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New York Times, Tuesday, February 20, 2001

Author:
Steven Dorfman
Editor:
Will Shortz
7-Down : Cabinet Dept.
TotalDebutLatest
42/20/20019/17/2002
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0031000
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.57167%
Steven Dorfman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BFQVZ} Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Dorfman. Tuesday freshness: 14%
Jeff Chen notes:

Why the extra S at the end of 17-Across? The category is The New York Times Crossword Clues "S."

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O
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M
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A
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R
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P
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W
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N
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© 2001, The New York Times2/20/1 ( No. 18,732 )
Across
1
"A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread - and Thou" poet : OMAR
5
Fruits by a partridge : PEARS
10
Kind of palm : SAGO
14
Noose material : ROPE
15
1973 #1 Rolling Stones hit : ANGIE
16
"___ the night before ..." : TWAS
17
The answer is ... : CROSSWORDCLUESS
20
Twinkies maker : HOSTESS
21
White-haired fellow, maybe : GRANDPA
22
Where a brood is raised : NEST
23
Visible : SEEN
24
Berth place : SLIP
27
Conversationalist : TALKER
32
Inquires : ASKS
36
Whizzes : ACES
38
Skater Harding : TONYA
39
With 62-Across, the question is ... (!) : WHATISACATEGORY
42
Like "E pluribus unum" : LATIN
43
Ship of 1492 : NINA
44
Dumb ___ (stupidheads) : OXES
45
Minimovies : SHORTS
47
Items in a 22-Across : EGGS
49
Elevator man : OTIS
51
Storybook bear : PAPA
55
Went down the easy way : COASTED
59
With ice cream : ALAMODE
62
See 39-Across : ONJEOPARDYTODAY
64
Lee or Musial : STAN
65
"___ a Symphony" (1965 hit) : IHEAR
66
Like overused gym clothes : RIPE
67
Cause for a lawsuit : TORT
68
Cry of a blamer : NOTME
69
Dines : EATS
Down
1
Symphony performer: Abbr. : ORCH
2
Idiot : MORON
3
Strike ___ (what models do) : APOSE
4
Takes five : RESTS
5
Dog's "dogs" : PAWS
6
Son of Seth : ENOS
7
Cabinet Dept. : AGR
8
Part of a roof : RIDGE
9
Hush-hush : SECRET
10
Phaser setting, on "Star Trek" : STUN
11
Impressed : AWED
12
[I'm shocked! Shocked!] : GASP
13
Peak in Greek myth : OSSA
18
Math groups : SETS
19
Covered with wool : LANATE
23
Homo sapiens, for example : SPECIES
25
Syllables meaning "I forgot the words" : LAS
26
Sammy Davis Jr.'s "Yes ___" : ICAN
28
Lion, for MGM, e.g. : LOGO
29
Fort ___ (gold site) : KNOX
30
Fictional Jane : EYRE
31
They're caught on beaches : RAYS
32
Punch tools : AWLS
33
Ex-head of Iran : SHAH
34
The Green Hornet's valet : KATO
35
Awaken : STIR
37
Participated in a choir : SANG
40
Completely : INTOTO
41
"___, you're it!" : TAG
46
Attempt to mediate : STEPIN
48
Small fight : SPAT
50
Gem State : IDAHO
52
Love, in Livorno : AMORE
53
Lecterns : PODIA
54
Fix to suit : ADAPT
55
Price : COST
56
Knowing about : ONTO
57
Leaving a small opening : AJAR
58
Dispatched : SENT
59
21-Across of 6-Down : ADAM
60
It's plucked : LYRE
61
Peepers : EYES
63
Abbr. after some military names : RET

Answer summary:
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