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New York Times, Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Author:
Randall J. Hartman
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Down : Repudiate
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Randall J. Hartman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 45 for Mr. Hartman. Wednesday freshness: 44%
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BACK
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B
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A
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Y
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A
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L
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T
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O
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C
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L
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L
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BACK
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O
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B
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N
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F
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J
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Y
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F
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L
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C
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G
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A
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N
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C
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A
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N
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S
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H
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S
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A
G
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S
H
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H
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P
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B
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C
K
I
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N
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C
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O
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R
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E
T
R
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E
Y
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D
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D
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R
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R
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U
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C
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O
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A
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T
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H
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M
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A
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N
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BACK
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M
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G
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BACK
© 2003, The New York Times3/26/3 ( No. 19,496 )
Across
1
Tony section of Boston : BACKBAY
5
A chorister : ALTO
9
End of a layoff : CALLBACK
14
One of Chekhov's "Three Sisters" : OLGA
15
Noggin : BEAN
16
Israel's Sharon : ARIEL
17
Gasohol, e.g. : FUEL
18
Shake up : JOLT
19
Mississippi tributary : YAZOO
20
Mythical thing in the business world : FREELUNCH
22
Trolley sound : CLANG
23
"___ you kidding?" : ARE
24
Wind dir. : ENE
26
Like some pets : CANINE
30
Mexican Mrs. : SRA
31
Tom Jones hit "___ a Lady" : SHES
35
Capital of Guam, old-style : AGANA
36
Restaurateur Toots : SHOR
37
Butler, maid, etc. : HELP
38
Theme of this puzzle : BACKINTOACORNER
41
French 101 verb : ETRE
42
Checked out : EYED
43
One wearing a conical cap : DUNCE
44
Bassoonist's buy : REED
45
1040 sender : IRS
46
Manufacturer's offer : REBATE
47
Numero ___ : UNO
48
Camp sack : COT
49
"Rats!" and others : OATHS
53
Coupon for the needy : FOODSTAMP
59
Fictional Heep : URIAH
60
Grimm beast : OGRE
61
Inter ___ : ALIA
62
Earl or viscount : TITLE
63
Astronaut Shepard : ALAN
64
Like a yenta : NOSY
65
Tryster's escape route, maybe : BACKDOOR
66
Hot sandwich : MELT
67
1969 Beatles hit : GETBACK
Down
1
"Keep your distance!" : BACKOFF
2
Mr. Magoo's vision : BLUR
3
"The Morning Watch" author : AGEE
4
Brown rival : YALE
5
Repudiate : ABJURE
6
Director Sergio : LEONE
7
Barber's powder : TALC
8
Like Charles Kuralt, perennially : ONTHEROAD
9
Psychic Edgar : CAYCE
10
Asia's ___ Sea : ARAL
11
Maugham's "___ of Lambeth" : LIZA
12
Rocker Russell : LEON
13
In-basket stack : BACKLOG
21
Island west of Maui : LANAI
25
D.E.A. agent : NARC
26
Highlander's fling? : CABER
27
Banded stone : AGATE
28
Button material : NACRE
29
Signed one's name to : INKED
30
Cobblers' output : SHOES
31
Yard adornment : SHRUB
32
Dye source : HENNA
33
Vote in : ELECT
34
Binge : SPREE
36
Inedible peanuts : STYROFOAM
39
Düsseldorf denial : NEIN
40
"Waiting for Lefty" playwright : ODETS
46
Porcupine, e.g. : RODENT
47
Person with a program : USHER
48
Reef buildup : CORAL
49
Bushman's home : OUTBACK
50
Nearly rainless : ARID
51
One of the Jackson 5 : TITO
52
Angelic feature : HALO
54
Gawk at : OGLE
55
Zingy taste : TANG
56
Medicinal plant : ALOE
57
Atomizer output : MIST
58
Retribution : PAYBACK

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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