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New York Times, Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Author:
Patrick Merrell
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Down : As old as the hills
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Patrick Merrell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {BJQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 37 for Mr. Merrell. Wednesday freshness: 81%
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© 2004, The New York Times10/13/4 ( No. 20,063 )
Across
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Tackle's protection : PADS
5
Indian silk center : ASSAM
10
Letters for a religious scholar : THD
13
Outlet output: Abbr. : ELEC
14
Funny cars might burn it : NITRO
15
Curb, with "in" : REIN
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Sports car, familiarly : ALFA
18
More blue? : TRUER
19
"Argghh!" : OHNO
20
What fall traditionally brings : CHILLIERWEATHER
23
Intoxicating : HEADY
24
Restaurant posting : MENU
25
Part of a school's Web site name : EDU
26
Shore soarer : ERN
27
"Sprechen ___ Deutsch?" : SIE
30
Annie or Dondi, of the comics : ORPHAN
32
Collectors' goals : SETS
34
Hydrocarbon suffixes : ANES
37
Staff members: Abbr. : ASSTS
38
Ones responding to 20-Across : WILDGEESE
41
"Git!" : SCRAM
44
Mess overseers: Abbr. : SGTS
45
Bounders : CADS
49
Easy marks : CHUMPS
51
Old White House inits. : HST
53
"Nope" : NAH
54
Suffix with human : OID
55
Luxury : EASE
58
Screwball : WACKY
60
What 38-Across might take : FLORIDAVACATION
64
Sportswear brand : FILA
65
Shot from a tee : DRIVE
66
Word before and after "à" : TETE
67
Back-to-school mo. : SEPT
68
Like some shoes and drinks : LACED
69
Actresses Balin and Claire : INAS
70
1965 Ursula Andress film : SHE
71
___ nous : ENTRE
72
Cig. boxes : CTNS
Down
1
Beauties : PEACHES
2
"None missing" : ALLHERE
3
Not giving in one bit : DEFIANT
4
Throw hot water on : SCALD
5
Pro's foe : ANTI
6
"Your majesty" : SIRE
7
Drang's counterpart : STURM
8
Am I, doubled : AREWE
9
Rita of "West Side Story" : MORENO
10
Track race : TROT
11
Sly laughs : HEHHEHS
12
Patronized, as a restaurant : DINEDAT
16
One result of a perfect game : NORUNS
21
Fleur-de-___ : LYS
22
Presences : AURAS
28
It makes "adverb" an adjective : IAL
29
Cuts off : ENDS
31
Infinitesimal division of a min. : PSEC
33
Did laps, say : SWAM
35
Grade A item : EGG
36
Clockmaker Thomas : SETH
39
Louvre pyramid architect : IMPEI
40
Tilde's shape, loosely : ESS
41
Pooh-poohs : SCOFFS
42
Spicy ingredients : CHILIES
43
Leader in a holiday song : RUDOLPH
46
As old as the hills : ANCIENT
47
Upper Midwesterner : DAKOTAN
48
Social problem : SHYNESS
50
Sit on it : SADDLE
52
Pan Am competitor : TWA
56
S. C. Johnson wrap : SARAN
57
Boot : EVICT
59
Cobwebby area : ATTIC
61
Monitor's measure : RATE
62
Assert : AVER
63
Turn over : CEDE

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

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