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New York Times, Thursday, August 15, 2002

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
35-Down : "Bye now"
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 162 for Mr. Nosowsky. Thursday freshness: 27%
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© 2002, The New York Times8/15/2 ( No. 19,273 )
Across
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"No ___!" (slangy reply) : PROB
5
They go back and forth to work : SAWS
9
Suit : BEFIT
14
"The Labors of Hercules" painter Guido : RENI
15
Off ramp : EXIT
16
Susan Lucci's Emmy role : ERICA
17
"That's clear to me" in beat-speak : IDIG
18
"___ Lisa" : MONA
19
"Santa Fe Songs" composer : ROREM
20
Photo session at a farm? : SHOOTINGRANGE
23
Rental period : MONTH
24
"You ___ bother ..." : NEEDNT
27
Place with a feed trough : STY
28
Formally approve : RATIFY
33
Well-nigh : NEAR
34
Full scale? : DOTODO
35
Overly sentimental : SOPPY
36
Remission of big toe inflammation? : BREAKINGOUT
38
Strongly hopes : PRAYS
40
Mountain airs : YODELS
41
Tot's recitation : ABCS
42
Latke ingredient : POTATO
43
Hair knot : BUN
46
In this way : LIKESO
48
Call from a ward : NURSE
50
Quantity for a European pastry chef? : BATTERINGRAMS
55
Ordinary writing : PROSE
57
Uncivil : RUDE
58
Pest : GNAT
59
Lake crosser : CANOE
60
N.Y.S.E. relative : AMEX
61
Falco of "The Sopranos" : EDIE
62
Pass, as time : SPEND
63
Difference of opinion : SPAT
64
Convinced : SOLD
Down
1
Light dispersers : PRISMS
2
Extremely popular : REDHOT
3
Like some salad dressings : ONIONY
4
One with a closed heart : BIGOT
5
Rest area sight : SEMI
6
Bit of a nerve : AXON
7
Annex : WING
8
Principal : STAR
9
1960's best-selling author Eric : BERNE
10
Kind of zone : EROGENOUS
11
Grp. at a station : FIREDEPT
12
Cap material : ICE
13
Tufted topper : TAM
21
Violent struggles : THROES
22
In the least : ANY
25
Break of a sort : NAP
26
An encouraging word : TRY
29
Sandburg poem "___ Window" : ATA
30
City whose name means "eastern capital" : TOKYO
31
Dimwit : IDIOT
32
"The Grapes of Wrath" star, 1940 : FONDA
34
Tough time to farm : DRYSEASON
35
"Bye now" : SOLONG
36
Resolve : BACKBONE
37
Pick up : GET
38
Mate : PAL
39
Slugger's stat. : RBI
42
Gambler's desire : POT
43
Godfather portrayer : BRANDO
44
Label on a street-corner box : USMAIL
45
Like Russian dolls : NESTED
47
War horse : STEED
49
Recommends : URGES
51
Great times : ERAS
52
Cut of beef : RUMP
53
Proposal : IDEA
54
Vaccinator's call : NEXT
55
iMac competitors : PCS
56
Blame : RAP

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

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