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New York Times, Monday, August 13, 2001

Author:
Sherry O. Blackard
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Across : Shades of blue
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
534/11/20004/28/20075
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
179312111
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5221680%
Sherry O. Blackard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {G} This is puzzle # 10 for Ms. Blackard. Monday freshness: 70%
1
V
2
I
3
V
4
I
5
D
6
S
7
S
8
T
9
S
10
W
11
H
12
U
13
P
14
A
R
E
N
A
15
O
P
E
N
16
I
O
N
E
17
L
A
S
T
M
18
I
N
U
T
E
19
L
O
S
E
20
P
E
N
N
Y
D
R
E
21
A
D
F
U
L
22
A
23
Z
U
R
E
S
24
A
R
M
25
I
R
E
26
T
I
C
27
D
I
28
V
29
A
S
30
E
31
A
T
E
R
32
L
O
C
33
I
34
D
O
T
35
A
N
T
36
N
I
C
37
K
E
L
A
38
N
D
D
I
39
M
40
E
41
E
R
R
42
R
E
V
43
T
A
X
44
I
45
L
46
I
47
B
R
A
48
F
I
D
E
49
L
50
H
I
T
51
I
D
O
52
F
53
H
A
54
R
E
55
B
A
T
E
56
Q
U
A
57
R
T
E
R
58
M
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A
S
T
E
R
60
U
N
T
O
61
M
O
U
S
E
T
R
A
62
P
63
S
64
O
N
E
S
65
P
U
T
S
66
E
N
J
O
Y
67
R
O
D
E
68
S
T
E
T
69
R
E
A
P
S
© 2001, The New York Times8/13/1 ( No. 18,906 )
Across
1
Bright-colored : VIVID
6
Planes in the news : SSTS
10
Beat but good! : WHUP
14
Ice Capades locale : ARENA
15
Dentist's request : OPEN
16
Actress Skye : IONE
17
Just under the wire : LASTMINUTE
19
Forfeit : LOSE
20
Old-fashioned popular novel : PENNYDREADFUL
22
Shades of blue : AZURES
24
Elbow's place : ARM
25
Hot temper : IRE
26
Muscle spasm : TIC
27
Prima donnas : DIVAS
30
Gourmand : EATER
32
Centers of activity : LOCI
34
"i" finisher : DOT
35
Termite's relative : ANT
36
Trivial : NICKELANDDIME
41
Goof up : ERR
42
Gun, as an engine : REV
43
Travel across a tarmac : TAXI
45
One who's diplomatic and urbane, astrologically : LIBRA
48
Cuba's Castro : FIDEL
50
Big success : HIT
51
Altar words : IDO
52
Agcy. with loans for homeowners : FHA
54
Money back : REBATE
56
Navy petty officer : QUARTERMASTER
60
"Render ___ Caesar ..." : UNTO
61
Places for cheese : MOUSETRAPS
64
Change for a five : ONES
65
Places : PUTS
66
Delight in : ENJOY
67
Outlasted, with "out" : RODE
68
Leave in, to an editor : STET
69
Harvests : REAPS
Down
1
Kilmer of "At First Sight" : VAL
2
Belfast grp. : IRA
3
Explorer Amerigo : VESPUCCI
4
Prefix with stellar : INTER
5
Going to hell : DAMNED
6
PlayStation maker : SONY
7
Tater : SPUD
8
Aquarium favorites : TETRAS
9
Curl one's lip : SNEER
10
Like jokers : WILD
11
Walk, slangily : HOOFIT
12
Hesitant : UNSURE
13
Kitchen gadget : PEELER
18
One who knows the scoop : INSIDER
21
Modify : AMEND
22
Part of A&P: Abbr. : ATL
23
Utah's ___ National Park : ZION
28
Tennessee athlete, for short : VOL
29
Company that introduced Donkey Kong : ATARI
31
Going ___ (fighting) : ATIT
33
Cake decorator : ICER
35
Unfavorable : ADVERSE
37
Macaroni & Cheese maker : KRAFT
38
Composer Rorem : NED
39
Hindu prince : MAHARAJA
40
Sign above a door : EXIT
44
Suffix with Manhattan : ITE
45
Tavern supply : LIQUOR
46
"Beats me" : IDUNNO
47
Sailed : BOATED
48
Rad : FAROUT
49
A, B or C : LETTER
53
Rope fibers : HEMPS
55
Swiss capital : BERNE
57
Valentine bouquet item : ROSE
58
Remote button : MUTE
59
Helper: Abbr. : ASST
62
Old man : POP
63
The "S" of CBS: Abbr. : SYS

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later.

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