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New York Times, Tuesday, February 13, 2001

Author:
Michael Shteyman
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Down : Writers for old literary columns
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
552/13/200111/11/20176
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RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
521.6225255%
Michael Shteyman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {C} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Shteyman. Tuesday freshness: 17%
1
U
2
S
3
S
4
R
5
R
6
A
7
M
8
O
9
S
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M
11
A
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S
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S
14
T
I
N
A
15
A
S
I
D
E
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A
M
A
T
17
I
Z
O
D
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M
A
X
I
E
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N
I
N
O
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L
E
W
I
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S
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G
I
S
T
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O
N
T
O
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F
O
R
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K
I
N
T
H
26
E
R
O
A
D
27
A
28
L
L
29
I
N
V
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S
E
Q
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Q
U
A
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D
33
E
E
34
E
35
U
36
H
37
A
38
U
39
L
40
U
N
K
N
41
O
W
N
V
42
A
43
R
I
A
B
L
E
44
A
T
E
A
M
45
A
R
E
46
M
A
N
N
47
N
48
O
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T
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R
A
51
J
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N
A
T
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S
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P
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A
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N
I
S
H
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F
O
R
A
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N
D
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M
A
Z
E
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A
R
O
W
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M
O
O
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S
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E
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O
P
U
S
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G
O
R
K
66
I
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I
N
E
Z
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K
A
R
T
69
E
N
T
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R
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S
E
A
R
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E
W
E
S
72
S
E
E
Y
A
73
E
D
N
A
© 2001, The New York Times2/13/1 ( No. 18,725 )
Across
1
Warsaw Pact land : USSR
5
1990's Philippine leader Fidel : RAMOS
10
What "m" is in F = ma : MASS
14
Singer Turner : TINA
15
Off from the center : ASIDE
16
Amo, amas, ___ : AMAT
17
Label on some sportswear : IZOD
18
1985 Glenn Close film : MAXIE
19
Cuban boy : NINO
20
Track star Carl : LEWIS
22
Main point : GIST
23
What might follow catch or latch : ONTO
24
27
See 41-Down : ALL
29
Storekeeper's stock: Abbr. : INV
30
Et ___ (footnote abbr.) : SEQ
31
Campus locale : QUAD
33
Large shoe specification : EEE
35
Self-mover's rental : UHAUL
40
44
"Mission possible" group? : ATEAM
45
"___ you nuts?" : ARE
46
Jazzman Herbie : MANN
47
"___ likely!" : NOT
50
British rule in colonial India : RAJ
52
Rebel Turner : NAT
53
59
Rat's learning place : MAZE
60
Lined up : AROW
61
Maine forest sight : MOOSE
64
Musical work : OPUS
65
Russian writer Maxim : GORKI
67
Don Juan's mother : INEZ
68
Go-___ : KART
69
"The door's open!" : ENTER
70
Lightly burn : SEAR
71
Farm mothers : EWES
72
"Ta-ta!" : SEEYA
73
Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay : EDNA
Down
1
Electricity or water: Abbr. : UTIL
2
42 Long, e.g. : SIZE
3
Six-sided figure : SNOWFLAKE
4
Pilot's communicator : RADIO
5
Dodge product : RAM
6
Without questioning or debate : ASAGIVEN
7
Add, as an ingredient : MIXIN
8
Writers for old literary columns : ODISTS
9
Boil : SEETHE
10
Large estate : MANOR
11
___ acid : AMINO
12
December drop-in : SANTA
13
Prepared to sing the national anthem : STOOD
21
___ Lanka : SRI
25
Was positive : KNEW
26
Prefix with lateral : EQUI
27
Swimming pool shade : AQUA
28
Stage actor Alfred : LUNT
32
Focus of a genome study : DNA
34
Early 60's singer Little ___ : EVA
36
Order with eggs : HAM
37
Left : ABANDONED
38
Armbone : ULNA
39
Gave for a while : LENT
41
Prefix meaning 27-Across : OMNI
42
Cursor mover : ARROWKEY
43
Derrière : REAR
48
Oil-rich Indians : OSAGES
49
Seat of power : THRONE
51
Toast topper : JAM
53
Light up : SMOKE
54
Sweet fruit : PAPAW
55
Sky-blue : AZURE
56
They may go out on a limb : NESTS
57
Strong suit : FORTE
58
Clamor : NOISE
62
Rapper Combs : SEAN
63
Poet Pound : EZRA
66
It may be money in the bank: Abbr. : IRA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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