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New York Times, Saturday, September 3, 2005

Author:
Bob Peoples
Editor:
Will Shortz
49-Across : Mexican Indians
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
392/11/20012/26/20116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
303011121
RebusScrabDebutFresh
21.5529785%
Bob Peoples

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 26 Missing: {FJQVZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 34 for Mr. Peoples. Saturday freshness: 63%
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© 2005, The New York Times9/3/5 ( No. 20,388 )
Across
1
"Damn right!" : YOUBETCHA
10
Contents of special lanterns : GENII
15
Like some loans : UNSECURED
16
Get by force : EXACT
17
Epitome of focus : LASERBEAM
18
London institution, with "The" : TIMES
19
Tennis's U.S. Open is played on it: Abbr. : EDT
20
Great: Prefix : UBER
21
Common exfoliant ingredient : PUMICE
22
"The Erl-King," for one : LIED
24
Unisex winter apparel : SKICAP
26
Evening dress enhancer : BOA
27
Hints : OMENS
29
Pet : SNIT
30
Troubles : AILS
31
Alternative to sherbet : GELATO
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Nickname for Nantucket, because of its frequent fog, with "the" : GRAYLADY
35
Décolleté : LOWNECKED
37
Place for many pictures : MEGAPLEX
40
Weather graphic : ISOBAR
44
Short range? : ATOB
45
Diamond stats : ERAS
47
Extrapowerful : TURBO
48
One working with a 23-Down: Abbr. : DET
49
Mexican Indians : OTOMIS
51
Disrespect : SASS
52
Derby parts : CROWNS
54
Route for Ben-Hur : ITER
56
Small house : COT
57
Dear : ANGEL
58
Trapped : INAPICKLE
60
Children's author Danziger : PAULA
61
Called for : DERIGUEUR
62
How to cheat : SLYLY
63
Schedule checkers : IRSAGENTS
Down
1
Holiday tradition : YULELOG
2
See 28-Down : ONADIME
3
Loser in a 1962 showdown with J.F.K. : USSTEEL
4
Fuzzy flier : BEE
5
Cream : ECRU
6
Marcus or Winfred of the N.F.L. : TUBBS
7
Losers in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend : CREEKS
8
Official fact finder : HEARINGEXAMINER
9
Mil. rank established by Cong. in 1862 : ADM
10
Outfit : GETUP
11
U.S. bank established in 1934, informally : EXIM
12
Former German protectorate : NAMIBIA
13
Chilled : ICECOLD
14
"Piece of cake!" : ITSEASY
21
Giuliani adversary, once : PATAKI
23
Typing center : DNALAB
25
Publication concern: Abbr. : CIRC
28
With 2-Down, handle perfectly, as a car : STOP
30
Novelist Huxley : ALDOUS
32
Barn young : OWLETS
34
Recently: Abbr. : YEST
36
Ancient libertine : NERO
37
Daredevils : MADCAPS
38
Abiding : ETERNAL
39
Main man : GOTOGUY
41
Tall fern : BRACKEN
42
Big Swedish export : ABSOLUT
43
Rolls : ROSTERS
46
The Indians play them : SITARS
49
Canine topper : ONLAY
50
Certain print : SEPIA
53
Spring place : WELL
55
1969 Bond girl : RIGG
58
First name in despotism : IDI
59
Finger-pointing, maybe : CUE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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