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New York Times, Thursday, July 4, 2002

Author:
Nathaniel Weiss
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Down : One of two Old Testament books
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Nathaniel Weiss

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Weiss. Thursday freshness: 5%
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© 2002, The New York Times7/4/2 ( No. 19,231 )
Across
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Attention getter : PSST
5
Shorten, say : EDIT
9
___ Girl : COSMO
14
1960 satellite launch : ECHO
15
Old typesetting machine, briefly : LINO
16
Like many nest-builders : AVIAN
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What the Liberty Trees rebelled against? : THEOAKOFTYRANNY
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Suit material : TWILL
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Generator part : ROTOR
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General Mills brand : KIX
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Jaw : YAK
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Control tower news: Abbr. : ETA
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God often depicted unclothed in art : EROS
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How the Liberty Trees felt? : SYCAMORETAXES
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Levant of levity : OSCAR
35
Word before a snap : SMILE
36
Designer Cassini : OLEG
39
Willow : OSIER
42
Military inits. : USMC
43
Falcon-headed Egyptian god : HORUS
45
Related on the mother's side : ENATE
47
What the Liberty Trees demanded? : MYRRHSELFRULE
51
Porky Pig, e.g. : TOON
52
Poetic contraction : OER
53
Org. with the symbol Eddie Eagle : NRA
56
Pitches : ADS
59
Less corrupted : PURER
61
Like some architecture : IONIC
63
How the Liberty Trees are now governed? : BYPOPLARCONSENT
66
Wed : UNITE
67
Highlander : GAEL
68
Italy's ___ di Como : LAGO
69
Overall sense : TENOR
70
French 101 verb : ETRE
71
Spray target : ODOR
Down
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Not grand : PETTY
2
"Long Island" sound : SCHWA
3
Some oil-rich people : SHEIKS
4
Gouge or chisel : TOOL
5
Forest animal : ELK
6
Scenic representations : DIORAMAS
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Dope : INFO
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Sway : TOTTER
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Incentives : CARROTS
10
Eggs : OVA
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Become understood, with "in" : SINK
12
Gershwin's "The ___ Love" : MANI
13
Jet black : ONYX
18
"Smart" ones : ALECS
19
Time long past : YORE
25
Folded item : TACO
27
One of two Old Testament books : SAMUEL
29
Healthful breakfast : YOGURT
30
Bay window : ORIEL
31
Greek letters : XIS
32
White ___ tree : ELM
33
"Just a ___!" : SEC
36
Electrical unit : OHM
37
1934 Powell co-star : LOY
38
Stray : ERR
40
Mob tough : ENFORCER
41
Seldom seen : RARE
44
Free neighborhood paper : SHOPPER
46
City on the Po : TURIN
48
Body's partner : SOUL
49
Irk, and then some : ENRAGE
50
The Supreme Court, e.g. : ENNEAD
54
"Help!" mate : RINGO
55
Participant : ACTOR
56
Neighbor : ABUT
57
Unit of force : DYNE
58
Interpretation : SPIN
60
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
62
1993 accord site : OSLO
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Ear: Prefix : OTO
65
Encouraging word : OLE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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