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New York Times, Monday, September 17, 2001

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Across : 1930's quintuplet
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 67 for Mr. Gordon. Monday freshness: 89%
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© 2001, The New York Times9/17/1 ( No. 18,941 )
Across
1
Jet speed unit : MACH
5
Out of the wind, nautically : ALEE
9
Widespread : RIFE
13
Book of maps : ATLAS
15
"Venerable" English writer : BEDE
16
Satanic : EVIL
17
With 34-Across, a proverb : THESQUEAKYWHEEL
20
Intensify : HEATUP
21
Hullabaloo : HOOHA
22
Weeping : INTEARS
24
One who is often 22-Across : CRYBABY
28
Carrier to Stockholm : SAS
29
Abhors : LOATHES
31
Itinerary word : VIA
32
Walk through mud, say : SLOSH
33
Popular cracker brand : RITZ
34
See 17-Across : GETSTHEGREASE
39
One of TV's Jetsons : JUDY
40
Book that might have a lock : DIARY
41
Coach Parseghian : ARA
42
Affirm under oath : SWEARTO
45
Spanish uncle : TIO
48
Island across the strait from Singapore : SUMATRA
50
Climb down : DESCEND
52
Party attender : GUEST
54
1930's quintuplet : DIONNE
55
A proverb that contradicts 17- and 34-Across : SILENCEISGOLDEN
59
Computer image : ICON
60
___ fu : KUNG
61
Student's jottings : NOTES
62
Waiting room call : NEXT
63
Tiff : SPAT
64
Went by bus : RODE
Down
1
Singer Johnny : MATHIS
2
Goddess of wisdom : ATHENA
3
Golf shoe features : CLEATS
4
Swiftness : HASTE
5
Civil War prez : ABE
6
Jacob's first wife : LEAH
7
1970's-80's New York City mayor : EDKOCH
8
"Winnie-the-Pooh" donkey : EEYORE
9
Post-op time : REHAB
10
"___ Got a Secret" : IVE
11
"Jack and the Beanstalk" exclamation : FIE
12
Building addition : ELL
14
Sudden, fierce winds : SQUALLS
18
Displace : UPROOT
19
___ and wherefores : WHYS
23
Accessory for Miss America : SASH
25
Budget competitor : AVIS
26
Angler's quest : BITE
27
Famed Bosox outfielder : YAZ
30
Silents star Bara : THEDA
32
Place for boars and sows : STY
33
Beam of light : RAY
34
Expert : GURU
35
Dutch treat? : EDAM
36
Surround : GIRD
37
Like traditional Disney films : RATEDG
38
Shoreline problem : EROSION
39
Madison or Monroe: Abbr. : JAS
42
Phaser setting : STUN
43
Destroys : WRECKS
44
Relent : EASEUP
45
Take care of : TENDTO
46
Poor : INNEED
47
Danish city : ODENSE
49
Maxwell Smart, for one : AGENT
51
Plum, lemon or peach : COLOR
53
One of the Sinatras : TINA
55
Transgression : SIN
56
Cause of a skid : ICE
57
Bagel topper : LOX
58
Cpl.'s superior : SGT

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

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