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New York Times, Thursday, August 14, 2003

Author:
Greg Staples
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : Greek island or its capital
TotalDebutLatest
257/4/19997/22/2004
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.5210227%
Greg Staples

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 23 for Mr. Staples. Thursday freshness: 45%
Jim Horne notes:

The black square immediately preceding or following 24A, 25A, 48A, 50A, 4D, 28D, 29D and 57D should be interpreted as a "block" and considered part of the adjoining answer. For example, 24A = SUNBLOCK, 25A = BLOCK PARTY, etc.

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© 2003, The New York Times8/14/3 ( No. 19,637 )
Across
1
Duck with a large white crest : SMEW
5
Atkins diet count, briefly : CARBS
10
Gillette product : ATRA
14
___ Alto : PALO
15
"I Could Write ___" (Rodgers and Hart song) : ABOOK
16
Jacob who wrote "How the Other Half Lives" : RIIS
17
Not be childish : ACTONESAGE
19
Private dining room? : MESS
20
Greek island or its capital : RHODES
21
Wraps (up) : SEWS
23
Prussian pronoun : SIE
24
Burn preventer : SUN
25
Neighborhood shindig : PARTY
27
Folders, wastebaskets and such : ICONS
29
Adriatic seaport : BARI
30
No longer young : AGING
31
"Forever Your Girl" hitmaker, 1989 : ABDUL
34
It may get you slapped : FRESHNESS
38
Very, affectedly : TRES
39
Literal element of eight answers in this puzzle : BLOCK
40
Arrange, as hair : DOUP
41
Cheerleader's maneuver : CARTWHEEL
43
1974 title role for Dustin Hoffman : LENNY
44
October 31 option : TREAT
45
Super server : ACER
47
Revolution : TWIRL
48
For sale : ONTHE
50
Line of defense : ADE
53
Old-time marauder : HUN
54
Timber wolf : LOBO
56
Orangish hues : OCHRES
58
Wild goings-on : ORGY
60
Becomes discouraged : LOSESHEART
62
Stamp of approval? : USDA
63
Mower maker : DEERE
64
Top spot : ACME
65
Train station : STOP
66
City near Oberhausen : ESSEN
67
Sweetie : DEAR
Down
1
Knocks heads (with) : SPARS
2
___ Picchu (Incan site) : MACHU
3
John with a wild wardrobe : ELTON
4
Percussion instrument struck with a mallet : WOOD
5
Olive oil dressing : CAESAR
6
___ of Steel (video classic) : ABS
7
Swelter : ROAST
8
One over : BOGEY
9
Twist : SKEW
10
It may be twisted : ARM
11
Paints the town red : TIESONEON
12
Symbol of Japan : RISINGSUN
13
Burden carriers : ASSES
18
Sherpa's land : NEPAL
22
Charlie Brown utterance : SIGH
26
Winchester, e.g. : RIFLE
28
Basic building unit : CINDER
29
Huge success : BUSTER
30
"Shoot!" : ASK
31
Flight coordinators: Abbr. : ATC
32
It may be on a roll : BRATWURST
33
Heroic action : DERRINGDO
35
Unnamed litigant : ROE
36
Showy display : ECLAT
37
Bug someone, e.g. : SPY
39
All-natural food no-no : BHT
42
Rampart : WALL
43
Hanger-on : LEECH
46
Elect : CHOSEN
47
G's : THOUS
48
They're found among the reeds : OBOES
49
What counters may count : NOSES
50
"It's ___ against time" : ARACE
51
Skin layer : DERMA
52
Aromatic compound : ESTER
55
Part of many an antique shop name : OLDE
57
Nincompoop : HEAD
59
Chatter : YAP
61
It comes before long : ERE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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