : ALKALI
51
Written commentary : NOTES
52
Comedienne who made money abroad? : GUILDERRADNER
56
Give obligingly : LEND
57
Den din : ROAR
58
Much-misunderstood writing : IRONY
61
S-shaped molding : OGEE
62
Tilted position : CANT
63
Follow : ENSUE
64
Microsoft product : WORD
65
Countercurrent : EDDY
66
Swedish imports : SAABS
Down
1
Very small serving : SIP
2
Indian tongue : UTE
3
Strict sergeants, say : MARTINETS
4
Tennis great Gibson : ALTHEA
5
Fortune sharers, perhaps : COHEIRS
6
Mitchell with a guitar : JONI
7
Where bidders wait online : EBAY
8
"Waterworld" actress Majorino : TINA
9
P.O.W.'s place : STALAG
10
Indian confederacy founder : POWHATAN
11
Courtier in "Hamlet" : OSRIC
12
Nicholas Gage novel : ELENI
13
Friendly Islands : TONGA
21
Some horses : ROANS
22
N.E.A. member: Abbr. : TCHR
23
Gulf of Aqaba port : EILAT
25
Qatar's capital : DOHA
26
Pick on : TEASE
27
Country rocker Steve : EARLE
28
No exemplar of erudition : IDIOT
32
Spread on Lake Tahoe : PONDEROSA
33
Head sets? : IDEAS
34
Moist : DEWY
36
Announced : HERALDED
38
Boating locale : SOUND
41
Annual song title starter : AULD
43
State symbols of Indiana : PEONIES
46
Run through : PIERCE
47
Clavicle connectors : STERNA
48
Visibly happy : AGLOW
49
"Hasta ___!" : LUEGO
50
Seven-time N.L. home run champ : KINER
53
It may be hogged : ROAD
54
"We the Living" author : RAND
55
So-o-o-o SoHo : ARTY
59
Gist : NUB
60
Survey choice : YES

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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