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New York Times, Monday, January 17, 2005

Author:
Alison Donald
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Down : Economic cycle
TotalDebutLatest
73/24/200312/4/2007
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0511000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.591514%
Alison Donald

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Donald. Monday freshness: 89%
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B
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E
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B
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O
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P
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G
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A
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R
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L
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A
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K
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N
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V
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G
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D
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B
© 2005, The New York Times1/17/5 ( No. 20,159 )
Across
1
Jazz style : BEBOP
6
Reclusive actress Greta : GARBO
11
Sandwich initials : BLT
14
Tehran native : IRANI
15
Perfect : IDEAL
16
Karel Capek play : RUR
17
Rooming house offering : BEDANDBOARD
19
Whiz : ACE
20
Tints : HUES
21
Tasteless : TACKY
23
Large monkeys : BABOONS
27
Happy-face symbols : SMILEYS
29
Peter of "Lawrence of Arabia" : OTOOLE
30
Cuban dance music: Var. : RHUMBA
31
Make up (for) : ATONE
32
Rent : LEASE
33
___ King Cole : NAT
36
"___ Lama Ding Dong" (1961 nonsense hit) : RAMA
37
Nullifies : VOIDS
38
Author Ferber : EDNA
39
Mrs., in Madrid : SRA
40
Like the weather around lighthouses, often : FOGGY
41
Open, as a package : UNBOX
42
Ed of "The Honeymooners" : NORTON
44
Carve : INCISE
45
Golf attendants : CADDIES
47
Prayer book : PSALTER
48
Country bumpkins : RUBES
49
Et ___ (and others) : ALII
50
Part of a college e-mail address : EDU
51
Like a native : BORNANDBRED
58
Bro's sibling : SIS
59
Tape deck button : EJECT
60
Ham it up : EMOTE
61
Asian holiday : TET
62
Cosmetician Lauder : ESTEE
63
Dork : DWEEB
Down
1
Baby's mealtime garment : BIB
2
Afore : ERE
3
Naughty : BAD
4
___ case-by-case basis : ONA
5
Tiny puncture : PINHOLE
6
Scoffs : GIBES
7
Fusses : ADOS
8
Stephen of "The Crying Game" : REA
9
Drinker's place : BAR
10
Antiquated : OLDTIME
11
Drilling tool : BRACEANDBIT
12
Like a rabbit's foot, supposedly : LUCKY
13
Deuce toppers : TREYS
18
Sand hill : DUNE
22
Priest's robe : ALB
23
Wild swine : BOARS
24
___ of roses : ATTAR
25
Economic cycle : BOOMANDBUST
26
Mrs. Chaplin : OONA
27
Disreputable : SHADY
28
Rumple : MUSS
30
King's time on the throne : REIGN
32
Apple's apple and Chevron's chevron : LOGOS
34
Win by ___ : ANOSE
35
Levy imposer : TAXER
37
Cast a ballot : VOTE
38
Letter accompanier: Abbr. : ENCL
40
Toy loved by dogs : FRISBEE
41
Without assistance : UNAIDED
43
Wordsworth creation : ODE
44
"The proof ___ the pudding" : ISIN
45
Toothpaste brand : CREST
46
War hero Murphy : AUDIE
47
Dish : PLATE
49
Suffix with accept : ANCE
52
Breakfast drinks, briefly : OJS
53
No longer working: Abbr. : RET
54
Mercedes competitor : BMW
55
Fish eggs : ROE
56
Summer on the Seine : ETE
57
Belle of a ball : DEB

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

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