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New York Times, Tuesday, November 20, 2001

Author:
Kelly Clark
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Down : Plug up
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1510/29/19978/12/20161
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1143510
ScrabDebutFresh
1.636530%
Kelly Clark

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {KQXZ} This is puzzle # 9 for Ms. Clark. Tuesday freshness: 96%
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M
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N
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J
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B
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W
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© 2001, The New York Times11/20/1 ( No. 19,005 )
Across
1
Labor Day and many other fed. holidays : MONS
5
Canterbury can : GAOL
9
"Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
13
Eastern nurse : AMAH
14
Slow, on a score : LENTO
15
Where homeys hang : HOOD
16
Lamb's meat made of building blocks? : LEGOMUTTON
18
Got on in years : AGED
19
Six Flags New England locale : AGAWAM
20
Utah state flower : SEGOLILY
22
For most movie audiences : RATEDPG
24
___ y Plata (Montana's motto) : ORO
25
Decision regarding a Belafonte song? : DAYOJUDGMENT
31
Picture holder : ALBUM
34
1989 Oscar winner Jessica : TANDY
35
Susan of "The Partridge Family" : DEY
36
Guilty one, in copspeak : PERP
37
Lion tamers' needs : WHIPS
38
Wine label info : YEAR
39
Sister of Zsa Zsa : EVA
40
Sound on the hour : CHIME
41
Totaled, costwise : RANTO
42
Place for assenting Brits? : RIGHTOCENTER
45
Ltd., here : INC
46
Foxhole occupant : SOLDIER
50
Guaranteed to work : FAILSAFE
55
Sen. Feinstein : DIANNE
56
Airline since 1948 : ELAL
57
Beatle's maxim? : RINGOTRUTH
59
Add fringe to : EDGE
60
Subordinate Clauses? : ELVES
61
Oozy ground : MIRE
62
Hammer or sickle : TOOL
63
Roy Rogers's real surname : SLYE
64
Rose part : STEM
Down
1
Of the cheek : MALAR
2
Alpha's opposite : OMEGA
3
Bother persistently : NAGAT
4
Made the scene : SHOWEDUP
5
Comprehend : GET
6
Black or red insects : ANTS
7
Platte River Indian : OTOE
8
A million to one, say : LONGODDS
9
Haifa hello : SHALOM
10
One who sits cross-legged, maybe : YOGI
11
Christmas : NOEL
12
Water awhirl : EDDY
14
Like inferior gravy : LUMPY
17
Sir's mate : MADAM
21
Unrestrained revelry : ORGY
23
Like some romances : GOTHIC
26
"I love," to Yvette : JAIME
27
Sets free : UNPENS
28
Genesis garden : EDEN
29
"Cool!" : NEAT
30
Newbie : TYRO
31
Mimic : APER
32
First name in jeans : LEVI
33
Toot one's own horn : BRAG
37
"So?" : WHOCARES
38
Sail supports : YARDARMS
40
Boxes: Abbr. : CTNS
41
Kindled anew : RELIT
43
Campus Jewish organization : HILLEL
44
Fusses : TODOS
47
Mukluks wearer : INUIT
48
___ nous : ENTRE
49
Shorten again, perhaps : REHEM
50
Pedal pushers : FEET
51
Designer Gucci : ALDO
52
Othello's ensign : IAGO
53
Plug up : FILL
54
A deadly sin : ENVY
58
"How about that!" : GEE

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

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