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New York Times, Thursday, June 5, 2003

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : With 18-Across, start of a query
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1893/15/19944/22/20245
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4461426601326
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 33 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 96 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 57%
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© 2003, The New York Times6/5/3 ( No. 19,567 )
Across
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Says it's so : ALLEGES
8
Bagel choices : SESAMES
15
Find and get rid of : ROOTOUT
16
"Why?" : HOWCOME
17
With 18-Across, start of a query : ISTHERE
18
See 17-Across : ANOTHER
19
How to do things : THEROPES
21
Terminus of Chicago's I-190 : OHARE
22
A long way off : AFAR
23
Prince of Darkness : SATAN
25
Sauterne, e.g. : VIN
26
Break down : PARSE
28
River that Kazakhs call Zhayyq : URAL
29
He averaged almost a goal a game : PELE
30
Pierre's present? : ICI
31
Disruption : GAP
33
Breeder : SIRE
35
With 37-Across, speaker of the query : GEORGE
37
See 35-Across : CARLIN
41
Piedmont city : ASTI
43
Big ___ : BEN
44
Something brewing : ALE
45
Alphabet quartet : CDEF
48
D'back, e.g. : NLER
50
"Have one" : TRYIT
52
Alternative to Bowser : REX
53
Big name in wineries : GALLO
54
Demands : ASKS
55
Prefix with -pathy : OSTEO
57
Friendliness : BONHOMIE
60
With 62-Across, end of the query : WORDFOR
62
See 60-Across : SYNONYM
64
Stand with shelves : ETAGERE
65
Sandal feature : OPENTOE
66
Color lighter than crimson : ROSERED
67
Barely defeat : NOSEOUT
Down
1
Bush spokesman Fleischer : ARI
2
Was humiliated : LOSTFACE
3
Rake : LOTHARIO
4
Some solvents : ETHERS
5
Attendee : GOER
6
Franc exchange : EURO
7
Is promoted : STEPSUP
8
Some daisies : SHASTAS
9
Geologic division : EON
10
Faint : SWOON
11
Pituitary gland hormone : ACTH
12
Much of San Bernardino County : MOHAVE
13
Short-lived 2001 sitcom about a chef : EMERIL
14
Unflappable : SERENE
20
Music appreciation : EAR
22
Like ___ in a poke : APIG
24
Arts patron Tully : ALICE
27
Cartonful, maybe : EGGS
29
A pop : PER
32
Giant insurer : AETNA
34
Angry talk : RANT
36
U.K. fliers : RAF
38
Attacks : LAYSINTO
39
Words of affection : ILIKEYOU
40
Catches : NETS
42
Unmannerly : ILLBRED
43
Tough guy star of "Love and Bullets" : BRONSON
45
Braggart : CROWER
46
1950's Firedome : DESOTO
47
Perquisites : EXTRAS
49
"All Over the World" grp. : ELO
51
Band member in "Rock 'n' Roll High School" : RAMONE
53
Runner : GOFER
56
Competitive ___ : EDGE
58
Shot in the arm : HYPO
59
Half of binary code : ONES
61
Kind of deposit : ORE
63
Piazza, for one : MET

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

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