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New York Times, Wednesday, July 10, 2002

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Down : Calling
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1821/12/197810/27/2024
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
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Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 112 for Mr. Silvestri. Wednesday freshness: 18%
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B
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© 2002, The New York Times7/10/2 ( No. 19,237 )
Across
1
Monopoly square : JAIL
5
Palladium, for one : METAL
10
Dumbfound : DAZE
14
Biblical preposition : UNTO
15
Not only like : ADORE
16
Oscar Wilde poem "The Garden of ___" : EROS
17
Hubbub : STIR
18
About : CIRCA
19
Heist haul : LOOT
20
Twelve inches of supply boat? : TENDERFOOT
22
Break, in a way : TAME
23
"The Great Ziegfeld" co-star : LOY
24
Raspy : HOARSE
26
Quiver holder : BOWMAN
30
Target of some collars : FLEA
32
Out of this world? : ALIEN
33
Three feet of basketball floor? : COURTYARD
38
Refrain syllables : LALA
39
Tasteless : TACKY
40
Apple spray : ALAR
41
Three miles of climbing vine? : IVYLEAGUE
43
Stopper : BRAKE
44
Pizzas : PIES
45
Bamboozled : CONNED
46
Stoolies do it : SQUEAL
50
Thai's neighbor : LAO
51
Bee or Em : AUNT
52
39.37 inches of stream? : WATERMETER
59
A dirty person may draw one : BATH
60
Foaming at the mouth : IRATE
61
It's long in fashion : MAXI
62
"___ From Muskogee" : OKIE
63
Place for an urn : NICHE
64
Flower of one's eye? : IRIS
65
Show partner : TELL
66
Library device : DATER
67
"Valley of the Dolls" actress : TATE
Down
1
Like some deserts : JUST
2
Stud stake : ANTE
3
Take ___ stride : ITIN
4
Lady's man : LORD
5
Long-vowel mark : MACRON
6
Enlighten : EDIFY
7
El Cordobés adversary : TORO
8
Sacramento's ___ Arena : ARCO
9
Coriaceious : LEATHERY
10
River feature : DELTA
11
Sounding like lions : AROAR
12
Skyrockets : ZOOMS
13
First name in cosmetics : ESTEE
21
Pizazz : ELAN
25
Bit in a horse's mouth : OAT
26
Lesser Sunda island : BALI
27
Patron saint of Norway : OLAV
28
Guileful : WILY
29
Square ___ : MEAL
30
Try hard to visualize : FOCUS
31
New Testament book : LUKE
33
It may be rattled : CAGE
34
Fish story : YARN
35
Lyricist Lerner : ALAN
36
Haymaking aid : RAKE
37
Historic Scott : DRED
39
It speeds up flights : TAILWIND
42
Org. that may be involved in a cleanup : EPA
43
Bust alternative : BOOM
45
Calling : CAREER
46
Cousin of a clog : SABOT
47
Temblor : QUAKE
48
Up to : UNTIL
49
Waters of Hollywood : ETHEL
50
Oblivion : LETHE
53
Horne solo : ARIA
54
Boor's lack : TACT
55
Radiate : EMIT
56
Butler's quarters? : TARA
57
Way out : EXIT
58
Piece of high ground : RISE

Answer summary:
2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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