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New York Times, Thursday, May 17, 2001

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Down : "Nuts ___!"
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QWZ} This is puzzle # 73 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 80%
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© 2001, The New York Times5/17/1 ( No. 18,818 )
Across
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Menus, essentially : LISTS
6
Magnum and others: Abbr. : PIS
9
Trans World Dome team : RAMS
13
Tee off : ANNOY
14
See 46-Across : ACT
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Think out loud : OPINE
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Swedish tennis star's favorite movie? : BJORNFREE
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Match play? : ARSON
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Capek play : RUR
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Singer who really cuts the mustard? : CELINEDIJON
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Letters' partner : ARTS
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Works accepted as authentic : CANON
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Madrigal accompaniment : LUTE
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Trial : TESTRUN
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Not sweet : SEC
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Sábado or domingo : DIA
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Tiny bit : OUNCE
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Blew a gasket : RAGED
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Vehicle for touring Scandinavia? : FJORDEXPLORER
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Kind of concerto : VIOLA
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Your of yore : THINE
42
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" girl : EVA
43
Time off? : LAG
46
With 14-Across, what latecomers may miss : OPENING
50
Spring period : LENT
52
___ del Sol : COSTA
54
Livy's love : AMOR
55
Chinese dish that casts a spell? : MOJOSHUPORK
58
J.F.K. abbr. : ETA
59
Keep ___ out for : ANEYE
60
Coxcombs (and a hint to solving this puzzle) : POPINJAYS
62
Place atop : SETON
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Prefix with annual : TRI
64
Wet spots : OASES
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It may be ear-piercing : STUD
66
Like Nasdaq securities: Abbr. : OTC
67
Words before "Remember" and "Forget," in song titles : TRYTO
Down
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A-mazing animal? : LABRAT
2
Wound : INJURE
3
Sty cacophony : SNORTS
4
Rocky hilltop : TOR
5
Harmony, informally : SYNC
6
Manner of speaking : PARLANCE
7
Make housebound, as by bad weather : ICEIN
8
Hearing aides : STENOS
9
Pike : ROAD
10
You may get fooled when it arrives : APRIL
11
Think wrongly of : MISJUDGE
12
More stuck up : SNOOTIER
16
Supreme Court, for one : ENNEAD
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Prolific : FECUND
22
Wind dir. : ENE
24
Aid in reaching a high shelf, maybe : STOOL
28
Bucolic : RURAL
30
"Snow White" meanie : CRONE
33
No. after a no. : EXT
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It may have boxes and boxers : ARENA
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Change for a fin : FIVEONES
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"I Love Rock 'n Roll" rocker : JOANJETT
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Like vision in bright light : PHOTOPIC
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Italy's ___ Islands : LIPARI
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"Chicago" vamp and others : VELMAS
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Cologne cry : ACH
45
Approach : GOUPTO
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"Doesn't matter to me" : IMEASY
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Reply to the impatient : NOTYET
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Former Conn. governor Ella : GRASSO
51
"Nuts ___!" : TOYOU
53
Fencing, e.g. : SPORT
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Thrill : SEND
57
Cluster : KNOT
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Be discordant : JAR

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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