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New York Times, Thursday, March 7, 2002

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : Busy
TotalDebutLatest
2197/31/19952/23/2016
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30221.541,51454%
Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 88 for Ms. Gorski. Thursday freshness: 53%
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© 2002, The New York Times3/7/2 ( No. 19,112 )
Across
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Sachet scent : LILAC
6
Resting place : TOMB
10
Harbinger : OMEN
14
Pitcher Hideki ___ : IRABU
15
Epps of "The Mod Squad," 1999 : OMAR
16
De ___ (from the start) : NOVO
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Top of the military? : BERET
18
They may make great comebacks : WISEACRES
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Aylesbury actress? : ENGLISHTEALEONI
22
Majors on TV : LEE
23
Vacation time in Valois : ETE
24
Nutritional stat : RDA
25
With 61-Across, river of Québec : STE
26
Snake's sound : SSS
27
Michelangelo sculpture : PIETA
29
Snorkeling areas : REEFS
31
Dust collector? : BIN
32
Court fig. : ATT
34
Oversupply : GLUT
35
Corinth cartoon character? : GREEKOLIVEOYL
39
Implored : PLED
40
Arles assent : OUI
41
10th, 20th, 30th, etc., in N.Y.C. : STS
42
West Wing workers : AIDES
44
Spud : TATER
46
Self-titled 2001 #1 album : JLO
49
Loan-making org. : IMF
50
Is down with : HAS
52
A.C. stat : BTU
53
Muffin material : OAT
54
Pamplona playwright? : SPANISHMOSSHART
58
___ Day (Holy Thursday) : ASCENSION
59
Publisher ___ Nast : CONDE
60
Essential : NEED
61
See 25-Across : ANNE
62
"Lou Grant" star : ASNER
63
Bookie's concern : ODDS
64
First to vote : YEAS
65
Converges on : NEARS
Down
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Puts down : LIBELS
2
Dunne and Ryan : IRENES
3
Certain soft drink buys : LARGES
4
1960's-70's steelworkers' chief : ABEL
5
Attractive one : CUTIEPIE
6
Long-tailed finch : TOWHEE
7
Pass over : OMIT
8
Sports car since 1926 : MASERATI
9
Challah, e.g. : BREAD
10
Storybook beginning : ONCE
11
In a sulky way : MOROSELY
12
Busy : EVENTFUL
13
Most curious : NOSIEST
19
Fruit spray : ALAR
21
Ripped : STINKO
28
Sly's "Rocky" co-star : TALIA
30
Inflatable things : EGOS
31
Eliot's "Adam ___" : BEDE
33
Idiot boxes : TVSETS
35
Saw : GLIMPSED
36
Embarrassed : REDFACED
37
Upstage : OUTSHINE
38
Ancient Italian : ETRUSCAN
39
Pal : PAISANO
43
Clamber up : SHIN
45
Steakhouse orders : TBONES
46
Title girl in a 1983 Kool & the Gang hit : JOANNA
47
Storage room : LARDER
48
Frisky critters : OTTERS
51
Analyze : ASSAY
55
Beatty and Rorem : NEDS
56
"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" woman : MONA
57
Thoroughly wet, with "down" : HOSE

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

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