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New York Times, Thursday, July 31, 2003

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : N.F.L. rusher Smith
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1085/21/20021/14/20184
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
81318151217619
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
431.5850462%
Paula Gamache

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {Z} This is puzzle # 5 for Ms. Gamache. Thursday freshness: 58%
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© 2003, The New York Times7/31/3 ( No. 19,623 )
Across
1
Camera setting : AUTO
5
___ mai (dim sum dish) : SHU
8
Boston fish dish : SCROD
13
Where a whale may be found? : THAR
14
Crush in competition : ROUT
15
Relinquish : WAIVE
16
Dermatologist's concern : MOLE
17
Saragossa's stream : EBRO
18
Popular 1990's sitcom : ELLEN
19
Assistance from a tall librarian? : SHELFHELP
21
Ready to jump, perhaps : ALERT
22
Bit of slander : SLUR
23
Mensa administrations : IQTESTS
25
Child actor? : SCREENSHAVER
29
Grogshop choice : ALE
30
H-dos-O? : AGUA
31
"Holy cow!" : CRIKEY
35
Paraphernalia : GEAR
37
___-dog (Indian stray) : PYE
39
Welfare, with "the" : DOLE
40
N.F.L. rusher Smith : EMMITT
43
Major show : EXPO
46
Pasture : LEA
47
Husking bee refreshment? : SHUCKERPUNCH
50
Oleg Cassini had designs on her : JACKIEO
53
Haunted house sound : MOAN
54
Guide with a penlight : USHER
55
Ventriloquism? : LIPSHTICK
60
City planner's concern : ROADS
61
Prologue follower : ACTI
62
Where Ibsen worked : OSLO
63
Piece of gossip : ONDIT
64
Active ingredient in Off! : DEET
65
Puddle's cause, maybe : LEAK
66
Closes in court : RESTS
67
Put in : ADD
68
Sampler, of a sort : DEMO
Down
1
Buck passers? : ATMS
2
"This can't be good" : UHOH
3
Grimm offering : TALE
4
End of a warning : ORELSE
5
Sleeps it off, maybe : SOBERSUP
6
Sling : HURL
7
Where nothing is wrong : UTOPIA
8
One put away for the summer : SWEATER
9
It fingers ringers : CALLERID
10
Tees off : RILES
11
Manifest : OVERT
12
Nicks' cousins : DENTS
14
Moved, as art : REHUNG
20
Circus performer : FLEA
24
Shopping channel : QVC
25
Like Solomon : SAGE
26
Skelton's Kadiddlehopper : CLEM
27
Kinko's unit : REAM
28
"Frida" star Salma ___ : HAYEK
32
City on the Rhein : KOLN
33
A.C. or D.C., e.g. : ELEC
34
"Awright!" : YEAH
36
Threw caution to the wind : RISKEDIT
38
Let off the hook : EXEMPTED
41
Pines : THIRSTS
42
Mardi Gras, e.g.: Abbr. : TUE
44
German toast : PROSIT
45
Brightly colored food fish : OPAH
48
Fruity mixed drink : COLADA
49
Countless : UNTOLD
50
Case studier : JUROR
51
Not separately : ASONE
52
Paper ballot waste : CHADS
56
Like some coffee : ICED
57
Listener's response : ISEE
58
Shut (up) : CLAM
59
Clown of renown : KOKO

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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