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New York Times, Tuesday, March 4, 2003

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Down : "Batman" villain
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Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 49 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Tuesday freshness: 91%
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C
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© 2003, The New York Times3/4/3 ( No. 19,474 )
Across
1
Sounds from a cornfield : CAWS
5
Sonny who sang "Laugh at Me" : BONO
9
"Fiddlesticks!" : PSHAW
14
Part of a Latin 101 trio : AMAT
15
"___ calling" : AVON
16
Not in dreamland : AWAKE
17
"You bet!" : SURE
18
They're often on their toes : BALLERINAS
20
Capital on the Hudson : ALBANY
22
Being broadcast : AIRING
23
Poisonous plant : BELLADONNA
25
Hockey great Phil, familiarly : ESPO
28
Broke a fast : ATE
29
46-Across belonged to it : GOP
30
Mentalist's claim : ESP
32
Not 'neath : OER
33
Golf course bend : DOGLEG
36
"Forget it!" : IXNAY
38
1971 Tom Laughlin cult film : BILLYJACK
41
Conductor Mehta : ZUBIN
44
Piece of bingo equipment : MARKER
46
50's nickname : IKE
47
Not swallow easily : GAG
50
Nest egg, of a sort: Abbr. : IRA
51
Uncertainties : IFS
54
Puts in writing : PENS
56
Bungled : BOLLIXEDUP
59
Become fond of : TAKETO
61
Buyer : VENDEE
62
Bit of forensic evidence : BULLETHOLE
65
Glamour rival : ELLE
66
Proximate, to poets : ANEAR
67
Capital of Samoa : APIA
68
Marsh growth : REED
69
"The Creation" composer : HAYDN
70
Classic computer game : MYST
71
Novus ___ seclorum (phrase on a dollar) : ORDO
Down
1
Winter melon : CASABA
2
Evil-repelling charm : AMULET
3
Sang like a canary : WARBLED
4
Hoops turnover : STEAL
5
Cutie pie : BABYDOLL
6
Eggs, to biologists : OVA
7
Strikeout king Ryan : NOLAN
8
Surfing the Net : ONLINE
9
___-mutuel : PARI
10
Slop eaters : SWINE
11
Waits awhile : HANGSON
12
Alias : AKA
13
Director Craven : WES
19
Big times : ERAS
21
Persistent, as a backache : NAGGING
24
Autobahn auto : OPEL
26
Unimpressive brain size : PEA
27
Suffix with deposit or reposit : ORY
31
Miner's tool : PICKAXE
34
Geisha's sash : OBI
35
Nautilus locale : GYM
37
Classic Jaguar : XKE
39
Monopoly corner square : JAIL
40
Come to : ARRIVEAT
41
Nada : ZIP
42
Hawaiian strings : UKE
43
Fancy British wheels : BENTLEY
45
"Batman" villain : RIDDLER
48
Aid in crime : ABET
49
"Batman" setting : GOTHAM
52
Gassed up : FUELED
53
Big name in swimwear : SPEEDO
55
Dieter's fare : SALAD
57
Nutty as a fruitcake : LOOPY
58
Año starter : ENERO
60
"Show Boat" composer : KERN
62
Cry from Scrooge : BAH
63
Italian article : UNA
64
Fleur-de-___ : LIS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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