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New York Times, Saturday, September 28, 2002

Author:
Raymond Hamel
Editor:
Will Shortz
11-Down : Crossed swords?
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Raymond Hamel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JQWXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 22 for Mr. Hamel. Saturday freshness: 1%
Jeff Chen notes:

The theme answers, explained:

APLEMCOANND = mix ALMOND and PECAN (PECAN in bold to help visualize)

CRAINFNLOEN = link CANNON and RIFLE

SEAPBEEER = cross SABER and EPEE

FPLAUISRH = join FLUSH and PAIR

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© 2002, The New York Times9/28/2 ( No. 19,317 )
Across
1
Dashing : SHARP
6
"Golden" one : CALF
10
Stat : ASAP
14
Trencherman : EATER
15
Construction piece : IBAR
16
His last words were "What an artist the world is losing in me!" : NERO
17
Stand : GROVE
18
Massenet's "Vision fugitive," e.g. : ARIA
19
Turret site : TANK
20
Mixed nuts? : APLEMCOANND
23
It may be humble : PIE
24
Ocean wave : ROLLER
25
Keats called it "drear-nighted" : DECEMBER
27
Unit of force : DYNE
29
Pants part : KNEE
30
Slap : CUFF
34
Gone by : PAST
36
Like an SST : SLEEK
39
Looks : ASPECTS
41
Renewable freshwater resource : ICEBERG
43
Like pleasant fall weather : BALMY
44
Principal : ARCH
46
Abu Dhabi dweller : ARAB
47
___ Sally (old throwing game) : AUNT
49
Expression of ridicule : ASIF
51
Greedy : ESURIENT
54
Game in which each player receives five cards : EUCHRE
59
The Olympics held in Antwerp : VII
60
Linked arms? : CRAINFNLOEN
62
Mrs. Victor Laszlo : ILSA
64
Decorative toy : KITE
65
Simpleton : GOOSE
66
Trying to decide : TORN
67
Times in classifieds : EVES
68
One who's with the program? : USHER
69
Whitish : ASHY
70
Not so much : LESS
71
Old anti-Communist grp. : SEATO
Down
1
"Popeye" cartoonist : SEGAR
2
Silent film star : HARPO
3
Island-hopper's stop : ATOLL
4
Boisterous festivity : REVEL
5
Like some undergrads : PREMED
6
Bye : CIAO
7
Sandpapers : ABRADES
8
"That Lucky Old Sun" singer, 1949 : LAINE
9
"Psyché" composer : FRANCK
10
Solomon wrote of it "Consider its ways" : ANT
11
Crossed swords? : SEAPBEEER
12
Saxophonist ___ Lawrence : ARNIE
13
Source of 32-Down : POKER
21
Underground chamber : CRYPT
22
Unintelligent : DENSE
26
Soprano Nellie : MELBA
28
Carpenter's employer, once : NASA
30
Locomotive part : CAB
31
___ Today : USA
32
Joined hands? : FPLAUISRH
33
Walker's support : FEMUR
35
Mannerisms : TICS
37
Low no. for Roger Clemens : ERA
38
Cold war grp. : KGB
40
Diogenes, notably : CYNIC
42
Principal : CHIEF
45
Ostriches, e.g. : RATITES
48
"Working" writer : TERKEL
50
Mushroom, e.g. : FUNGUS
51
Musical with the song "On This Night of a Thousand Stars" : EVITA
52
Storage sites : SILOS
53
Foolable : NAIVE
55
Seal the deal : CLOSE
56
Fuss : HOOHA
57
Kind of button : RESET
58
It follows 25-Across in Spain : ENERO
61
Stack part : NESS
63
"Take your pick" : ANY

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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