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New York Times, Saturday, July 6, 2002

Author:
Nancy Joline
Editor:
Will Shortz
26-Across : Top of royalty
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1093/27/19862/24/20081
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4455891028
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921.473796162%
Nancy Nicholson Joline

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FJKWXYZ} This is puzzle # 100 for Ms. Joline. Saturday freshness: 23%
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© 2002, The New York Times7/6/2 ( No. 19,233 )
Across
1
Slip source : BANANAPEEL
11
Computer nuisance : SPAM
15
Site of a blast from the past : ALAMOGORDO
16
Film director ___ C. Kenton : ERLE
17
They have notched collars and patch pockets : CAMPSHIRTS
18
Baryshnikov, by birth : LETT
19
City on the Skunk River : AMES
20
Comparison words : ASA
21
Opening on stage : SCENEI
23
Part of some mil. titles : RET
24
Pen : ENCLOSURE
26
Top of royalty : DIADEM
30
No couch potato : DOER
31
Minute or hour preceder : PER
32
Classic role for an actress : INGENUE
34
Like some answers : PAT
35
Old sit-in stagers: Abbr. : SDS
36
Become unlocked? : BALD
37
Polish language : EDIT
39
Moo ___ shrimp : SHU
42
Part after a decimal: Abbr. : CTS
43
Five Nations members : SENECAS
47
City SSW of Tehran : QUM
48
Lashes : TIES
50
Inn choice : RAMADA
51
They go up when it comes down : UMBRELLAS
54
"For shame!" : TUT
55
Wear down : ABRADE
56
Like some rights: Abbr. : CIV
58
"Tuna Fishing" artist : DALI
59
Print shop purchase : REAM
60
Street language : VERNACULAR
63
Proof word : ERGO
64
Political decision-makers : ELECTORATE
65
W.W. II weapon : STEN
66
They have a strong attraction : LODESTONES
Down
1
Kind of cocktail : BACARDI
2
Where Montgomery turned back Rommel : ALAMEIN
3
Convention handout : NAMETAG
4
Concert array : AMPS
5
Forbiddances : NOS
6
Near Eastern honorific : AGHA
7
Cool : POISE
8
Minor mission : ERRAND
9
Seasonal schedule abbr. : EDT
10
Customer draw : LOSSLEADER
11
Three-time French Open winner : SELES
12
Marriage arrangements? : PRENUPS
13
Not the same : ALTERED
14
Occupations : METIERS
22
1956 Winter Olympics site : CORTINA
25
Hacks it : COPES
27
Jackie in 1947, briefly : DEB
28
Played : ENACTED
29
Biplane? : MULTILEVEL
33
Henry's son : EDSEL
38
Pro ___ : TEM
39
Hardly cool cats : SQUARES
40
Literary character with the same first and last name : HUMBERT
41
Offense : UMBRAGE
44
58-Across, by birth : CATALAN
45
Fawn over : ADULATE
46
Swift output : SATIRES
49
Like some texts : SACRED
52
San ___, Calif. : RAMON
53
Subsequently : SINCE
57
Winery equipment : VATS
58
Hard, in Havana : DURO
61
"Evil Woman" group, for short : ELO
62
Blanket site : COT

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

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