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New York Times, Tuesday, July 15, 2003

Author:
Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
3-Down : Contradict
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Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JQWX} This is puzzle # 78 for Mr. Estes. Tuesday freshness: 40%
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© 2003, The New York Times7/15/3 ( No. 19,607 )
Across
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Lettuce variety : BIBB
5
"La Vie en Rose" singer Edith : PIAF
9
From way back : OFOLD
14
Available to serve : ONEA
15
Fruit with wrinkled skin : UGLI
16
Zellweger of "Chicago" : RENEE
17
Fruit plate item : MELONBALL
19
Saltine brand : ZESTA
20
Buys off : BRIBES
21
Jackson 5 member : TITO
23
Coffee-to-go need : LID
24
Whom a coach coaches : TEAM
25
Overcharge : SOAK
26
Diner sign : EATS
27
Broth shortcut : BOUILLONCUBE
30
States further : ADDS
33
Humor magazine since 1952 : MAD
34
Word reference pioneer : ROGET
35
___-Magnon : CRO
36
Spike Lee's "Summer of ___" : SAM
37
Mom-and-pop grp. : PTA
39
Medical plan, for short : HMO
40
Transcribers' goofs : TYPOS
42
Battery size : AAA
43
British gun : STEN
44
Ben & Jerry's offering : ICECREAMCONE
48
Blow off steam : VENT
49
Fitzgerald forte : SCAT
50
Snigglers' prey : EELS
53
Roth ___ : IRA
54
Saxophonist Stan : GETZ
55
Fix in a cobbler's shop, say : RESOLE
57
Impression : SENSE
59
Theme of this puzzle, so to speak : SOLIDFOOD
61
Between the lines : TACIT
62
Golden rule word : UNTO
63
2002 Eddie Murphy film : ISPY
64
Inuit transports : SLEDS
65
"Hey you!" : PSST
66
Place-kickers' props : TEES
Down
1
Long, high pass : BOMB
2
Not active, chemically : INERT
3
Contradict : BELIE
4
African trees with thick trunks : BAOBABS
5
Bars of Avon : PUBS
6
Food store chain inits. : IGA
7
In sum : ALLTOLD
8
Befitting a son or daughter : FILIAL
9
Petite pasta : ORZO
10
Contingency ___ : FEE
11
Blitz : ONSLAUGHT
12
1960 Everly Brothers hit : LETITBEME
13
Determined to have : DEADSETON
18
Verne's reclusive captain : NEMO
22
Ali vs. Liston outcome, 1964 : TKO
25
Thailand, once : SIAM
26
Prefix with management : ECO
28
Thurman of "Pulp Fiction" : UMA
29
Gun rights org. : NRA
30
They've got issues : ACTIVISTS
31
Corn flakes or raisin bran : DRYCEREAL
32
Atone : DOPENANCE
36
Ukr. or Lith., once : SSR
37
Treaty : PACT
38
Lao-tzu's "___ Te Ching" : TAO
41
Columbus Day mo. : OCT
42
Hippolyta's warriors : AMAZONS
43
Deems it appropriate (to) : SEESFIT
45
Language suffix : ESE
46
Goes haywire : ACTSUP
47
Cry out for : NEED
51
Freewheeling : LOOSE
52
Ski run : SLOPE
54
Comes down with : GETS
55
Urban disturbance : RIOT
56
Häagen-Dazs alternative : EDYS
58
Half brother of Tom Sawyer : SID
60
Capt.'s inferiors : LTS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later.

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