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New York Times, Monday, July 7, 2003

Author:
Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : Massage
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabDebutFresh
71.5252247%
Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXYZ} This is puzzle # 109 for Ms. Salomon. This is puzzle # 77 for Mr. Estes. Monday freshness: 19%
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© 2003, The New York Times7/7/3 ( No. 19,599 )
Across
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Karate blow : CHOP
5
Microscope part : LENS
9
Separates, as flour : SIFTS
14
Super-duper : AONE
15
Baseball's Moises or Felipe : ALOU
16
Dunderhead : IDIOT
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Poker holding lower than three-of-a-kind : PAIR
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Oscar winner Patricia : NEAL
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Big : LARGE
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Punish action star Norris? : GROUNDCHUCK
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Superlative suffix : EST
24
"Anchors Aweigh" grp. : USN
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CPR expert : EMT
26
"Moby Dick" whaler : AHAB
28
Lipton competitor : NESTEA
30
Hurrying : INARUSH
33
Parts of gowns that go over the shoulders : STRAPS
36
Detroit baseballer : TIGER
37
Titled lady : DAME
40
Massage : KNEAD
42
Fast jets, briefly : SSTS
43
Alex Haley saga : ROOTS
45
River in a Strauss waltz : DANUBE
47
Spills clumsily : SLOSHES
49
Big name in small planes : CESSNA
53
Close by : NEAR
54
Letters before an alias : AKA
55
Balloon filler : AIR
56
High-jumper's hurdle : BAR
58
Rely on comic Keaton? : TRUSTBUSTER
62
In the sky : ALOFT
64
Delhi dress : SARI
65
"Well done!" : NICE
66
Roast host : EMCEE
67
The dark force : EVIL
68
Miners' finds : ORES
69
Worker with autumn leaves : RAKER
70
Dicker : DEAL
71
Toward the sunset : WEST
Down
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Kid's pistol : CAPGUN
2
Like laryngitis sufferers : HOARSE
3
Whopper toppers : ONIONS
4
Lima's locale : PERU
5
Acquire slugger McGwire? : LANDMARK
6
Put into office : ELECT
7
Biblical ark builder : NOAH
8
"Star Trek" navigator : SULU
9
Formal headgear : SILKHAT
10
Actress Lupino : IDA
11
Dismiss gangster Moran? : FIREBUGS
12
Clothing : TOGS
13
Proofreader's "leave it" : STET
21
Hair removal brand : NEET
22
Jail, slangily : CAN
27
Crops up : ARISES
29
Fearsome fly : TSETSE
30
"No man ___ island ..." : ISAN
31
Ready : SET
32
"48___" (Nick Nolte film) : HRS
34
"No ifs, ___ or buts!" : ANDS
35
Sweet ___ (flower) : PEA
37
E.R. workers : DRS
38
"You've got mail" co. : AOL
39
Drop drawers on actor Hudson? : MOONROCK
41
Avoid President Clinton? : DUCKBILL
44
Break into bits : SHATTER
46
Boyfriend : BEAU
48
Goof up : ERR
50
Lampoon : SATIRE
51
Sisters' daughters : NIECES
52
Collar : ARREST
54
Skylit lobbies : ATRIA
56
30's boxing champ Max : BAER
57
___ mater : ALMA
59
Like Goodwill goods : USED
60
Prepare for a rainy day : SAVE
61
Falling flakes : SNOW
63
Membership charge : FEE

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

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