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New York Times, Wednesday, August 21, 2002

Author:
Joel Kaplow
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Down : Permanently attached, to a zoologist
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Joel Kaplow

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Kaplow. Wednesday freshness: 89%
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© 2002, The New York Times8/21/2 ( No. 19,279 )
Across
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Kingdom east of Fiji : TONGA
6
Sea plea : SOS
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"If I ___ rich man ..." : WEREA
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Like some suspects : USUAL
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Doll's name : ANN
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Summing up : INALL
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Hose part : NOZZLE
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Roll call call : YEA
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See 11-Down : DAZZLE
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Faster than moderato : ALLEGRO
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Not so vigorous : FEEBLER
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Spotted : SEEN
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"This ___" (carton label) : ENDUP
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Carnival follower : LENT
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"___ Is Born" : ASTAR
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Tick off : IRE
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Writers' references : THESAURI
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Capsular, biologically : CYSTIC
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CARE packages, say : AID
40
Emotionally burned out : FRAZZLED
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Prefix with meter : ODO
43
Show shame : REDDEN
45
Grid official : LINESMAN
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Play for a sap : USE
48
___ nous : ENTRE
49
One teaspoon, maybe : DOSE
52
Natural skyline former : RIDGE
54
Unwanted cyber-ads : SPAM
58
Most villainous : EVILEST
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Rubout : ERASURE
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Not just sip : GUZZLE
63
Blow it : ERR
65
Fail miserably : FIZZLE
66
___ wrench : ALLEN
67
Brother of Larry and Curly : MOE
68
Everything, to Einstein : ALLES
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In sorry shape : SEEDY
70
Landscaper's supply : SOD
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Ebbets Field hero : REESE
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Yellowfin and bluefin : TUNAS
2
"___ Mio" : OSOLE
3
Loving motion : NUZZLE
4
Lead ores : GALENAS
5
"Break ___!" : ALEG
6
1957 Marlon Brando film : SAYONARA
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"The loneliest number" : ONE
8
Screw-up : SNAFU
9
Off the mark : WIDE
10
Gives power to : ENABLES
11
With 19-Across, flashy display : RAZZLE
12
Former ABC sitcom : ELLEN
13
On the ball : ALERT
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Many 12/26 store visitors : RETURNERS
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Focal point : EPICENTER
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By no means poured : DRIZZLED
29
Things to crack : SAFES
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Actress Winona : RYDER
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Old-time punishment need : TAR
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Get a move on : HIE
34
Announcer Hall : EDD
36
Aunt Polly's nephew : TOM
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Cretan peak : IDA
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Bamboozle : CON
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Didn't go away : LINGERED
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Fought it out, in Britain : DUELLED
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Permanently attached, to a zoologist : SESSILE
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Painter of ballerinas : DEGAS
50
Fertilization site : OVULE
51
Steakhouse sound : SIZZLE
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Agenda entries : ITEMS
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This is one : PUZZLE
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Van Gogh's "Bedroom at ___" : ARLES
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Reagan attorney general : MEESE
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Chooser's start : EENY
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Off yonder : AFAR
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Kanga's kid : ROO

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

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