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New York Times, Thursday, September 9, 2004

Author:
Peter Abide
Editor:
Will Shortz
21-Across : Rustling sound
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
85/11/200011/27/20051
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2020400
ScrabDebutFresh
1.766153%
Peter Abide

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Abide. Thursday freshness: 52%
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© 2004, The New York Times9/9/4 ( No. 20,029 )
Across
1
Smudge : BLOT
5
Quiet times : CALMS
10
Hole maker : MOTH
14
Call's companion : BECK
15
One in search of a tin can : UBOAT
16
Parrot : ECHO
17
Hesitation by actor William? : KATTSPAUSE
19
Fats Waller's "___ I'll Be Tired of You" : THEN
20
Peeved : INASNIT
21
Rustling sound : SWOOSH
23
Peanut Butter Lovers Mo. : NOV
24
River of Hesse : EDER
26
Abed : NOTUP
28
Garden figure : GNOME
30
Don't just stand there : REACT
33
Piz Bernina, e.g. : ALP
34
Suffix with modern : IZE
36
Reason for a citation: Abbr. : DWI
37
A large order : ELKS
38
Contract term for a 1930's heavyweight champ? : BAERSCLAUSE
41
1974 Gould/Sutherland spoof : SPYS
43
Farm cry : MOO
44
Select, with "for" : OPT
45
Neither's partner : NOR
46
Handle clumsily : PAWAT
48
Crocheted item : SHAWL
52
Bit of nostalgia : OLDIE
54
Leaves home? : TREE
56
Key opener? : PHI
57
Vivacity : ESPRIT
60
Straddling : ONTOPOF
62
Org. with eligibility rules : NCAA
63
Actor Russell's Oscar win? : CROWESFEAT
65
Is beneficial : PAYS
66
Trade fair-goer : BUYER
67
Greatness : FAME
68
Travel plans: Abbr. : RTES
69
___ Yello (soft drink) : MELLO
70
Went down : SLID
Down
1
"The Thrill Is Gone" hitmaker, 1970 : BBKING
2
Use for support : LEANON
3
Book specification : OCTAVO
4
Ducats: Abbr. : TKTS
5
One of a team of eight : CUPID
6
Lessener : ABATER
7
Cardinals great ___ Brock : LOU
8
It may be high in church : MASS
9
Do a slow boil : STEW
10
"Ditto" : METOO
11
Biography of a noted newspaper publisher? : OCHSTALE
12
Comic book hero since 1962 : THEHULK
13
Babydoll : HON
18
Cause for a blessing : SNEEZE
22
Ft. Erie's home : ONT
25
Revolutionary War soldier : REDCOAT
27
Later afterthought: Abbr. : PPS
29
G.I.'s not accounted for : MIAS
31
Leather sticker : AWL
32
"Later!" : CIAO
35
First name in humor : ERMA
37
Job preceder: Abbr. : ESTH
38
Famed admiral's concurrence? : BYRDSAYE
39
Spread : SOW
40
Tournament shockers : UPSETS
41
___-Jet (winter vehicle) : SNO
42
Skunk : POLECAT
46
Apiece : PER
47
Mason's aid : TROWEL
49
Attorney's filing : APPEAL
50
Introspective query : WHOAMI
51
Stole : LIFTED
53
Bridge declaration : IPASS
55
Summer time in Buenos Aires : ENERO
58
Long-range weapon, for short : ICBM
59
Align : TRUE
61
Switch positions : OFFS
62
Popular news source, briefly : NPR
64
Olive ___ : OYL

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5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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