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New York Times, Friday, July 27, 2001

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
34-Down : Most scorching
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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531.631,16472%
Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {QVXZ} This is puzzle # 49 for Mr. Quigley. Friday freshness: 28%
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© 2001, The New York Times7/27/1 ( No. 18,889 )
Across
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Kind of atty. : DIST
5
Funny producer : JOKEWRITER
15
Prefix with dermal : ENTO
16
Frozen treat : ITALIANICE
17
"Did you forget about me?" : AHEM
18
Given to forcefully : THRUSTUPON
19
They may be fawning : DOES
20
Two-time U.S. Open winner Fraser : NEALE
21
Loam component : SILT
22
Debut of Oct. 11, 1975 : SNL
23
Savior : HERO
24
Philosopher Diderot : DENIS
25
Member of the First Triumvirate : POMPEY
27
Mount ___ (Minnesota ski resort) : KATO
30
Pleiades pursuer : ORION
31
Stay on top of trends : BEWITHIT
35
Where the going rate is charged? : TOLLBAR
37
She followed Lou as first lady : ELEANOR
39
No posh hotels : FLEABAGS
41
Mentor of Eminem : DRDRE
42
1999 air strike authorizer : NATO
43
Deep sleeps : SOPORS
44
Michael Bolton's "How ___ Be Lovers" : CANWE
48
Doing business : OPEN
50
Hoops competition, briefly : NIT
51
Specialty : AREA
52
Pluto's purview : HADES
54
Castor and Pollux's mother : LEDA
55
Program interruption : NEWSREPORT
57
Scene of heavy W.W. I fighting : YSER
58
Torn, say : ONTHEFENCE
59
Catalog : LIST
60
Millionaire's address? : EASYSTREET
61
Grub : EATS
Down
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Place of poor radio reception : DEADSPOT
2
Recognizing : INHONOROF
3
Heavy metal producer? : STEELMILL
4
Some cats : TOMS
5
Passenger vehicle : JITNEY
6
Choice word? : OTHER
7
Literally, empty orchestra : KARAOKE
8
End of the year, for some : ELUL
9
Smart-alecky : WISE
10
Backstabber : RAT
11
Loo message : INUSE
12
It may be made on the rebound : TIPIN
13
Potentially pathogenic strain : ECOLI
14
Checks for letters? : RENTS
23
Plant of the nightshade family : HENBANE
24
Gave extra attention : DOTEDON
26
End of the world? : POLE
28
Wows : AWES
29
No later than, informally : TIL
31
No angel : BRAT
32
Heavenly sight : HARP
33
Land of 13,500+ islands : INDONESIA
34
Most scorching : TORRIDEST
36
Case studier's org. : ABA
38
They may follow computer crashes : RESTARTS
40
"Ha, that was funny" : GOODONE
43
Certain stanza : SESTET
44
Camp craft : CANOE
45
Rock tour venue : ARENA
46
Semiaquatic swimmers : NEWTS
47
Somewhat irresolute? : WASHY
49
Nez ___ : PERCE
52
Weight : HEFT
53
Parrot : APER
54
1988 Masters winner : LYLE
56
Court matter : RES

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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