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New York Times, Wednesday, September 25, 2002

Author:
Tyler Hinman
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Across : Noggin tops
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
227/4/20003/31/20115
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2163334
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.6013148%
Tyler Hinman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Hinman. Wednesday freshness: 53%
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© 2002, The New York Times9/25/2 ( No. 19,314 )
Across
1
Dust remover : RAG
4
Shadow : UMBRA
9
Locker room features : ODORS
14
Author Umberto : ECO
15
"The Crucible" setting : SALEM
16
Pretends to get K.O.'d : DIVES
17
Peacemaker? : LEADEROFTHEPACT
20
To begin with : ATFIRST
21
"Let's ___" : ROLL
22
Noggin tops : PATES
23
Sacrosanct : HALLOWED
27
Originate (from) : STEM
28
Eccentric type : FLAKE
30
They navigated by a star : MAGI
31
Always used by a poet : EER
32
Stocking tips : TOES
33
Accusation : CHARGE
35
Suavity that helps one hitch a ride? : THUMBTACT
37
It may go around the block : DETOUR
40
Viscount's superior : EARL
41
Canadian electees, for short : PMS
44
Butter substitute : OLEO
45
Charger : STEED
47
Riverbank predator : CROC
48
Halloween display : SKELETON
50
Bond player, once : MOORE
51
Kind of meet : SWAP
52
Major British publisher : PEARSON
54
Like a good building developer? : ONTHERIGHTTRACT
58
Like two, to four : FEWER
59
Oscar winner for "The Cider House Rules" : CAINE
60
Diamonds, slangily : ICE
61
Meat and potatoes : FOODS
62
Turn outward : SPLAY
63
New England catch : COD
Down
1
Problem during convalescence : RELAPSE
2
Overhead projector sheet : ACETATE
3
Chase : GOAFTER
4
They open Windows : USERS
5
Pathfinder explored it : MARS
6
Part of a Rorschach test : BLOT
7
Whistle-blower : REF
8
Vermonter operator : AMTRAK
9
1961 Newbery Medal winner Scott : ODELL
10
One of many hats worn by Benjamin Franklin : DIPLOMAT
11
Gametes : OVA
12
___ room : REC
13
Streak in the sky, for short : SST
18
Carpe ___ : DIEM
19
Unrevealed asset : HOLECARD
23
Former leading light : HASBEEN
24
Failed negotiation result : WAR
25
Humpty Dumpty : EGG
26
Conk out : DIE
28
High-quality, as a film : FOURSTAR
29
Landing craft: Abbr. : LEM
32
Opening day of the Masters: Abbr. : THU
34
Stomach acid, symbolically : HCL
35
Backyard sight : TOOLSHED
36
___ Bo (workout system) : TAE
37
Coiffures : DOS
38
Antlered animal : ELK
39
Buttonless shirt : TEE
41
Blah : PROSAIC
42
Home of the Atlas Mountains : MOROCCO
43
Like some candles : SCENTED
46
Debaters' needs : TOPICS
47
Fixed by an ed. : CORR
49
Pitchers : EWERS
50
"Ahoy" recipient : MATEY
52
Silvers who played Sgt. Bilko : PHIL
53
Sicilian erupter : ETNA
54
Amiss : OFF
55
Prefix with lithic : NEO
56
Wee hour : TWO
57
Interstice : GAP

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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