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New York Times, Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Author:
Nancy Kavanaugh
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Down : Most reckless
TotalDebutLatest
265/3/19996/25/2012
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.588713%
Nancy Kavanaugh

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQVZ} This is puzzle # 16 for Ms. Kavanaugh. Tuesday freshness: 13%
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© 2004, The New York Times7/20/4 ( No. 19,978 )
Across
1
"60 Minutes" airer : CBS
4
Gator relative : CROC
8
Nyasaland, now : MALAWI
14
Stephen of "The Crying Game" : REA
15
Quad building : HALL
16
Readied for print : EDITED
17
Post-O.R. stop : ICU
18
Meat marking : USDA
19
Brings disgrace to : SHAMES
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Knowing no more than before : NONETHEWISER
23
Part of a Vandyke : GOATEE
24
Mangy mutt : CUR
25
Stitch up : SEW
28
Lanchester of film : ELSA
29
Words after a rude encounter, maybe : SOMEPEOPLE
33
"___ extra cost!" : ATNO
34
Devious sorts : SNEAKS
35
One pointing, as a gun : AIMER
39
Feel awful : AIL
41
Secret meeting : TRYST
42
Mazola competitor : CRISCO
44
Gets a gander of : SEES
46
F.B.I.'s prime quarries : MOSTWANTED
48
Twofold : DUAL
52
Dr. who handles otitis cases: Abbr. : ENT
53
Neolithic ___ : ERA
54
Where Idi Amin ruled : UGANDA
56
Buffet deal : ALLYOUCANEAT
59
Positive aspect : UPSIDE
62
Swarming pest : GNAT
63
Bio stat : AGE
64
Gawks : STARES
65
Low-cal : LITE
66
D.C. V.I.P. : SEN
67
Lecherous goat-men : SATYRS
68
Divorcés : EXES
69
Sink trap's shape : ESS
Down
1
Shrink in fear : CRINGE
2
Act nonchalant : BECOOL
3
Steamy spots : SAUNAS
4
Water park slide : CHUTE
5
Most reckless : RASHEST
6
Shoppe sign word : OLDE
7
Lobster portion : CLAW
8
Snafus : MESSUPS
9
Followers : ADHERENTS
10
Pants-on-fire guy : LIAR
11
20's dispenser, for short : ATM
12
Teeny : WEE
13
Driver's lic. and others : IDS
21
Airport info: Abbr. : ETA
22
Convenience store bagful : ICE
25
Neuter : SPAY
26
Part of B.P.O.E. : ELKS
27
All-star game team, maybe : WEST
30
___ roll (winning) : ONA
31
Like tasty cake : MOIST
32
Anthem contraction : OER
33
Metal joiner : ARCWELDER
35
Very top : ACME
36
Mineral in spinach : IRON
37
Atomizer's release : MIST
38
N.Y. winter setting : EST
40
General in gray : LEE
43
Like a rowboat that's adrift : OARLESS
45
Teach : EDUCATE
47
Dissenting vote : NAY
48
Vice president Quayle : DAN
49
Apprehension : UNEASE
50
Almanac sayings : ADAGES
51
Nears midnight : LATENS
55
Billionaire Bill : GATES
56
Open-roofed : AIRY
57
Leer at : OGLE
58
Operating system on many Internet servers : UNIX
59
___ Constitution : USS
60
Sch. group : PTA
61
Warmed the bench : SAT

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

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