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New York Times, Tuesday, July 30, 2002

Author:
Sherry O. Blackard
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : Dagger handle
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ScrabDebutFresh
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Sherry O. Blackard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 17 for Ms. Blackard. Tuesday freshness: 10%
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A
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© 2002, The New York Times7/30/2 ( No. 19,257 )
Across
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Nile slitherers : ASPS
5
Masked critter : COON
9
Expecting, as a raise : UPFOR
14
Opportunity, so to speak : DOOR
15
Dagger handle : HAFT
16
Monica of the courts : SELES
17
1999 Meryl Streep movie : MUSICOFTHEHEART
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"___ not fair!" : ITS
21
Gardener's need : HOSE
22
Craving : YEN
23
Master's requirement, often : THESIS
25
Met or Card, for short : NLER
27
Gateway Arch city: Abbr. : STL
30
Midleg : KNEE
32
Viands : EDIBLES
34
Negative vote : NAY
36
Foolhardy : RASH
38
Interminably : NOEND
39
Ayn Rand book : ATLASSHRUGGED
42
Out-and-out : TOTAL
43
Accordingly : THEN
44
Gives the nod : OKS
45
Ethel Waters classic : AMIBLUE
47
Fall shade : RUST
49
Twitch : TIC
50
Shows one's human side : ERRS
52
Things with ___ (theme of this puzzle) : SCALES
56
Yiddish plaints : OYS
57
Bread spread : OLEO
59
Matterhorn, e.g. : ALP
60
1988 John Cleese movie, with "A" : FISHCALLEDWANDA
65
Action spot : ARENA
66
Easily molded : SOFT
67
Bumped off : ICED
68
Fortuneteller's card : TAROT
69
Golden rule word : UNTO
70
Nothing more than : MERE
Down
1
Own up to : ADMIT
2
Pole position? : SOUTH
3
Group that's rounded up : POSSE
4
___ Lanka : SRI
5
Picky people? : CHOOSERS
6
Meatheads : OAFS
7
"Come here ___?" : OFTEN
8
Extreme : NTH
9
Leading down the aisle : USHERING
10
Hammer part : PEEN
11
It has many keys: Abbr. : FLA
12
Anthem preposition : OER
13
Queue after Q : RST
18
Goatee site : CHIN
19
Gave the once-over : EYED
24
First U.S. space station : SKYLAB
26
McNeil's longtime news partner : LEHRER
27
Built for speed : SLEEK
28
Looks after : TENDS
29
60's turn-on : LSD
31
Egg roll time : EASTER
33
Colombia's capital : BOGOTA
34
One of the Judds : NAOMI
35
Storage spot : ATTIC
37
"Quiet, please!" : SHH
40
Back street prowler : ALLEYCAT
41
Not familiar with : UNUSEDTO
42
Make lace : TAT
46
___ Minor : URSA
48
Flat-bottomed boat : SCOW
51
Wise lawgiver : SOLON
53
Cyclist Armstrong : LANCE
54
Respected one : ELDER
55
Gardener's need : SPADE
56
"It can't be!" : OHNO
58
Took off : LEFT
60
"___ chance!" : FAT
61
Lyrical Gershwin : IRA
62
Sun. talk : SER
63
Baton Rouge sch. : LSU
64
Prepare to shoot : AIM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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