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New York Times, Saturday, July 21, 2001

Author:
Mark Diehl
Editor:
Will Shortz
2-Down : Greek
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
7711/11/19841/22/20233
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
31.57592888%
Mark Diehl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 25 Missing: {JQWXZ} This is puzzle # 33 for Mr. Diehl. Saturday freshness: 73%
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© 2001, The New York Times7/21/1 ( No. 18,883 )
Across
1
Hardly a Rambo movie : CHICKFLICK
11
Guests may do it : RSVP
15
Biohazard protection : RESPIRATOR
16
Arthur's onetime court rival : ILIE
17
Member of a legendary outlaw band : ALLANADALE
18
Holds (down) : PINS
19
It has many keys: Abbr. : FLA
20
Quarrel settler, maybe : DUEL
21
Racine tragedy : PHEDRE
23
See 53-Across : TENT
25
Beet, for one : EDIBLEROOT
27
Playbook play : ENDRUN
29
Controversial spray : ALAR
30
Its area is about 3.7 million sq. mi. : USA
31
Roll back, say : RESET
32
A lot of talk show talk : ANECDOTES
34
Scaloppine, usually : VEAL
36
Abandon : SHED
37
Compartmentalized cuisine? : TVDINNERS
41
Bad-mouth : RIPON
45
Liquide vital : EAU
46
An Indian may be in it : SARI
47
Not even : ASLOPE
48
Auto supply inventory : AIRFILTERS
51
"Love and Basketball" co-star : EPPS
52
Like a mean dog : SNARLY
53
With 23-Across, where campers eat : MESS
55
One might be on a crib sheet : TOT
56
First to be counted? : EENY
57
Capitol : STATEHOUSE
60
Alphabet bit : RSTU
61
Winner of three Grammys in 1984 : TINATURNER
62
Bit of instruction : STEP
63
61-Across, e.g. : SONGSTRESS
Down
1
Artisan : CRAFTER
2
Greek : HELLENE
3
Montreal and others : ISLANDS
4
Balancing pro : CPA
5
Like some souls or words : KIND
6
Women of the haus : FRAUEN
7
Put on board : LADED
8
Like "scaloppine" : ITALIAN
9
Newspaper div. : COL
10
Jewish ravioli : KREPLACH
11
More fully developed : RIPER
12
Removed with little effort : SLIDOUT
13
Marsannay or California Grenache : VINROSE
14
Spanish bread : PESETAS
22
Rounding up figures? : HERDERS
24
Fountain near the Spanish Steps : TREVI
26
Beatify : BLESS
28
Piece of silver, perhaps : UTENSIL
32
Like Argus : ALERT
33
"Swan Lake" siren : ODILE
35
Bear Stearns employees : ANALYSTS
37
Flirts : TEASERS
38
Most conceited : VAINEST
39
"All Star Revue" host of 50's TV : DURANTE
40
German mathematician for whom a branch of geometry is named : RIEMANN
42
Radio offering : POPTUNE
43
Is against : OPPOSES
44
Birds : NESTERS
47
Wealth : ASSETS
49
Cook quickly, colloquially : FRYUP
50
Change prices, say : RETAG
54
Barricade : SHUT
58
Castilian kinsman : TIO
59
Ice legend : ORR

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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