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New York Times, Saturday, August 9, 2003

Author:
William I. Johnston
Editor:
Will Shortz
38-Down : Dramatic debuts
TotalDebutLatest
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William I. Johnston

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JQVWX} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Johnston. Saturday freshness: 37%
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© 2003, The New York Times8/9/3 ( No. 19,632 )
Across
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Tang provider : CITRICACID
11
Denizens of a popular computer "city" : SIMS
15
Name of an old wind : OBOEDAMORE
16
Sporty sunroof : TTOP
17
Devastate from above : CARPETBOMB
18
Crossword worker? : ESNE
19
Genesis country : ARARAT
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Celebrated : LAUREATE
22
There is, in France : ILYA
24
French : GALLIC
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Coach, e.g. : CLASS
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Line of work, slangily : BIZ
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Sir Toby of "Twelfth Night" : BELCH
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When repeated, like some shows : LATE
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Busy : ORNATE
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Set : GEL
36
Like budget amts. : ESTD
37
Powder holders : PUFFS
38
Oxford foundation : SOLE
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Had : ATE
40
Beach locale, for short : STPETE
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Washington insiders : POLS
42
Where some figures are made : RINKS
44
Prefix with county : TRI
45
Designer Gucci and others : ALDOS
46
Celsius who invented the Celsius thermometer : ANDERS
48
Ball : GALA
50
It may help you achieve a goal : SLAPSHOT
53
CBS Sunday night staple, 1954-71 : LASSIE
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Perfect : MINT
58
Not in deep water, say : ALONGSHORE
60
Donald Duck, to Dewey : UNCA
61
Cheap entertainment provider : KARAOKEBAR
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Insect repellent : DEET
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They may be found beside temples : EYEGLASSES
Down
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Best Actress Emmy winner of 1951 : COCA
2
Building beam : IBAR
3
Part of a battle cry : TORA
4
Played again : REPRISED
5
High marks : IDEALS
6
Not nice : CATTY
7
Many a retired gov. : AMB
8
Fan : COOL
9
"The Joy of Cooking" author Rombauer : IRMA
10
Fix, in a way : DEBUG
11
The Tatler founder, 1709 : STEELE
12
"No problem, really," in modern lingo : ITSALLGOOD
13
Noted American example of Palladian architecture : MONTICELLO
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"Streamers" playwright : RABE
23
Short : ABRUPT
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"Now I get it ... not!" : CLEARASMUD
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Unlikely to accede to the throne : LASTINLINE
27
Factor in grading, perhaps : ATTENDANCE
29
Derive : INFER
30
Rubenesque : ZAFTIG
33
Decline, with "out of" : OPT
34
Part of many Chinese names : TSE
38
Dramatic debuts : SPLASHES
40
Old Eurasian locales: Abbr. : SSRS
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Didn't give up on : KEPTAT
45
Gold rush locale : ALASKA
47
Lose : SHAKE
49
Demon Star : ALGOL
51
Famous name in oil : OLAY
52
Barreled along : TORE
54
Breaks down : SOBS
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"Dies ___, dies illa" : IRAE
56
Plural suffix with weapon : EERS
59
Hound : NAG

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

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