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New York Times, Thursday, March 8, 2001

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
35-Down : Some mail designations: Abbr.
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 52 for Mr. Gordon. Thursday freshness: 72%
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© 2001, The New York Times3/8/1 ( No. 18,748 )
Across
1
"One Man's San Francisco" author : CAEN
5
___ doble (Latin dance) : PASO
9
Some Olympians, nowadays : PROS
13
Stare impertinently : OGLE
14
Slogan : CATCHPHRASE
16
Algebra topic : QUADRATICEQUATION
18
Like some rats : ALBINO
19
"You there?" : HELLO
20
Org. that banned DDT : EPA
21
Knock over : ROB
24
Critic, at times : RATER
25
Pay the entire check : TREAT
28
Fertilizer sources : PEATBOGS
31
What a cedilla indicates : SOFTC
33
Talk incessantly : NATTER
34
Turnstile part : ARM
37
It can be found in oil : POLYUNSATURATEDFAT
40
Game in which jacks are highest trumps : SKAT
41
Inflammatory diseases : GOUTS
42
Radiate : EXUDE
43
Ripens : MATURATES
45
Monterrey jack? : PESO
46
Pinch-hitting great Manny ___ : MOTA
49
Super ___ (old video game standard) : NES
50
Washington, to Lafayette : ETAT
52
Fed : AGENT
54
Chafing dish fuel : STERNO
57
1947 Best Picture nominee : GREATEXPECTATIONS
62
Waste away : DETERIORATE
63
Answer to the riddle "Dressed in summer, naked in winter" : ATREE
64
1980's Davis Cup captain : ASHE
65
Hits a fly : SWATS
66
City on the Gulf of Aqaba : EILAT
Down
1
Serving with vin : COQ
2
Río contents : AGUA
3
Airline with King David Lounges : ELAL
4
"Nashville" co-star : NEDBEATTY
5
Outdoor dining spot : PATIO
6
N.C. State plays in it : ACC
7
H. Rider Haggard novel : SHE
8
Alphabet trio : OPQ
9
They talk too much : PRATERS
10
Angrily harangue : RAILAT
11
"___ Mio" : OSOLE
12
"Sí" man? : SENOR
14
Break activity, perhaps : CATNAP
15
"What's that?" : HUH
17
Saw with the grain : RIP
21
Knocking noises : RATATATTATS
22
Kind of triangle : OBTUSE
23
Louis Botha, notably : BOER
25
Recipe abbr. : TSPS
26
Fleece : ROOK
27
Black key : EFLAT
29
Guarantee : ENSURE
30
Blender setting : GRATE
32
The Rhumba King : CUGAT
34
Together, in music : ADUE
35
Some mail designations: Abbr. : RFDS
36
San ___, Calif. : MATEO
38
Something in writing? : NOUN
39
An American in Paris, perhaps : EXPATRIATE
43
Dugong's cousin : MANATEE
44
Half of quattordici : SETTE
46
A Gabor sister : MAGDA
47
Cruel people : OGRES
48
Choppers : TEETH
51
Part of a baby bottle : TEAT
53
Artist Gerard ___ Borch : TER
54
Flies away : SCATS
55
"Me neither" : NORI
56
1977 Scott Turow book : ONEL
58
Greek letters : XIS
59
"Ker-bam!" : POW
60
Quod ___ faciendum : ERAT
61
Subway wish : SEAT

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

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