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New York Times, Monday, July 19, 2004

Author:
Nancy Salomon and Kendall Twigg
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Down : Spinning
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
47/19/20048/1/20053
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0400000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.55711%
Kendall Twigg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 124 for Ms. Salomon. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Twigg. Monday freshness: 74%
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© 2004, The New York Times7/19/4 ( No. 19,977 )
Across
1
Big blowout : BASH
5
Vehicles with meters : CABS
9
Like some committees : ADHOC
14
Charles Lamb's nom de plume : ELIA
15
Cookie with creme inside : OREO
16
Takes a card from the pile : DRAWS
17
Where to order egg salad : DELI
18
Flintstone fellow : FRED
19
Designer Karan : DONNA
20
Practically gives away : SELLSFORASONG
23
Whole lot : SLEW
24
Restless : UNEASY
27
Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE
29
Big galoots : APES
31
"Vive le ___!" : ROI
32
Faint from rapture : SWOON
33
Waterless : ARID
34
Mulligatawny, for one : SOUP
35
Starts telling a different story : CHANGESONESTUNE
38
Theme park attraction : RIDE
39
Bringing up the rear : LAST
40
Magician's rods : WANDS
41
Gallery display : ART
42
One who's suckered : DUPE
43
Voting districts : WARDS
44
Pushed snow aside : PLOWED
46
Saucy : PERT
47
Prepares to be punished : FACESTHEMUSIC
53
Desperately want : CRAVE
55
Homeboy's turf : HOOD
56
Hurry up : RUSH
57
Macho guys : HEMEN
58
English princess : ANNE
59
River in an Agatha Christie title : NILE
60
Apply, as pressure : EXERT
61
Not the original color : DYED
62
Meal in a pot : STEW
Down
1
People retire to these spots : BEDS
2
Toward the sheltered side : ALEE
3
Window feature : SILL
4
Dangerous bit of precipitation : HAILSTONE
5
Morning eyeopener : COFFEE
6
Turn signal : ARROW
7
Brewski : BEER
8
Word after baking or club : SODA
9
Extras : ADDONS
10
Speak in a monotone : DRONE
11
Loiter : HANGAROUND
12
Part of B.Y.O.B. : OWN
13
Jefferson Davis org. : CSA
21
David's weapon, in the Bible : SLING
22
Soft leather : SUEDE
25
Pings and dings : SOUNDS
26
"Holy mackerel!" : YIPES
27
Spinning : AWHIRL
28
Celebrity's upward path : ROADTOFAME
29
Cropped up : AROSE
30
Pub offering : PINT
32
Throw out : SCRAP
33
"On the double!" : ASAP
34
Bravura performances : STARTURNS
36
Escape the detection of : ELUDE
37
Bunch of bees : SWARM
42
Not half bad : DECENT
43
Pulled dandelions, say : WEEDED
45
Be indecisive : WAVER
46
Give a buzz : PHONE
48
Certain herring : SHAD
49
Chichi : TONY
50
Clubs or hearts : SUIT
51
Capri, for one : ISLE
52
Enjoy some gum : CHEW
53
Friend of Fidel : CHE
54
Mystery author Stout : REX

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

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