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New York Times, Saturday, March 20, 2004

Author:
Byron Walden
Editor:
Will Shortz
2-Down : Warm-up
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
10811/23/20014/6/202415
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1412393697
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
321.591,28194%
Byron Walden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 26 Missing: {GQY} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Walden. Saturday freshness: 54%
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© 2004, The New York Times3/20/4 ( No. 19,856 )
Across
1
Heavenly array : SPHERES
8
One way to leave a hair salon : BLONDER
15
Least fresh : TRITEST
16
What the first caller may be on : LINEONE
17
Film event : RELEASE
18
Goddess mentioned in Poe's "Ulalume" : ASTARTE
19
Tie indicator : ALL
20
"Strangers on a Train" chase scene site : PENNSTATION
22
Short stroke : PUTT
24
Cancel : XOUT
25
Like a literary prince : PETIT
26
Targets of some sprays : ODORS
28
Federal Communications Commission target : SMUT
30
Play thing? : ROLE
31
King Gyanendra, for one : NEPALI
33
Eliciting a "So what?" : BLAH
35
Old union member: Abbr. : SSR
36
It's topped with Roquefort dressing : COBBSALAD
39
No longer edible : BAD
42
Extra : PERK
43
Denouement preceder : CLIMAX
47
European border river : ODER
49
Particles of the lepton family : TAUS
51
Impound : SEIZE
52
"Zapped!" co-star, 1982 : AAMES
54
Chase of "Now, Voyager" : ILKA
56
Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Tale of ___ Saltan" : TSAR
57
Jeremy Irons film based on Proust's writings : SWANNINLOVE
60
Ziegfeld of the "Ziegfeld Follies" : FLO
61
Chemical salt in some black inks : TANNATE
62
Places for some rings : PINKIES
64
Customer : ORDERER
65
It needs three walls : JAIALAI
66
Causes increasing irritation : FESTERS
67
Incessant : ENDLESS
Down
1
Attach, in a way : STRAPON
2
Warm-up : PRELUDE
3
Good viewpoint : HILLTOP
4
Noël time in Tahiti : ETE
5
Get back : REAP
6
New Jersey county : ESSEX
7
Trial figures : STENOS
8
Embryonic stage : BLASTULA
9
Pros or cons, e.g. : LIST
10
Ready : ONTAP
11
Less muddled : NEATER
12
Snack food brand : DORITOS
13
Catches in a trap : ENTOILS
14
Catalog anew : REENTER
21
Dope : NUMBSKULL
23
Ford Explorer Sport ___ : TRAC
27
Eats, but barely : SLOP
29
Sprinkler's need? : TALC
32
Doubter's scoff : IBET
34
"The Merry Drinker" painter : HALS
37
No-___ (snaps) : BRAINERS
38
One may cheat on it : DIET
39
Be proud to have : BOASTOF
40
Computer program that blocks pop-ups : ADAWARE
41
Has to have : DEMANDS
44
Put in the wrong place : MISFILE
45
Heath family members : AZALEAS
46
Abnormal dryness : XEROSIS
48
Milk curdler : RENNET
50
Capital SSE of Belgrade : SKOPJE
53
Web : SNARE
55
For the birds : AVIAN
58
Aqueduct of Sylvius, e.g. : ITER
59
City near Vance Air Force base : ENID
63
Asian carrier : KAL

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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