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New York Times, Wednesday, September 18, 2002

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Down : Whips
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16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 87 for Mr. Kahn. Wednesday freshness: 51%
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© 2002, The New York Times9/18/2 ( No. 19,307 )
Across
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Group behind a 2001 Broadway musical : ABBA
5
Ready follower? : AIM
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Big name in fireworks : GRUCCI
14
1-Across song : FERNANDO
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Bacon serving : RASHER
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1-Across song : IDOIDOIDOIDOIDO
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Painting surface : GESSO
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Vase : URN
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Marshall ___ : PLAN
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Between assignments : IDLE
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Inebriated : BEERY
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1-Across song : WATERLOO
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Sped : RAN
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Shamefaced : ABASHED
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___ school : MED
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Ones doing tests: Abbr. : DRS
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"___ Queen" (1-Across song) : DANCING
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With 43-Across, description of 1-Across : SWEDISH
39
Twisty turn : ESS
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Born: Fr. : NEE
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Investigate : DIGINTO
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1-Across song : SOS
43
See 37-Across : POPGROUP
44
Some fund-raisers : GALAS
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Corner of a diamond : BASE
48
Where Muscat is : OMAN
49
Holm of stage and screen : IAN
50
Court TV focus : TRIAL
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1-Across song : TAKEACHANCEONME
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Actually existing : INESSE
60
Musical based on the songs of 1-Across : MAMMAMIA
61
Calculus for canines? : TARTAR
62
Off-road wheels, for short : ATV
63
Not the original color : DYED
Down
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Not care ___ for : AFIG
2
Eliot protagonist : BEDE
3
Part of some co. names : BROS
4
Tropical cuckoos : ANIS
5
"Wheel of Fortune" request : ANO
6
Dictator Amin : IDI
7
Frequently abbreviated math term : MODULO
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Smile : GRIN
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"Way out!" : RAD
10
Ashe Stadium event : USOPEN
11
Major copper exporter : CHILE
12
Wood for outdoor furniture : CEDAR
13
Overused humor technique : IRONY
15
Difficulty : ADO
18
Mined-over matter? : ORE
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Actress Graff and others : ILENES
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DaimlerChrysler make : DODGE
24
Good-for-nothing : BADEGG
25
Go in the kiddie pool, maybe : WADE
26
Arab garments : ABAS
27
Whips : TANS
28
Computer key : ESC
29
Safari sights : RHINOS
30
Go over again, as with a cloth : REWIPE
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Common computer interface : MSDOS
33
Flintstones pet : DINO
34
V preceder : RSTU
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Talk ___ : SHOP
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Scorsese, e.g.: Abbr. : DIR
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Least wild : SANEST
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Kind of hat : PANAMA
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"I see" : GOTIT
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Fridge maker : AMANA
46
Sonic rival : LAKER
47
Word of contempt : BAH
49
Bakery employee : ICER
50
Pro ___ : TEM
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Pike : ROAD
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"___ humble opinion ..." : INMY
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Gérard's girlfriend : AMIE
54
X-ray blocker : LEAD
56
Hard-rock link : ASA
57
Writer Hentoff : NAT
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Roman 905 : CMV

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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