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New York Times, Monday, July 14, 2003

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
59-Down : Dickens's pen name
TotalDebutLatest
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVX} This is puzzle # 110 for Ms. Gorski. Monday freshness: 70%
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© 2003, The New York Times7/14/3 ( No. 19,606 )
Across
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Spellbound : RAPT
5
Homer epic : ILIAD
10
Early baby word : DADA
14
Ibiza, e.g., to Spaniards : ISLA
15
Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
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Not new : USED
17
Extended family : CLAN
18
Unique : ONEOFAKIND
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Chilling (out) : HANGINGLOOSE
22
Behind a wrecker, say : INTOW
23
Actor with the catchphrase "I pity the fool!" : MRT
24
Picks out in a lineup, for short : IDS
27
In-flight info : ETA
28
Eight: Prefix : OCTO
32
Uncle of old TV : MILTIE
34
Boneless chicken pieces : TENDERS
37
Wise ___ owl : ASAN
38
Satisfying close ... or what 20- and 55-Across have in common? : FITTINGENDING
41
Gazillions : ALOT
42
Port of southern Italy : SALERNO
43
Some French Impressionist paintings : MONETS
46
Nothin' : NADA
47
Life story : BIO
50
"Indeed!" : YES
51
Notes after dos : RES
53
Moves like a dragonfly : FLITS
55
Not going anywhere : SITTINGTIGHT
59
1950's-60's adolescent : BABYBOOMER
62
Same, in Somme : EGAL
63
Augury : OMEN
64
"Breakdown ahead" warning : FLARE
65
"Good shot!" : NICE
66
Metal in some batteries : ZINC
67
Wards (off), as an attack : FENDS
68
Brown quickly : SEAR
Down
1
1980's-90's hitmaker Lionel : RICHIE
2
Leaning : ASLANT
3
Farms with banana trees : PLANTATIONS
4
Fiery ballroom dance : TANGO
5
Home ___ (near) : INON
6
Singer k. d. ___ : LANG
7
Reykjavik's home: Abbr. : ICEL
8
Forster's "___ With a View" : AROOM
9
Bend out of shape : DEFORM
10
John Wayne nickname : DUKE
11
"Just ___ suspected!" : ASI
12
TV room : DEN
13
Do sums : ADD
19
Spumante region : ASTI
21
"Forget it!" : IWONT
24
"Nothing to worry about ..." : ITSNOBIGGIE
25
Corner-to-corner: Abbr. : DIAG
26
Capitol V.I.P.: Abbr. : SEN
29
401, to Nero : CDI
30
Change for a 20 : TENS
31
Radio City Music Hall fixture : ORGAN
33
Reclined : LAIN
35
Suffix with Rock : ETTE
36
Actress Ward : SELA
38
Polar bear's transport? : FLOE
39
Actor Beatty : NED
40
Alternative to a volunteer army : DRAFT
41
"Little Women" woman : AMY
44
Chicago paper, for short, with "the" : TRIB
45
Trigger : SETOFF
48
Cornell's home : ITHACA
49
Horse farm hand : OSTLER
52
"Lifted" : STOLE
54
They may be placed on a house : LIENS
55
In ___ (coordinated) : SYNC
56
Classic supermodel : IMAN
57
Dweeb : NERD
58
Some coll. tests : GRES
59
Dickens's pen name : BOZ
60
French friend : AMI
61
London's Big ___ : BEN

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

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