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New York Times, Thursday, August 2, 2001

Author:
Bruce F. Adams
Editor:
Will Shortz
62-Across : Oily
TotalDebutLatest
58/2/20017/24/2007
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.612632%
Bruce Adams

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {GJQVZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Adams. Thursday freshness: 4%
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© 2001, The New York Times8/2/1 ( No. 18,895 )
Across
1
Bank security devices : CAMS
5
Go postal : SNAP
9
Betray, in a way : RATON
14
Grp. with crude interests? : OPEC
15
Zip : NADA
16
Daughter of Juan Carlos I : ELENA
17
Yukon, e.g.: Abbr. : TERR
18
___ epic scale : ONAN
19
Symbol of neutrality : FENCE
20
Chapeau holder, spelled out in detail? : TECIRCUMFLEXTE
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With hands on hips : AKIMBO
24
Egypt and Syria, once: Abbr. : UAR
25
Targets of some beatings, spelled out in detail? : PINTILDEATAS
32
Part of A.C.C.: Abbr. : ATL
35
Singer Lennon : SEAN
36
Begin : SETOUT
37
Latched : SHUT
39
Unbolt, poetically : OPE
41
With 42-Across, Somewhat : MORE
42
See 41-Across : ORLESS
45
Union joiner of 1896 : UTAH
48
Bad thing to break : LAW
49
1930's-40's tyrant, spelled out in detail? : FUUMLAUTHRER
52
European skyline sight : ALP
53
Certain electron tube : TRIODE
57
Illusions, spelled out in detail? : FACCEDILLAADES
62
Oily : SLICK
63
Honey, in Le Havre : AMIE
64
Souvenirs with scents : LEIS
65
From here : HENCE
66
Men's store section : TIES
67
Pari-mutuel : TOTE
68
Like some kitchens : EATIN
69
Epilogs : ENDS
70
Black as night : ONYX
Down
1
Terra ___ : COTTA
2
Take ___ (glance) : APEEK
3
Cousin of danke : MERCI
4
Save's partner : SCRIMP
5
Carnival treat : SNOCONE
6
Half of Mork's sign-off : NANU
7
Man who was never born : ADAM
8
Amount to fry : PANFUL
9
One may use hand signals : REFEREE
10
Judd's role on "Taxi" : ALEX
11
Thing to have a stake in : TENT
12
Grimm beginning : ONCE
13
Scottish turndown : NAE
21
Diamond stats : RBIS
22
Cub scouts : LADS
26
Universal ideal : TAO
27
Suggestions : INPUT
28
Bank alternative : ATM
29
Plane or square, e.g. : TOOL
30
Mystique : AURA
31
Slow-cook : STEW
32
Starting : ASOF
33
By way of, briefly : THRU
34
Dilly : LULU
38
Pro ___ : TEM
40
Numerical suffix : ETH
43
Let up : SLACKEN
44
Successful pitch : SALE
46
Ingenuous : ARTLESS
47
Bickerer in the "Iliad" : HERA
50
Most recent news : UPDATE
51
Marketplace : RIALTO
54
Cineplex ___ (theater chain) : ODEON
55
Mars or Mercury : DEITY
56
Southend-on-Sea site : ESSEX
57
Typhus carrier : FLEA
58
Isn't informal? : AINT
59
Year in Diocletian's reign : CCCI
60
Declaration of participation : IMIN
61
Wasn't honest : LIED
62
Cow or sow : SHE

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