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New York Times, Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
13-Down : Wet, weatherwise
TotalDebutLatest
1821/12/197810/27/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
485442212852
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.534304631%
Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 120 for Mr. Silvestri. Wednesday freshness: 46%
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© 2003, The New York Times11/19/3 ( No. 19,734 )
Across
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D.C. fund-raisers : PACS
5
Come to ___ with : GRIPS
10
Brewery need : HOPS
14
Cut the crop : REAP
15
"Haystacks" artist : MONET
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Brilliantly colored fish : OPAH
17
Colleague of Agatha : ERLE
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Take in or out : ALTER
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Carson's successor : LENO
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Let's do it : FALLINLOVE
22
Ring result : DRAW
23
Lagoon area : ATOLL
24
Full-scale victory : SWEEP
26
Downed a sub, say : ATE
27
Jazz's George with the triple platinum album "Breezin'" : BENSON
29
Leather processor : TANNER
31
Kind of rug : AREA
35
With low spirits : SADLY
36
Letts do it : INHABITLATVIA
41
Prepare to be knighted : KNEEL
42
Event for Cinderella : BALL
43
Cook too long : OVERDO
45
Computer language : PASCAL
51
Voluminous ref. work : OED
52
Enveloping glows : AURAS
56
Barrel part : STAVE
57
Light air : LILT
59
Lets do it : TICKTHENET
61
"Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" writer : AGEE
62
Cookout site : PATIO
63
Pub order : PINT
64
Rick's old flame : ILSA
65
Of service : UTILE
66
"Bus Stop" writer : INGE
67
Telephone site : DESK
68
Formal wear : TAILS
69
Poetic adverb : NEER
Down
1
Home built in a day? : PREFAB
2
Make bubbly : AERATE
3
Visit : CALLON
4
They're often cast : SPELLS
5
Fed : GMAN
6
Fancy wheels, informally : ROLLS
7
Following behind : INTOW
8
"Pet" annoyance : PEEVE
9
Mason's assistant : STREET
10
Maintain : HOLD
11
Modus ___ : OPERANDI
12
Long, slender cigar : PANATELA
13
Wet, weatherwise : SHOWERY
21
1969 Peace Prize grp. : ILO
25
Future of the present : PAST
28
Catch cold? : NAB
30
Part of U.S.N.A.: Abbr. : NAV
32
Barbecue bit : RIB
33
Theta's preceder : ETA
34
The lot : ALL
36
Entice : INVEIGLE
37
Uncalled for : NEEDLESS
38
___ Royal Highness : HER
39
Hawkeye player : ALDA
40
Jungfrau, for one : ALP
41
Kraft Foods brand : KOOLAID
44
Production : OUTPUT
46
Fallout after a blast : ASH
47
Intervene : STEPIN
48
Eyetooth : CANINE
49
Get back for : AVENGE
50
Athletic award : LETTER
53
Gaucho's accessory : RIATA
54
Intermission follower : ACTII
55
Proficiency : SKILL
58
Furniture wood : TEAK
60
Lower ten : TOES

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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