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New York Times, Wednesday, October 22, 2003

Author:
Judy Cole
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Down : 1936 Loretta Young title role
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Judy Cole

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {KQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Cole. Wednesday freshness: 19%
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© 2003, The New York Times10/22/3 ( No. 19,706 )
Across
1
Admitting a draft, maybe : AJAR
5
Anthem opening : OSAY
9
Capp lad : ABNER
14
Actor Cronyn : HUME
15
Gabrielle's companion on TV : XENA
16
Have the munchies for : CRAVE
17
Commotions : ADOS
18
Bullied : BROWBEATEN
20
1915 Lillian Gish film, with "The" : BIRTHOFANATION
22
Jimmy Stewart syllables : AWS
23
Plating material : TIN
24
Charged particles : ANIONS
28
Vienna-based cartel : OPEC
30
Jeter stat. : RBI
33
Ballroom dance : TANGO
34
Gray ___ : AREA
35
Swindle, slangily : BURN
36
1997 Roberto Benigni film : LIFEISBEAUTIFUL
39
One way to turn at sea : ALEE
40
Hightail it : TEAR
41
Way to go : ROUTE
42
Georgia, formerly: Abbr. : SSR
43
Strongbox document : DEED
44
Winter apple : RUSSET
45
Winner's take : POT
46
Galley tool : OAR
47
2002 Robin Williams film : DEATHTOSMOOCHY
55
Landfall for Ponce de León : PUERTORICO
56
Not stay put : ROAM
57
Le petit prince's home planet : TERRE
58
"The Good Earth" heroine : OLAN
59
Michener's "Centennial," e.g. : EPIC
60
Bridges in Hollywood : LLOYD
61
Model Banks : TYRA
62
Hospital supplies : SERA
Down
1
Melville mariner : AHAB
2
Dame ___ Dench : JUDI
3
Love personified : AMOR
4
Staff symbol : REST
5
River bends : OXBOWS
6
Lowly laborers : SERFS
7
Small forest buffalo : ANOA
8
[bor-r-ring!] : YAWN
9
Vinegary : ACETIC
10
Control center : BRAIN
11
Cold war winner : NATO
12
In a tie : EVEN
13
Cartoon Chihuahua : REN
19
Flat-bottomed rowboat : BATEAU
21
Former enemy capital : HANOI
24
Travel reference : ATLAS
25
Symbol of toughness : NAILS
26
Deduce : INFER
27
Curved arch : OGEE
28
Mountain nymph : OREAD
29
Still-life item : PEAR
30
Groucho's "Duck Soup" role : RUFUS
31
Ruffian : BRUTE
32
Dock site : INLET
34
Busy as ___ : ABEE
35
Book jacket items : BIOS
37
Prefix with scope : STETHO
38
Cape Cod town : TRURO
43
Like some lines : DOTTED
44
1936 Loretta Young title role : RAMONA
45
Fencer's deflection : PARRY
46
Award since 1927 : OSCAR
47
Field of honor event : DUEL
48
Architect Saarinen : EERO
49
Race pace : TROT
50
Overly suave : OILY
51
Assayers' stuff : ORES
52
Manage, somehow : COPE
53
"Ain't Got No" musical : HAIR
54
Pool site, for short : YMCA
55
"The ___ Club" (1970's-80's TV show) : PTL

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

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