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New York Times, Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Tell-all type
TotalDebutLatest
2531/26/19565/22/2005
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8561430423937
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
41.5234018556%
A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 244 for Mr. Santora. Tuesday freshness: 42%
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© 2001, The New York Times9/25/1 ( No. 18,949 )
Across
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Legs, slangily : GAMS
5
Urban renewal targets : SLUMS
10
Chi's follower : PSI
13
Spoon-administered : ORAL
14
Digital watch maker : CASIO
15
Work force : CREW
16
Arm bone : ULNA
17
In other words : IDEST
18
Medal recipient : HERO
19
Have an initial success : GETTOFIRSTBASE
22
WSW's opposite : ENE
23
Be less than candid : LIE
24
On the road : TOURING
26
Edited out : DELED
28
Jamaican music : SKA
30
Place for barrels : RODEO
31
Plating metal : TIN
33
Sculptor Jean : ARP
35
Prefix with -gon : ISO
36
Classic Ernest L. Thayer poem : CASEYATTHEBAT
41
Samovar : URN
42
One: Prefix : UNI
43
Kind of testing : DNA
44
Prefix with -gon : PENTA
47
Offensive time? : TET
49
Visine units : DROPS
53
Tell-all type : STOOLIE
55
"For the Boys" grp. : USO
57
By way of : VIA
58
Completely off-track : OUTINLEFTFIELD
61
___ Domini : ANNO
62
Terra ___ : COTTA
63
1960's TV horse : MRED
64
As soon as : ONCE
65
More suitable : APTER
66
Graven image : IDOL
67
Majors in acting? : LEE
68
Necessities : NEEDS
69
What the fourth little piggy had : NONE
Down
1
Overcharged : GOUGED
2
Old "What's My Line?" name : ARLENE
3
Trophy shelf : MANTEL
4
Blind piece : SLAT
5
L. Ron Hubbard genre : SCIFI
6
Rest room designation : LADIES
7
Tech support caller : USER
8
Bad beginning : MISSTART
9
___ voce : SOTTO
10
Soviet committees : PRESIDIA
11
Most peaceful : SERENEST
12
___ Jima : IWO
15
One-named singer : CHARO
20
Nostalgia-evoking song : OLDIE
21
Plant sticker : BUR
25
Sticky stuff : GOO
27
Visitors to Earth, for short : ETS
29
Matt's "Today" co-host : KATIE
32
Manhattan sch. : NYU
34
Acad. honor : PHD
36
Drapery fabric : CRETONNE
37
Make public : ANNOUNCE
38
Pronghorn : ANTELOPE
39
"___ Days" (Schwarzenegger film) : ENDOF
40
Limbo requisite : BAR
41
Good times : UPS
45
From head ___ : TOTOE
46
MacGraw of "Love Story" : ALI
48
Kind of titmouse : TUFTED
50
Work too hard : OVERDO
51
Keep adding : PILEON
52
Rider's seat : SADDLE
54
One conquered by Pizarro : INCAN
56
Generals' insignia : STARS
59
Suffix with novel : ETTE
60
"Sounds good to me" : IMIN
61
Popular I.S.P. : AOL

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

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