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New York Times, Wednesday, January 8, 2003

Author:
James Rogers
Editor:
Will Shortz
35-Down : Brit's "Baloney!"
TotalDebutLatest
28/29/20011/8/2003
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James Rogers

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FQXZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Rogers. Wednesday freshness: 24%
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© 2003, The New York Times1/8/3 ( No. 19,419 )
Across
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Clipper feature : SAIL
5
"Hogwash!" : PSHAW
10
Coventry cleaner : CHAR
14
Cousin of a hawk : KITE
15
Up the ante : RAISE
16
Take on : HIRE
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Improve one's golf game? : IRONOUTTHEKINKS
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Marbles, so to speak : SANITY
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Jukebox favorite : OLDIE
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Barely miss, as the golf cup : RIM
25
Hatcher of "Lois & Clark" : TERI
26
Grammy-winner Black : CLINT
27
Meter reading : USAGE
29
Son of Cain : ENOCH
32
Heads downtown? : MAYORS
34
Sticky stuff : GOO
35
Like some noodle dishes : THAI
39
Inexperienced golfers? : BABESINTHEWOODS
42
Links rarities : ACES
43
Cheer : RAH
44
Hardly cheery : DISMAL
45
1996 A.L. rookie of the year : JETER
47
Composer's basis : THEME
48
Bewildered : ATSEA
52
First name in Polish politics : LECH
54
Mach 1 breaker : SST
55
Common fraternity activity : PRANK
56
Friend of Pooh : PIGLET
58
Taking one's time on the green? : PUTTERINGAROUND
63
Wanton look : LEER
64
Olympics broadcaster Jim : MCKAY
65
Mary Kay competitor : AVON
66
Little spin : EDDY
67
Edges (out) : NOSES
68
Duchamp's movement : DADA
Down
1
Schuss, e.g. : SKI
2
Cause of inflation? : AIR
3
Midori on the ice : ITO
4
Place for a cap : LENS
5
Kind of danish : PRUNE
6
Many a Swift work : SATIRE
7
Playing golf : HITTINGTHELINKS
8
Unhealthy-looking : ASHY
9
Minute : WEE
10
"Relax, bro!" : CHILL
11
Language from which "thug" is derived : HINDI
12
Alan of "Gattaca" : ARKIN
13
PlayStation button : RESET
18
Horse operas : OATERS
19
"How'm I doin'?" asker : KOCH
22
Arthur Murray lesson : RUMBA
23
Father of Esau : ISAAC
24
Noncommittal response : MAYBE
28
Takes off : GOES
30
"That's amazing!" : OOH
31
Like Vassar, now : COED
33
Beget : SIRE
35
Brit's "Baloney!" : TOSH
36
Zeroes (in on) : HOMES
37
First vice president : ADAMS
38
___ of Langerhans (pancreas part) : ISLET
40
Rebellious Turner : NAT
41
Become wizened : WITHER
45
Hemingway's Barnes : JAKE
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Rasta's music : REGGAE
48
iPod maker : APPLE
49
Made level : TRUED
50
Beyond full : SATED
51
Diary bit : ENTRY
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Potter's buys : CLAYS
56
Trillionth: Prefix : PICO
57
Warty hopper : TOAD
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Loser to J.F.K. : RMN
60
Charlottesville sch. : UVA
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Approval of sorts : NOD
62
Genomic matter : DNA

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

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