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New York Times, Saturday, May 1, 2004

Author:
Byron Walden
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Level, in London
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
10811/23/20014/6/202415
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1412393697
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
321.591,28194%
Byron Walden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Walden. Saturday freshness: 79%
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© 2004, The New York Times5/1/4 ( No. 19,898 )
Across
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Snapped : LOSTIT
7
Arrowhead feature : BARB
11
E.T.O. carrier : LST
14
Other direction : OPPOSITEWAY
16
It may get you out of a rut: Abbr. : AAA
17
56-Across's land : BURKINAFASO
18
One might be verbal : TIC
19
Waiting to exhale? : BLUE
20
Dairy product used in some cheese plants : GRADEBMILK
22
Asian capital : YEN
23
Saxophonist nicknamed "the Sound" : GETZ
24
Enjoying : INTO
25
Tight (with) : INGOOD
27
Appearance after an eclipse : EMERSION
31
Not treat seriously, with "at" : SCOFF
32
Aesop's morals, e.g. : ADAGES
33
Pole length? : TENFEET
35
Mil. post in Fayetteville, N.C. : POPEAFB
39
Baseball Hall-of-Famer George and others : BRETTS
41
L'___-deux-guerres (French era) : ENTRE
42
Cold side : COLESLAW
45
"Goin' Gone" singer Kathy : MATTEA
46
Demeter's mother : RHEA
47
Memorial announcer : OBIT
49
Self starter? : HER
50
Noted early 20th-century writer/reformer : IDATARBELL
54
Collectible frames : CELS
55
Touch : TAD
56
Capital of 17-Across : OUAGADOUGOU
58
Bad thing to invoke : IRE
59
"Civil dissension is a viperous worm" speaker : KINGHENRYVI
60
"This is ___" : CNN
61
Stationer's stock : INKS
62
Didn't go unfulfilled : WASMET
Down
1
Bill's friend or foe? : LOBBYIST
2
Plenty : OPULENCE
3
Suddenly revealed to : SPRUNGON
4
Drag : TOKE
5
"Woe ___" (best-selling grammar guide) : ISI
6
Seasoned lightly : TINGED
7
Show fluster : BEFAZED
8
Make ___ (earn big bucks) : AWAD
9
Level, in London : RASE
10
Letters of invitation : BYOB
11
Basic language course : LATINI
12
Reach on a cruise : SAILTO
13
Add : TACKON
15
Biting : TART
21
Like many a dead letter : MISSENT
23
Fetching ones? : GOFERS
26
Marching to a different drummer : OFFBEAT
28
Place holders : MAPS
29
Kind of booster : EGO
30
It's been seen before : REPEAT
32
Boy/girl introduction : ATTA
34
It's sometimes wrapped in rice : EEL
36
Where sweaters are found? : ATTHEGYM
37
60's mantra : FREELOVE
38
Mascot costume, maybe : BEARSUIT
40
Breakfast order : TWOEGGS
42
Knocker : CRITIC
43
"Shoot!" : OHDARN
44
Hard to move : LEADEN
45
Basement problem : MILDEW
48
Not so hot : BLAH
51
Golfer Isao ___ : AOKI
52
Crush : RUIN
53
Statement issuer : BANK
54
Growlers : CURS
57
___ mission : ONA

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

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