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New York Times, Tuesday, July 8, 2003

Author:
Roy Leban
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Across : Virgin Is., e.g.
TotalDebutLatest
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Roy Leban

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {KQXZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Leban. Tuesday freshness: 5%
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C
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© 2003, The New York Times7/8/3 ( No. 19,600 )
Across
1
Civil rights org. : NAACP
6
Madame Bovary : EMMA
10
Choice on "Let's Make a Deal" : DOOR
14
Come to pass : OCCUR
15
Castle defense : MOAT
16
Henry VIII's second or fourth : ANNE
17
1954 movie starring 25- and 44-Across : THREERINGCIRCUS
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Storm center : EYE
21
Kelly's possum : POGO
22
"I swear!" : HONEST
23
Worth a C : FAIR
24
Half of a sawbuck : FIN
25
Half of a famous comic duo : JERRYLEWIS
29
Tibetan priest : LAMA
33
Jennifer Garner spy series : ALIAS
34
Bachelor's last words? : IDO
35
Rah-rah : AVID
36
Some auction bids : NODS
37
Arsonist, e.g. : FELON
39
Grin from ear to ear : BEAM
40
Blunted blade : EPEE
41
William Halsey, e.g.: Abbr. : ADM
42
Marilyn Monroe's real first name : NORMA
43
Virgin Is., e.g. : TERR
44
Half of a famous comic duo : DEANMARTIN
47
Sheepcote : PEN
48
Beanery sign : EATS
49
Source of mohair : ANGORA
53
Diner handout : MENU
54
___ alai : JAI
57
1956 movie starring 25- and 44-Across : HOLLYWOODORBUST
60
Kind of page : OPED
61
Skin soother : ALOE
62
It comes from the heart : AORTA
63
Desires : YENS
64
A bit less than a meter : YARD
65
Steadfast : LOYAL
Down
1
Musical mark : NOTE
2
"___ Breaky Heart" (1992 hit) : ACHY
3
Farm measure : ACRE
4
Pool tool : CUE
5
Takes care of charges ahead of time : PREPAYS
6
Political refugee : EMIGRE
7
Like early LP's : MONO
8
Periodical, for short : MAG
9
Kansas town famous in railroad history : ATCHISON
10
Mend, in a way : DARN
11
Story starter : ONCE
12
Burden of proof : ONUS
13
Musical mark : REST
18
Muddy up : ROIL
19
Charged particle : ION
23
"George of the Jungle" star Brendan : FRASER
24
Generic pooch : FIDO
25
A singing Jackson : JANET
26
Run off to wed : ELOPE
27
Bill tack-on : RIDER
28
One of the Flintstones : WILMA
29
Hercules had 12 : LABORS
30
Turn away : AVERT
31
Orange Bowl city : MIAMI
32
Jingle writer : ADMAN
37
Backward-moving basketball shot : FADEAWAY
38
Delightful place : EDEN
42
Musical mark : NATURAL
45
Had to have : NEEDED
46
___-war bird : MANO
47
Act the snoop : PRY
49
"Hey, sailor!" : AHOY
50
"Uh-uh" : NOPE
51
Campbell of country : GLEN
52
GM line : OLDS
53
Othello was one : MOOR
54
Trial group : JURY
55
"The Thin Man" dog : ASTA
56
Emphatic type: Abbr. : ITAL
58
Plug or pay ender : OLA
59
Ghost's cry : BOO

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

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