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New York Times, Saturday, February 2, 2002

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
28-Down : Actress Merrill
TotalDebutLatest
2531/26/19565/22/2005
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
41.5234018556%
A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 41 Missing: {JKQXZ} This is puzzle # 246 for Mr. Santora. Saturday freshness: 1%
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© 2002, The New York Times2/2/2 ( No. 19,079 )
Across
1
Book after Galatians: Abbr. : EPH
4
Spout : GAB
7
Fixed : REDONE
13
"___ star was glintin out aboon" (old poem start) : NAE
14
Coach Parseghian : ARA
15
Heartbeat : PITAPAT
16
Inauguration participant : SWEARER
18
Turns up : LOUDENS
19
Sleeping : INHIBERNATION
21
Belongings : GEAR
22
Fruitcakes : LOONS
23
Exam giver, maybe : DOC
26
Different : NEW
27
Acapulco gold : ORO
28
1957 #1 song : DIANA
30
Snow bringer : OLDMANWINTER
34
Breathless condition : APNEA
36
Where vicuñas roam : ANDES
37
Big decision time : GROUNDHOGDAY
41
Tree similar to a cottonwood : BALSA
42
Schedule abbr. : ARR
43
Make a dent in : MAR
46
Backstairs : SLY
47
"Bravo!" : GREAT
49
Screenplay direction : FADE
50
1927 #1 song : MEANDMYSHADOW
54
Warming : THERMAL
56
Spanish cowboy : LLANERO
57
A little of this, a little of that : VARIETY
58
Earthlink competitor : AOL
59
German newspaper ___ Bild : DER
60
Weigh : ASSESS
61
Old Pontiac LeMans : GTO
62
Funny : ODD
Down
1
Banner : ENSIGN
2
Plains tribe : PAWNEE
3
Old Nashville-based TV show : HEEHAW
4
Duds : GARB
5
Whirling : AREEL
6
Where to see zombies : BARROOM
7
Unrest : RIOTS
8
Special case? : ETUI
9
Part below a cornice : DADO
10
Part of a flexible schedule : OPENDATE
11
Social maven ___ Kempner : NAN
12
Dolls of the 80's : ETS
15
Have in mind : PLANON
17
Show : AIR
20
One of Asta's masters : NORA
24
See 33-Down : ONES
25
Kind of service : CAR
28
Actress Merrill : DINA
29
Sporting event since 1911 : INDY
30
Weight : ONUS
31
River to the Laptev Sea : LENA
32
Family member : DAD
33
A lot of 24-Down : WAD
34
Asia's ___ Sea : ARAL
35
Nylons, e.g. : POLYMERS
37
Literary monogram : GBS
38
Not quite : HARDLY
39
Utah city : OREM
40
Wild goose : GRAYLAG
43
Got along : MADEDO
44
Like grandkids, typically : ADORED
45
Paraphrase : REWORD
47
Flock : birds :: cloud : ___ : GNATS
48
Letter-shaped opening : TSLOT
49
Blower : FAN
51
Lake ___ Beach, N.Y. : ERIE
52
Cathy ___, "East of Eden" wife : AMES
53
Light overhead? : HALO
54
1930's public works prog. : TVA
55
Experiences : HAS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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