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New York Times, Monday, March 8, 2004

Author:
Allan E. Parrish
Editor:
Will Shortz
10-Down : Co-star of 36-Down
TotalDebutLatest
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CircleScrabDebutFresh
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Allan E. Parrish

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Parrish. Monday freshness: 75%
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© 2004, The New York Times3/8/4 ( No. 19,844 )
Across
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Fed. food inspectors : USDA
5
Raindrop sound : PLOP
9
Songwriters' grp. : ASCAP
14
Lecherous look : LEER
15
Cleveland cagers, briefly : CAVS
16
Weigher : SCALE
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Co-star of 36-Down : TOMBOSLEY
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Jabs : POKES
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It's heard on the grapevine : RUMOR
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I. M. Pei, for one : ARCHITECT
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Red flag, e.g. : ALERT
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Lyricist Lorenz ___ : HART
25
See 41-Down : HALF
29
Online film maker : WEBCAM
33
Star of 36-Down : RONHOWARD
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Stallone title role : RAMBO
39
Out of port : ASEA
40
January in Juárez : ENERO
42
"___ delighted!" : IDBE
43
Brouhahas : FLAPS
45
Co-star of 36-Down : ERINMORAN
47
Knock over : TOPPLE
49
Fencing blade : EPEE
50
The "Y" of B.Y.O.B. : YOUR
52
Barge's route : CANAL
57
100% incorrect : DEADWRONG
62
Whooping ___ : CRANE
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50's candidate Stevenson : ADLAI
64
Setting for 36-Down : MILWAUKEE
66
___ breath (flower) : BABYS
67
"Guilty" or "not guilty" : PLEA
68
Flex : BEND
69
Boffo show : SMASH
70
Gardener's bagful : SEED
71
Counts up : ADDS
Down
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Part of UHF : ULTRA
2
Capital of South Korea : SEOUL
3
Film director Jonathan : DEMME
4
Shady spot : ARBOR
5
Alternatives to Macs : PCS
6
Syllables in "Deck the Halls" : LALA
7
Finished : OVER
8
Intimidate, with "out" : PSYCH
9
Person with goals : ASPIRER
10
Co-star of 36-Down : SCOTTBAIO
11
Wedding reception centerpiece : CAKE
12
Writer Waugh : ALEC
13
Exterminator's target : PEST
18
Garden products name : ORTHO
22
"Hee ___" : HAW
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___-inspiring : AWE
27
Lois of "Superman" : LANE
28
"___ Jacques" (children's song) : FRERE
30
Naval leader: Abbr. : CMDR
31
"Dancing Queen" quartet : ABBA
32
Big name in water faucets : MOEN
33
Makeshift river conveyance : RAFT
34
Norway's capital : OSLO
35
Certain tide : NEAP
36
TV series that premiered in 1974 : HAPPYDAYS
37
Cause for a plumber : DRIP
41
With 25-Across, 50% : ONE
44
Molasseslike : SLOWISH
46
Muhammad's birthplace : MECCA
48
Where Switz. is : EUR
51
Easy wins : ROMPS
53
Popular Caribbean island : ARUBA
54
Sans clothing : NAKED
55
Put ___ to (halt) : ANEND
56
English city NE of Manchester : LEEDS
57
Applies lightly : DABS
58
Dutch cheese : EDAM
59
"Duchess of ___" (Goya work) : ALBA
60
Cairo's river : NILE
61
Elation : GLEE
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Mouthful of gum : WAD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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