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New York Times, Thursday, January 8, 2004

Author:
Michael Shteyman
Editor:
Will Shortz
6-Down : Reynaldo, to Polonius
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
552/13/200111/11/20176
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
336717694
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
521.6225255%
Michael Shteyman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 37 Missing: {FHJQX} This is puzzle # 23 for Mr. Shteyman. Thursday freshness: 58%
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K
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I
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E
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V
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A
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S
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S
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N
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M
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K
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T
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G
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I
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L
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T
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N
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A
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R
O
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A
D
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T
R
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D
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R
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S
L
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E
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T
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A
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K
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K
R
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Z
Y
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K
A
T
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E
R
R
S
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E
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N
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A
B
O
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U
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T
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M
R
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M
O
O
T
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O
D
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N
S
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P
A
S
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T
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U
R
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O
N
A
T
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A
R
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O
N
P
O
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T
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A
P
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R
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K
B
S
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S
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R
O
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S
P
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D
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C
O
L
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K
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N
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G
K
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G
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O
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R
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O
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K
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L
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N
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A
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M
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R
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V
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G
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O
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T
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K
© 2004, The New York Times1/8/4 ( No. 19,784 )
Across
1
European capital of 21/2 million : KIEV
5
Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. : ASSN
9
Business school subj. : MKTG
13
Mouth site? : INLET
15
Endangered goose : NENE
16
Prefix with magnetic : AERO
17
Love : ADORE
18
Nursery offering : TREE
19
Certain rug worker : DYER
20
Like LP's : SLEEVED
22
Latin 101 verb : ESSE
23
Appropriate : TAKE
26
Comic strip set in Coconino County : KRAZYKAT
28
Messes up : ERRS
29
Article in Die Zeit : EINE
30
Around : ABOUT
33
Hosp. picture : MRI
34
Not worth debating : MOOT
35
Birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen : ODENSE
36
Pioneer in vaccination : PASTEUR
38
Rampaging : ONATEAR
39
Watching : ONPOST
40
Copycat : APER
41
Computer units: Abbr. : KBS
42
Commercial prefix with foam : STYRO
43
Careered : SPED
44
U.S.S. ___, ship in 2000 news : COLE
45
1933 RKO hit : KINGKONG
47
0 letters : OPER
48
Plant with pods : OKRA
50
Doesn't ignore : LISTENS
52
Crawl (with) : TEEM
53
"Beetle Bailey" dog : OTTO
54
"Me, too" : ASAMI
58
San ___, Italy : REMO
59
Mouselike animal : VOLE
60
Order beside a car door : GETIN
61
About half of binary code : ONES
62
Milk dispensers : EWES
63
Certain race ... or a cryptic title to this puzzle : TENK
Down
1
Spectra maker : KIA
2
Polit. designation : IND
3
"Xanadu" rock group : ELO
4
Greeting card features : VERSES
5
Frontal, to an anatomist : ANTERIOR
6
Reynaldo, to Polonius : SERVANT
7
Blessed act? : SNEEZE
8
Not self-sufficient : NEEDY
9
Wagered : MADEABET
10
Classic comedy figure : KEYSTONEKOP
11
"___ bien!" : TRES
12
Reason for an R rating : GORE
14
Business card abbr. : TEL
21
Barely make : EKEOUT
23
Presto and others : TEMPOS
24
Out-and-out : ARRANT
25
It opened its first store in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 1937 : KRISPYKREME
27
1950's-60's Hungarian premier János : KADAR
31
In working order : USABLE
32
Less wordy : TERSER
34
Physics particle : MESON
35
Tense : ONEDGE
37
"1000 Oceans" singer, 1999 : TORIAMOS
38
Some women's shoe features : OPENTOES
40
Peter or Paul, but not Mary : APOSTLE
43
One way to the top? : SKITOW
44
Baby : COSSET
46
Boxing need : GLOVE
48
Other: Sp. : OTRO
49
Neato : KEEN
51
Bother : NAG
55
Downed : ATE
56
Bit of time: Abbr. : MIN
57
Publicity : INK

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

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