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New York Times, Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : Chemical relative
TotalDebutLatest
2531/26/19565/22/2005
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8561430423937
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
41.5234018556%
A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 33 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is puzzle # 250 for Mr. Santora. Wednesday freshness: 95%
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© 2004, The New York Times3/17/4 ( No. 19,853 )
Across
1
Leaves may be put in it : TEAPOT
7
Prohibits : BANS
11
Sass : LIP
14
Like most plumbing nowadays : INDOOR
15
Mount SW of Messina : ETNA
16
Suffix with Canton : ESE
17
Candice Bergen role : MURPHYBROWN
19
Our sun : SOL
20
Before : ERE
21
Kitchen wrap : SARAN
22
Fisticuffs : SETTO
24
Boxing locale : RING
26
Bye-byes : TATAS
28
Cheer (for) : ROOT
29
Ginger cookies : SNAPS
31
Morning TV co-host : KELLYRIPA
33
Felt smug : GLOATED
35
Supermarket divisions : AISLES
36
___ Zeppelin : LED
37
First mate : EVE
38
Flourish : THRIVE
42
Deceive : MISLEAD
46
"Paper Moon" actor : RYANONEAL
48
Laundromat appliance : DRIER
50
Not fer : AGIN
51
Rowdy ___, Clint Eastwood's role in "Rawhide" : YATES
53
Ocean predator : ORCA
54
Ripple lovers : WINOS
56
Bedding item : SHEET
58
Brooch : PIN
59
Moon-landing vehicle, for short : LEM
60
Stephen Sondheim title character : SWEENEYTODD
63
Former Spanish queen : ENA
64
It may be grand : TOUR
65
More loved : DEARER
66
Hideout : DEN
67
Soaks (up) : SOPS
68
One who might issue a challenge : SENTRY
Down
1
Track officials : TIMERS
2
Accustoming (to) : ENURING
3
Kind of gland : ADRENAL
4
Champagne-opening sound : POP
5
Wonderment cries : OOHS
6
Have a ___ (attempt) : TRYAT
7
Dressed down : BERATED
8
Lacking a musical key : ATONAL
9
Hurricane dir. : NNW
10
Without : SANS
11
Clorox company household cleaner : LESTOIL
12
Chemical relative : ISOTOPE
13
Jai alai balls : PELOTAS
18
Put one's foot down? : BRAKED
23
Muffs one : ERRS
25
Address abbr. : GPO
27
Poles and Czechs : SLAVS
30
Discharge from the military : SALVO
32
Triangular road sign : YIELD
34
Wee : TEENY
37
Ford of the Ford Models agency : EILEEN
38
Fished with a net : TRAWLED
39
Cleanliness : HYGIENE
40
Dustin Hoffman film : RAINMAN
41
___ time flat : INNO
42
Marshall ___ (Eminem's real name) : MATHERS
43
Mancinelli's "___ e Leandro" : ERO
44
Many a taxi's destination : AIRPORT
45
Judge : DECIDER
47
Not be so hard : EASEUP
49
Stopped flowing, as a stream : RANDRY
52
Burpee's packetful : SEEDS
55
Concordes : SSTS
57
Chinook salmon : TYEE
61
Go a-courting : WOO
62
Light brown : TAN

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

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