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New York Times, Monday, October 1, 2001

Author:
Janice M. Putney
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Down : Test the strength of, chemically
TotalDebutLatest
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.562411%
Janice M. Putney

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Putney. Monday freshness: 79%
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© 2001, The New York Times10/1/1 ( No. 18,955 )
Across
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"Hold it right there!" : WHOA
5
Saintly glow : HALO
9
Scout's mission : RECON
14
Metrical foot : IAMB
15
Pitcher : EWER
16
Prefix with centric : ETHNO
17
Mmes., in Madrid : SRAS
18
Letterman of late-night : DAVE
19
Anthracite and bituminous : COALS
20
See 40-Across : PINOTGRIGIO
23
Bread for a ham sandwich : RYE
24
Saxophone and oboe : REEDS
25
Elmer who hunts wabbits : FUDD
27
Truth stretcher : FIBBER
30
Indian child : PAPOOSE
33
Suffix with serpent : INE
34
Philanthropist : DONOR
37
General Foods coffee : SANKA
38
Party with leis : LUAU
40
Subject of this puzzle : WINES
42
Hitch : SNAG
43
Burst : ERUPT
45
Excite : KEYUP
47
Had lunch : ATE
48
Celebrate : REJOICE
50
Showing more age, maybe : GRAYER
52
Aware of : ONTO
53
"... to fetch ___ of water" : APAIL
55
Sal of song, e.g. : GAL
57
See 40-Across : REDBURGUNDY
62
Lasso : RIATA
64
Wyatt of the West : EARP
65
Farm sounds : MOOS
66
Bonehead : IDIOT
67
Predecessor of Exxon : ESSO
68
Painting not for the demure : NUDE
69
Phony gems : PASTE
70
Like one side of a pool : DEEP
71
"___ out?" (pet's choice) : INOR
Down
1
Bit of smoke : WISP
2
Spy Mata ___ : HARI
3
Arabian Peninsula land : OMAN
4
Soak up : ABSORB
5
Many an estate border : HEDGEROW
6
Oscar or Tony : AWARD
7
501's : LEVIS
8
Calif. neighbor : OREG
9
Gets back : RECOUPS
10
D.D.E.'s W.W. II command : ETO
11
See 40-Across : CHARDONNAY
12
Left Turn ___ (street sign) : ONLY
13
The scenter of things? : NOSE
21
Ticked (off) : TEED
22
"___ Man Answers" (1962 flick) : IFA
26
"___ I say, not ..." : DOAS
27
Secretary, at times : FILER
28
Get used (to) : INURE
29
See 40-Across : BEAUJOLAIS
30
Mice, to cats : PREY
31
In-line item : SKATE
32
Itching to go : EAGER
35
"Just do it" sloganeer : NIKE
36
Start of a long distance call : ONE
39
Atop : UPON
41
Sweet drink : SUGARPOP
44
Test the strength of, chemically : TITRATE
46
Fussy sort : PRIG
49
Miler Sebastian : COE
51
Graduates : ALUMNI
53
Humiliate : ABASE
54
Derby prize : PURSE
55
Handshake : GRIP
56
Broadway hit co-written by Elton John : AIDA
58
Owner's certificate : DEED
59
It could be proper : NOUN
60
Extinct bird : DODO
61
River of Belgium : YSER
63
Preschooler : TOT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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