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New York Times, Thursday, March 20, 2003

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
29-Down : Hot as a pistol, say
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611.571,613877%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JVWXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 173 for Mr. Nosowsky. Thursday freshness: 47%
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© 2003, The New York Times3/20/3 ( No. 19,490 )
Across
1
With 7-Across, something to start with : BANANA
7
See 1-Across : DAIQUIRI
15
Many : ALOTOF
16
Subtle reference : ALLUSION
17
Directed at : SENTTO
18
Singles or doubles : BASEHITS
19
Trees and such : SCENERY
21
It may accompany a MS. : SASE
22
Bagasse base, maybe : BEET
24
Rock's Cream, e.g. : TRIO
27
Rambo-esque : MACHO
31
Callus sites : SOLES
34
___-Magnon : CRO
36
Cold weather quarters : IGLOO
37
English painter John : OPIE
38
Blocks of time : ERAS
39
Line from "The Student Prince" : DRINKDRINKDRINK
42
Knock down : DECK
43
Way back when : ONCE
44
Longines rival : OMEGA
45
"Uh-huh" : YEH
46
All-encompassing : BROAD
47
Also-ran in 2000 : NADER
48
Some art design, informally : DECO
50
___ Brasi (Corleone hood) : LUCA
52
Grease, briefly : LUBE
55
Surprise fare : POTLUCK
60
Turning red, maybe : RIPENING
64
Time of the year : SEASON
65
Swimming and diving pageant : AQUACADE
66
On-line business : ETRADE
67
With 68-Across, something to finish with : ESPRESSO
68
See 67-Across : COFFEE
Down
1
Largemouth or smallmouth : BASS
2
Cad in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" : ALEC
3
Zero : NONE
4
Abbr. on an order : ATTN
5
Memoranda keeper : NOTEBOOK
6
In advance of, in poems : AFORE
7
Bit : DAB
8
"Too bad!" : ALAS
9
She met Rick in Paris : ILSA
10
Chases : QUESTS
11
Person who's well-armed? : USHER
12
Sequel letters : III
13
Malarkey : ROT
14
Break-___ : INS
20
"Don't evade the question!" : YESORNO
23
Like some anesthetics : TOPICAL
25
What Bing Crosby said he did "for you" : ICRIED
26
Lunchbox item : ORANGE
27
Blouse with a sailor collar : MIDDY
28
"We've got a deal!" : AGREED
29
Hot as a pistol, say : CLICHE
30
What taxis do : HONK
32
Like taxis at a hotel, maybe : LINEDUP
33
Comics cry : EEK
35
Schindler of "Schindler's List" : OSKAR
38
Aunt with a "Cope Book" : ERMA
40
Côte ___ (French wine region) : DOR
41
Fund, as a charity : DONATETO
46
Evict : BOUNCE
49
Brighten up : CLEAR
51
Trig. function : COSEC
53
Leaning : BIAS
54
Final stages : ENDS
56
1968 British comedy "Only When I ___" : LARF
57
Initials at Colo. Springs : USAF
58
Set of principles : CODE
59
Child support? : KNEE
60
Arctic explorer John : RAE
61
Mensan highs : IQS
62
Little chow : PUP
63
1989 auto debut : GEO

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later.

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