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New York Times, Thursday, August 23, 2001

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 64 for Mr. Gordon. Thursday freshness: 7%
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© 2001, The New York Times8/23/1 ( No. 18,916 )
Across
1
Swelter : ROAST
6
Andy who sang "Shadow Dancing" : GIBB
10
Racer's need : EDGE
14
At the right time : ONCUE
15
Yellow stick : OLEO
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Exposed : SEEN
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What a doctor uses to keep Fido warm? : VETBLANKET
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Dressed : CLAD
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How Phileas Fogg traveled : EAST
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Where calves are stretched out? : VEALCHAIRS
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All-Star shortstop Vizquel : OMAR
25
Noted restaurant chain : IHOP
26
Like some triangles : ACUTE
29
___ Lorenzo : SAN
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Does a ballonné : LEAPS
35
Former New York senator : DAMATO
37
Mouthpiece attachment : REED
39
Air safety grp. : FAA
40
Exhibits of suit parts in small glass containers? : VIALEDVESTSHOWS
43
Form letters? : IRS
44
Frigg's husband : ODIN
45
Blacks out : SWOONS
46
Schlemiel : LOSER
48
It's game : TAG
50
Pretentious : ARTSY
51
Rawlings product : MITT
53
Actor Robert of "Airplane!" : HAYS
55
Refrigerator for ivy? : VINECOOLER
59
Multitude : HEAP
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Bridge support : IBAR
64
Actress who's the inspiration for this puzzle's theme? : GRETAGARBO
66
___ P. Morton (1890's veep) : LEVI
67
Is not on the street? : AINT
68
Peaks : ACMES
69
Jump on the ice : AXEL
70
Fair : SOSO
71
Go blading : SKATE
Down
1
Be peripatetic : ROVE
2
Draftable : ONEA
3
New Testament book : ACTS
4
Pretax number : SUBTOTAL
5
Business card abbr. : TEL
6
Lame ducks : GONERS
7
Actress Chase : ILKA
8
Direct routes : BEELINES
9
Mess up : BOTCH
10
Breakout : ESCAPE
11
New York's Carnegie ___ : DELI
12
Driver's choice : GEAR
13
Means' justifier : ENDS
18
Ex of Mickey, Artie and Frank : AVA
22
Rule : HOLDSWAY
24
Fast, as a rise : METEORIC
26
Motrin rival : ADVIL
27
City on the Nile : CAIRO
28
Minutemen of college sports : UMASS
30
Field of conflict : ARENA
32
In progress : AFOOT
33
They can be taken en passant : PAWNS
34
Cheeky : SASSY
36
Roulette bet : ODD
38
Venusians, e.g. : ETS
41
Film director De Sica : VITTORIO
42
Sitcom friend of Barbarino : HORSHACK
47
Big name on the Food Network : EMERIL
49
___ blaster : GHETTO
52
Frat party outfits, perhaps : TOGAS
54
Constellation near Scorpius : ARA
55
Handyman Bob : VILA
56
Wild goat : IBEX
57
Basilica part : NAVE
58
Cinematographer's concern : LENS
60
Columnist Bombeck : ERMA
61
Help : ABET
62
Sit (for) : POSE
65
Beetle juice? : GAS

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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