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New York Times, Wednesday, August 6, 2003

Author:
Jay Livingston
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : Stinky grades
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Jay Livingston

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {QVWXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Livingston. Wednesday freshness: 4%
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© 2003, The New York Times8/6/3 ( No. 19,629 )
Across
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Broad comedy : FARCE
6
H.S. math : ALG
9
Steinbeck family : JOADS
14
Legend automaker : ACURA
15
"Ben-___" : HUR
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Dogpatch fellow : ABNER
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Wanted poster info : ALIAS
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Drink in a mug : ALE
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Botox targets : LINES
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Chess endings that don't hold up? : UNSTABLEMATES
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Ad-___ committee : HOC
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Rice Krispies sound : SNAP
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It makes pot potent: Abbr. : THC
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Ultimate degree : NTH
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Look over, informally : EYEBALL
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Clarinet, for one : REED
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Brain-wave test: Abbr. : EEG
39
First name at the 1976 Olympics : NADIA
40
Zombie calculation? : UNDEADRECKONING
44
Resell illegally : SCALP
45
Sign of summer : LEO
46
Numbskull : DODO
47
Sonora shawls : SERAPES
50
Granola morsel : OAT
52
European carrier : SAS
53
Yalies : ELIS
55
___ Cruces : LAS
57
Poisoned saltine? : UNSAFECRACKER
63
Unclogged : CLEAR
64
Heston was its pres. : NRA
65
Imam's study : KORAN
67
Waste maker, proverbially : HASTE
68
Shrew : NAG
69
Singer Cleo or Frankie : LAINE
70
Said "I'm in," in effect : ANTED
71
Make like : APE
72
Spanish hero : ELCID
Down
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Airways-regulating org. : FAA
2
Rights grp. : ACLU
3
Undo : RUIN
4
Wall Street debacle : CRASH
5
Singer Sheena : EASTON
6
Pequod skipper : AHAB
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Quiet times : LULLS
8
Lorne or Graham : GREENE
9
Pungent pepper : JALAPENO
10
The last word : OBIT
11
Green Gables girl : ANNE
12
Stinky grades : DEES
13
Grads-to-be: Abbr. : SRS
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Took steps : ACTED
22
Kentucky Derby time : MAY
25
Bridge strengthener : TRUSS
26
"It follows that ..." : HENCE
27
Chest wood : CEDAR
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H.R.H. part : HER
31
Singer's backup : BAND
32
Baja "bye" : ADIOS
33
Supergirl's alias ___ Lee : LINDA
34
Port east of Porto-Novo : LAGOS
36
Boxer Oscar ___ Hoya : DELA
38
Salon goo : GEL
41
Popped up : APPEARED
42
Corp. biggie : CEO
43
Australian "bear" : KOALA
48
Polar helper : ELF
49
Reddish brown : SIENNA
51
Guard's neighbor : TACKLE
54
Deep-six : SCRAP
56
Swede's "Cheers!" : SKOAL
57
___ Bator : ULAN
58
Egg holder : NEST
59
More than fill : SATE
60
Frenzy : RAGE
61
Idle in comedy : ERIC
62
Indian princess : RANI
63
Chinese tea : CHA
66
Composer Rorem : NED

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

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