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New York Times, Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Author:
Nancy Kavanaugh
Editor:
Will Shortz
2-Down : Indian coin
TotalDebutLatest
265/3/19996/25/2012
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Nancy Kavanaugh

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQWX} This is puzzle # 9 for Ms. Kavanaugh. Tuesday freshness: 40%
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© 2003, The New York Times4/22/3 ( No. 19,523 )
Across
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Very dry, as wine : BRUT
5
Future blooms : BUDS
9
Witch trials site : SALEM
14
Minstrel's instrument : LUTE
15
Put ___ writing : ITIN
16
Wear away : ERODE
17
Went ___ smoke : UPIN
18
Foolishly enthusiastic : GAGA
19
Spooky : EERIE
20
Hundreds in New York, perhaps : RECORDHIGHS
23
Kitchen pest : ANT
24
___ Baby : BEANIE
25
Russian empresses : TSARINAS
27
Pesky e-mails : SPAM
29
School of Buddhism : ZEN
30
Workout site : GYM
33
Back problem : SLIPPEDDISK
39
Ark builder : NOAH
41
Floral necklace : LEI
42
Time past : YORE
43
Polynesian restaurant offering : PUPUPLATTER
48
Holiday drink : NOG
49
1989 General Motors debut : GEO
50
First of all : ADAM
52
Inspects again : RECHECKS
57
Lack of vigor : ANEMIA
61
J.F.K. posting : ETA
62
House exterior choice : VINYLSIDING
64
Prefix with millionaire : MULTI
66
Algerian seaport : ORAN
67
Forearm bone : ULNA
68
Runs with minimal power : IDLES
69
Whistler's whistle : TUNE
70
Barely read : SKIM
71
Impart knowledge : TEACH
72
Sailboat feature : SPAR
73
Headed for foreign ports : ASEA
Down
1
Brief ad : BLURB
2
Indian coin : RUPEE
3
Ancient city NW of Carthage : UTICA
4
Mortise insertions : TENONS
5
"So what?!" : BIGDEAL
6
Where the first transcontinental railroad was completed : UTAH
7
Finger, say : DIGIT
8
Hitches : SNAGS
9
Is plenty angry : SEESRED
10
See 31-Down : ARE
11
System for pilots : LORAN
12
City near Minneapolis : EDINA
13
Runs into : MEETS
21
Places for patches : RIPS
22
Part of many a summer forecast : HAZE
26
___ 500 : INDY
28
"___ 18" (Uris novel) : MILA
30
Econ. measure : GNP
31
With 10-Down, 1983 Lionel Richie hit : YOU
32
Traveler's guide : MAP
34
Most preferred : PET
35
Kind of sandwich : PITA
36
Saturn model : ION
37
Sellout indicator : SRO
38
Center of a blowout, maybe : KEG
40
Actor Grant : HUGH
44
Easily irritated : PEEVISH
45
Places : LOCI
46
Lou Grant portrayer : EDASNER
47
Hindu princess : RANI
51
Snaky-locked woman of myth : MEDUSA
52
"Please ___" (invoice stamp) : REMIT
53
Practice piece : ETUDE
54
Arum lily : CALLA
55
Stomachs may be in them : KNOTS
56
Pancake topper : SYRUP
58
Exploits : MILKS
59
Bellybutton type : INNIE
60
Brightly-colored lizard : AGAMA
63
Actress Wood of "Peyton Place" : LANA
65
Investigator, slangily : TEC

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