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New York Times, Monday, September 13, 2004

Author:
Jay Giess
Editor:
Will Shortz
28-Down : Itsy-bitsy creature
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Jay Giess

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQ} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Giess. Monday freshness: 51%
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P
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N
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C
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K
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S
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N
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© 2004, The New York Times9/13/4 ( No. 20,033 )
Across
1
Raindrop sound : PLOP
5
Sgt., e.g. : NCO
8
Present for a teacher : APPLE
13
Kelly of morning TV : RIPA
14
Marlboro alternative : KOOL
15
Shine : GLEAM
16
Son of Isaac : ESAU
17
Metal that Superman can't see through : LEAD
18
On again, as a candle : RELIT
19
Fashionable London locale : PALLMALL
21
Ardor : ZEAL
22
Big containers : VATS
23
Filmmaker Spike : LEE
24
GM sports car : GTO
27
Whitewater part of a stream : RAPIDS
30
Fireplace accessory : ANDIRON
32
UK record label : EMI
33
Cast member : ACTOR
36
Hits head-on : RAMS
37
Get help of a sort on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" : POLLTHEAUDIENCE
41
Wriggling fishes : EELS
42
Place : STEAD
43
Tit for ___ : TAT
44
Teems : ABOUNDS
47
Zoo denizens : BEASTS
49
Something "on the books" : LAW
50
Motorists' grp. : AAA
51
Skier's transport : TBAR
52
Quick job for a barber : TRIM
54
Sweater : PULLOVER
58
To no ___ (purposelessly) : AVAIL
60
Classic artist's subject : NUDE
61
Sandwich spread, for short : MAYO
62
Oscar who wrote "The Picture of Dorian Gray" : WILDE
63
Popular shirt label : IZOD
64
Certain stock index : AMEX
65
Los Angeles cager : LAKER
66
Craggy hill : TOR
67
Agile : SPRY
Down
1
Make ready, for short : PREP
2
Elvis's daughter ___ Marie : LISA
3
Milky gem : OPAL
4
1960's-70's pontiff : PAULVI
5
December songs : NOELS
6
Fuel from a mine : COAL
7
Bygone : OLD
8
Consented : AGREED
9
Bit of begging : PLEA
10
Educational assistance since 1972 : PELLGRANTS
11
China's Chou En-___ : LAI
12
Expert in resuscitation, in brief : EMT
14
Coffee gathering : KLATSCH
20
Angry with : MADAT
21
___ state (blissful self-awareness) : ZEN
23
Lash of old westerns : LARUE
25
Frisky feline : TOMCAT
26
Beginnings : ONSETS
27
Statute removal : REPEAL
28
Itsy-bitsy creature : AMOEBA
29
Bedtime gab : PILLOWTALK
31
Anger : IRE
34
Actress Allen of "Enough" : TESSA
35
Cheerios grain : OAT
38
Baton Rouge sch. : LSU
39
Tried a little of this, a little of that : DABBLED
40
Rarely-met goal : IDEAL
45
Hammer user : NAILER
46
Hoover ___ : DAM
48
Scents : AROMAS
51
Henry VIII's family name : TUDOR
53
Travel on horseback : RIDE
54
Mario who wrote "The Godfather" : PUZO
55
Seductress : VAMP
56
Witness : EYER
57
Classic theater name : ROXY
58
Leatherworker's tool : AWL
59
By way of : VIA
60
Annual hoops contest, for short : NIT

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

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