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New York Times, Wednesday, August 22, 2001

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
62-Across : Like thank-yous
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Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 39 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 50 for Mr. Quigley. Wednesday freshness: 6%
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Q
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U
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I
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T
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A
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S
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G
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P
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D
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R
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F
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P
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A
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H
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F
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O
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C
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N
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O
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L
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O
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O
B
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C
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V
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E
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R
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R
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X
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C
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O
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E
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O
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T
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N
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S
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X
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W
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D
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M
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O
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J
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D
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P
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© 2001, The New York Times8/22/1 ( No. 18,915 )
Across
1
"Enough already!" : QUITIT
7
Hollywood quadruped : ASTA
11
Mall chain, with "The" : GAP
14
1844 Verdi work : ERNANI
15
Look ___ (visit) : INON
16
Took mess : ATE
17
Getting a raise, maybe : DESIRE
18
Toast, in a diner : RAFT
19
Good thing to break : PAR
20
Relative of Capri pants : PEDALPUSHERS
23
Slipper part : SOLE
26
Like a triathlete : FIT
27
Jim Davis dog : ODIE
28
1968 Aretha Franklin hit : CHAINOFFOOLS
33
Muesli morsel : OAT
34
"Bye" words? : OBIT
35
Like crossword solvers : CLEVER
39
Scandinavian currency : ORE
40
Mardi Gras V.I.P. : REX
41
Subj. of a Fortune profile : CEO
42
"Do Ya" rock grp. : ELO
43
Principles : TENETS
45
Dobbin's tow, maybe : SHAY
46
It's atop a face : XII
47
Be a hustler : WHEELANDDEAL
50
Voodoo charm : MOJO
53
Island ring? : LEI
54
Starbucks hardware : URNS
55
President's aide : SPOKESPERSON
60
Eggnog mo. : DEC
61
It's bought in bars : SOAP
62
Like thank-yous : POLITE
66
Sitcom planet : ORK
67
Emphatic assent : SISI
68
Islands off Portugal : AZORES
69
Word in Brazilian place names : SAO
70
George Orwell's alma mater : ETON
71
Doomsayer's sign : REPENT
Down
1
Proof ender : QED
2
Script add-on? : URE
3
November winners : INS
4
Chiang's headquarters : TAIPEI
5
Memo starter : INRE
6
All square : TIED
7
1948-49 Berlin event : AIRLIFT
8
Shape up : SNAPTO
9
Vegetarian staple : TOFU
10
Small soldiers : ANTS
11
Stared stupidly : GAPED
12
Company built on the profits of Pong : ATARI
13
Intrinsically : PERSE
21
Attach : AFFIX
22
Cheat, slangily : HOSE
23
"Amscray!" : SCOOT
24
Midway alternative : OHARE
25
Go past midnight, maybe : LATEN
29
Iran-contra name : NORTH
30
Having a lot to lose? : OBESE
31
Arctic ___ : OCEAN
32
Former Sen. Bentsen : LLOYD
36
Annoying sort : VEXER
37
Political pawn González : ELIAN
38
Muddies : ROILS
41
Position of authority : CHAIR
44
"Star Wars" critter : EWOK
45
Miss breakfast, say : SLEEPIN
48
Rio Grande city : ELPASO
49
Michelin competitor : DUNLOP
50
Early IBM PC go-with : MSDOS
51
14-Across, e.g. : OPERA
52
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Conlan : JOCKO
56
___ quam videri (N.C.'s motto) : ESSE
57
"... and ___ goes" : SOIT
58
It may be rigged : SPAR
59
Primordial stuff : OOZE
63
High dudgeon : IRE
64
Ring count : TEN
65
Body shop fig. : EST

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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