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New York Times, Friday, May 16, 2003

Author:
Michael Shteyman
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Curiosity
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
552/13/200111/11/20176
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
336717694
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
521.6225255%
Michael Shteyman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQVXY} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Shteyman. Friday freshness: 13%
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© 2003, The New York Times5/16/3 ( No. 19,547 )
Across
1
Book that tells of the reign of Cyrus : EZRA
5
Gem holder : SAFE
9
Freezes, perhaps : NUMBS
14
Calypso, for one : SEAMAIDEN
16
"___ Mio" : OSOLE
17
Former name of 34-Across : LENINGRAD
18
Squelched : SATON
19
Summer phenomenon in 34-Across : WHITENIGHTS
21
Hug : ENCLASP
25
Existing : INESSE
26
Show, but not premiere : REAIR
27
Treasure map distances : PACES
29
Chapel part : APSE
30
Bros : DUDES
31
"___ Young" (Nat King Cole #1 song) : TOO
34
City founded May 16, 1703 : SAINTPETERSBURG
38
Inits. in 70's-80's rock : ELO
39
Could be reached at the office : WASIN
40
___ Sea (saline lake) : ARAL
41
"Eat!" : DIGIN
42
Shiny, in product names : BRITE
43
Curtain-parting time : ACTONE
46
Actor who made his film debut in "Kid Galahad," 1962 : EDASNER
48
34-Across tourist attractions during 19-Across : DRAWBRIDGES
51
Cleo of jazz : LAINE
52
Noted 34-Across attraction, with "the" : HERMITAGE
57
How many trust : INGOD
58
Soapmaking compound : OLEICACID
59
Nothing, slangily : BEANS
60
The Panthers of the Big East : PITT
61
Hitching place : RENO
Down
1
Immigrant's class: Abbr. : ESL
2
Series ender : ZEE
3
Ruled : RAN
4
Any of les trois mousequetaires : AMI
5
They may accompany rolled eyes : SIGHS
6
Leaking : ADRIP
7
Many a Guinness listing : FEAT
8
Michael who wrote "The Neverending Story" : ENDE
9
Curiosity : NOSINESS
10
Conventions : USAGES
11
Naphthalene targets : MOTHS
12
Printing woes : BLOTS
13
Pick up : SENSE
15
Gabrielle ___ of "Scent of a Woman" : ANWAR
20
More luxurious : NICER
21
Take out lines? : ERASE
22
Setting in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" : NEPAL
23
Watch brand : CASIO
24
Form of security : LIEN
27
Leader born in 17-Across : PUTIN
28
Former British colony : ADEN
30
First name in 50's TV : DESI
31
City where Lancia is based : TURIN
32
Spiel : ORATE
33
Lustful sort : OGLER
35
Ship's cabin features, maybe : TWINBEDS
36
Doctor's aid : PAGER
37
Tijuana attractions : BARS
41
Disliking : DOWNON
42
101 : BASIC
43
Unrehearsed : ADLIB
44
One doing heavy lifting : CRANE
45
Subarctic forest : TAIGA
46
Cousin of a bittern : EGRET
47
Resign, as a job : DEMIT
49
Denny's competitor : IHOP
50
Place with a takeout line : DELI
53
Blacken : TAR
54
Suit's bottom : ACE
55
It's played with two hands : GIN
56
Japan's medieval ___ Castle : EDO

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

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