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New York Times, Monday, August 19, 2002

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Down : Does a double take, e.g.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
10212/9/19793/19/20242
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
673172130
CircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
91.61331220%
Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 4 for Ms. Lempel. Monday freshness: 23%
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U
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K
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E
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S
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E
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L
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B
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A
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A
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C
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T
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D
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N
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R
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L
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C
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G
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B
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P
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M
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M
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Y
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S
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R
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E
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S
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A
J
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X
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T
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B
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M
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J
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C
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B
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© 2002, The New York Times8/19/2 ( No. 19,277 )
Across
1
Instruments at luaus : UKES
5
Island of Napoleon's exile : ELBA
9
Was in the movies : ACTED
14
Man with an ark : NOAH
15
Harvest : REAP
16
Stage between egg and pupa : LARVA
17
"Arsenic and Old Lace" star, 1944 : CARYGRANT
19
Airedale, e.g., for dogs : BREED
20
Totally : ALL
21
Scottish miss : LASS
22
Electricians, at times : WIRERS
23
Creditor's demand : PAYMENT
25
Numerous : MANY
26
Colony member : ANT
27
Japanese farewell : SAYONARA
31
Demanding : STERN
34
Knee/ankle connector : SHIN
35
Trojan War hero : AJAX
36
Vehicle that's hailed : TAXI
37
Astound : AMAZE
38
Capture : TAKE
39
Song for a diva : ARIA
40
Capitol feature : DOME
41
Ready to hit the sack : TIRED
42
Shower accessories : BATHMATS
44
Copacabana city : RIO
45
Manage : COPE
46
Gatherings where people hold hands : SEANCES
50
Horrified : AGHAST
53
Foreboding : FEAR
54
Actress Gardner : AVA
55
Emergency light : FLARE
56
"Liar Liar" star : JIMCARREY
58
Life of ___ : RILEY
59
Fix, as copy : EDIT
60
Tricks : CONS
61
Follows the leader : OBEYS
62
One giving orders : BOSS
63
Voice above bass : ALTO
Down
1
Open, as a bottle : UNCAP
2
Eucalyptus eater : KOALA
3
Like the bird that catches the worm : EARLY
4
Timid : SHY
5
Straying : ERRANT
6
Minimum : LEAST
7
Outlaws : BANS
8
Fitting : APT
9
Lacking pigment : ALBINO
10
Noted anti-alcohol crusader : CARRYNATION
11
Elder or alder : TREE
12
"As ___" (letter closing) : EVER
13
June honorees : DADS
18
Shuttle-riding senator : GLENN
22
Oscar winner for "True Grit" : WAYNE
24
Top-selling vocalist of the 1990's : MARIAHCAREY
25
Corn : MAIZE
27
Phonies : SHAMS
28
A bit cracked? : AJAR
29
Tool with teeth : RAKE
30
Fired : AXED
31
Attempt : STAB
32
Skater Lipinski : TARA
33
Departure : EXIT
34
Struck hard : SMOTE
37
Change according to circumstances : ADAPT
41
Crownlike headgear : TIARA
43
Ambles : MOSEYS
44
Does a double take, e.g. : REACTS
46
Round after the quarters : SEMIS
47
"Deck the Halls," e.g. : CAROL
48
Episode : EVENT
49
Authority : SAYSO
50
Bushy do : AFRO
51
Smooth-talking : GLIB
52
Robust : HALE
53
Pal of Spot : FIDO
56
One of the Bushes : JEB
57
Big TV maker : RCA

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

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