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New York Times, Monday, July 15, 2002

Author:
John Leavy
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Down : One of Santa's reindeer
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John D. Leavy

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {KQZ} This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Leavy. Monday freshness: 12%
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© 2002, The New York Times7/15/2 ( No. 19,242 )
Across
1
Slice (off) : LOP
4
Indoor camera attachment : FLASH
9
Rand McNally book : ATLAS
14
Gay 90's, e.g. : ERA
15
Spooky : EERIE
16
One of the Allman Brothers : DUANE
17
Prefix with puncture : ACU
18
Alfalfa's love in "The Little Rascals" : DARLA
19
A-list group : ELITE
20
"Freeze!" : HALT
22
Leader of reformers' 31-Down : RALPHNADER
24
Wet, weatherwise : RAINY
26
Charged particle : ION
27
Processes, as ore : SMELTS
29
Daily Hollywood publication : VARIETY
33
Signals goodbye : WAVES
34
Sent a letter by phone : FAXED
35
Playboy Mansion guy : HEF
37
The best three in a three-of-a-kind : ACES
38
Goofed : ERRED
39
Concrete : REAL
40
One over a birdie : PAR
41
Use : AVAIL
42
Succinct : TERSE
43
Using a blowtorch : WELDING
45
Give : DONATE
46
Fill one's stomach : EAT
47
Oscar winner Marisa : TOMEI
48
Leader of football's 31-Down : JOHNMADDEN
53
Dutch cheese : EDAM
56
Stadium : ARENA
57
Farsi speaker : IRANI
59
Dolly the clone, e.g. : EWE
60
Nobleman : BARON
61
Snooped (around) : NOSED
62
Operated : RAN
63
Skew : SLANT
64
Wagner work : OPERA
65
Pink Floyd co-founder Barrett : SYD
Down
1
Mrs. Rabin of Israel : LEAH
2
Killer whale : ORCA
3
Leader of pop music's 31-Down : PAULREVERE
4
Prime rate setter, with "the" : FED
5
Gets smart : LEARNS
6
Ordered set : ARRAY
7
Pie-cooling spot : SILL
8
Mound : HEAP
9
Throat tissue : ADENOID
10
The Green Wave, in college sports : TULANE
11
With 54-Down, in reserve : LAID
12
Poker stake : ANTE
13
Crystal ball user : SEER
21
Grimm works : TALES
23
Employed : HIRED
25
"___ in his kiss" (1964 pop lyric) : ITS
27
Exchange : SWAP
28
Parrot's cousin : MACAW
29
Airline to Rio : VARIG
30
Skater's jump : AXEL
31
1960's group (in three different ways) : THERAIDERS
32
Brewer's need : YEAST
34
Drescher of "The Nanny" : FRAN
36
Turn tail : FLEE
38
Musical with the song "Buenos Aires" : EVITA
39
Girl's name meaning "born again" : RENEE
41
Not budging : ADAMANT
42
Mr. Turkey : TOM
44
"Instant Karma" singer : LENNON
45
One of Santa's reindeer : DONNER
47
Needle : TEASE
48
Needles : JABS
49
Like some medicines : ORAL
50
Zeus' wife : HERA
51
The Flintstones' pet : DINO
52
Plummet : DROP
54
See 11-Down : AWAY
55
Darn : MEND
58
It borders Wash. : IDA

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

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