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New York Times, Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Author:
Richard Chisholm
Editor:
Will Shortz
52-Down : Rhodes of Rhodesia
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Richard Chisholm

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {BJKMQXZ} This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Chisholm. Tuesday freshness: 68%
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© 2004, The New York Times5/25/4 ( No. 19,922 )
Across
1
Doze (off) : NOD
4
Following : AFTER
9
Infield fly : POPUP
14
Pub offering : ALE
15
"Death, Be Not Proud" poet : DONNE
16
"Maria ___," 1940's hit : ELENA
17
At leisure: Abbr. : RET
18
Pact made at The Hague? : DUTCHTREATY
20
Legacy sharer : COHEIR
22
Directors Spike and Ang : LEES
23
Co., in France : CIE
24
Talks wildly : RANTS
26
One more : ANOTHER
28
Emulated O. Henry? : WROUGHTIRONY
31
Many eras : EON
32
Distress signal : SOS
33
___ to go : RARING
37
Six-time U.S. Open tennis champ : EVERT
40
Fool : ASS
42
Dweeb : LOSER
43
Longing : DESIRE
45
Onetime neighbor of Israel: Abbr. : UAR
47
Neckline style : VEE
48
Where chocolate candy is made? : FUDGEFACTORY
52
Procession : CORTEGE
55
Sensation : ECLAT
56
Mancinelli opera "___ e Leandro" : ERO
57
They're welcome on the back : PATS
59
Epoch of 50 million years ago : EOCENE
62
Part of a shirtmaker's education? : COLLARSTUDY
65
Female rabbit : DOE
66
Place to moor : INLET
67
Stan's foil, in old films : OLLIE
68
Not well : ILL
69
Reluctant : LOATH
70
Interminably : NOEND
71
Taboos : NOS
Down
1
D.E.A. agent : NARC
2
Butter alternative : OLEO
3
Removes from power : DETHRONES
4
Summing : ADDING
5
Quarters : FOURTHS
6
Explosive : TNT
7
Abbr. at the bottom of a business letter : ENCL
8
Consider again : REHEAR
9
Kind of ad : PERSONAL
10
Corrida cry : OLE
11
Miss ___ of the comics : PEACH
12
Loosen : UNTIE
13
Reimburser : PAYER
19
Pavarotti, notably : TENOR
21
___ de Cologne : EAU
25
Portico in Athens : STOA
27
Beginner : TYRO
28
Work in the garden : WEED
29
Wander : ROVE
30
Promulgate : ISSUE
34
Gets elected : ISVOTEDIN
35
___-do-well : NEER
36
Joel of "Cabaret" : GREY
38
Estrangement : RIFT
39
God's way, in religion : TRUEPATH
41
Umpire's call : SAFE
44
Mystery writer's award : EDGAR
46
Arrived quickly : RACEDIN
49
Mounts : GETSON
50
Was too sweet : CLOYED
51
Middle X or O : TAC
52
Rhodes of Rhodesia : CECIL
53
College town on the Penobscot River : ORONO
54
University of Missouri locale : ROLLA
58
W.W. II battle town : STLO
60
___ contendere : NOLO
61
Fish caught in pots : EELS
63
Tennis call : LET
64
Suffix with mod- : ULE

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

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