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New York Times, Saturday, October 18, 2003

Author:
Myles Callum
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : Unwanted expansion
TotalDebutLatest
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Myles Callum

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {FJWZ} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Callum. Saturday freshness: 81%
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© 2003, The New York Times10/18/3 ( No. 19,702 )
Across
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"Way to go, bro!" : YOUDAMAN
9
Public opinion, briefly : VOXPOP
15
Lickety-split : INNOTIME
16
Jelly Roll Morton, e.g. : CREOLE
17
Noodge : PESTERER
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Like some Web forums : HOSTED
19
"If I could dwell / Where Israfel / Hath dwelt ..." writer : POE
20
Bartók's "Sonata for Solo Violin" was written for him : MENUHIN
22
Defective : BAD
23
It's about a buck : EURO
25
Made fancy : DIDUP
26
___ Ration (Alpo alternative) : KENL
27
Footnote abbr. : ETSEQ
29
It chases people in it : TAG
30
Piñata feature : TILDE
31
Word before free or bound : DUTY
33
Not as good : EVILLER
35
Play ender, often : ACTIII
38
Nymph pursuers : SATYRS
39
"God willing!" : IHOPESO
41
Mathematical rings : TORI
42
Subdivide : RECUT
43
Surly sort : CUR
45
Dangerous mosquito : AEDES
49
Muscles for bench pressers : PECS
50
Patty Hearst's S.L.A. identity : TANIA
52
Relative of a mariposa : SEGO
53
Saccharin discoverer ___ Remsen : IRA
54
Kitchen hanger : POTHOOK
56
Sched. coordinator, often : MGR
57
Emergency transportation : LITTER
59
Solo : ALLALONE
61
Picks up : LEARNS
62
Object of many crushes : TEENIDOL
63
He loved Olivia but married Viola : ORSINO
64
Game plan : STRATEGY
Down
1
"Huzzah!" : YIPPEE
2
Early inning status : ONEOUT
3
Family with a great track record? : UNSERS
4
Letter finisher, of sorts : DOT
5
"Lemme ___!" : ATEM
6
Stuck : MIRED
7
Concierge service, e.g. : AMENITY
8
"Canto General" poet : NERUDA
9
Program blocker : VCHIP
10
"___ Diana's altar to protest": Shak. : ORON
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Scoresheet marks : XES
12
Unwanted expansion : POTBELLY
13
Poisonous ornamental : OLEANDER
14
People pushing things : PEDDLERS
21
Extremely popular : HUGE
24
Ismene's father : OEDIPUS
26
Highlanders, e.g. : KILTIES
28
Pacify : QUIET
30
Pageant wear : TIARA
32
Preceder of the season : TIS
34
Abbr. on a brandy label : VSO
35
Dr. Scholl's insole brand : AIRPILLO
36
Relatively bright : CHEERIER
37
Fantasia alternatives : TOCCATAS
40
One ___ (kids' game) : OCAT
41
Certain eight-line poem : TRIOLET
44
Flips one's lid? : UNHATS
46
No longer stylish : DEMODE
47
Seasonal serving : EGGNOG
48
Very : SORELY
50
Body : TORSO
51
Many an Internet user : AOLER
54
Friend who founded a state : PENN
55
Japanese syllabic script : KANA
58
Prefix with athlete : TRI
60
Potted : LIT

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

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