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New York Times, Saturday, October 26, 2002

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
Year in which Muhammad began preaching in Mecca
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
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1814141616120
RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 161 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 21%
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© 2002, The New York Times10/26/2 ( No. 19,345 )
Across
1
Limo feature : JUMPSEAT
9
Sight on a lake : JETSKI
15
Well-off : INCLOVER
16
Pat of "Some Like It Hot" : OBRIEN
17
Stain maker : NICOTINE
18
Subjects of Gustavus I : SWEDES
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It usually runs between 2 and 4 : GPA
20
Loads : OCEANS
22
When W.W. II began: Abbr. : SEPT
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Some pitches : LOBS
25
It's heard from one taking off : TATA
26
Victoria Cross relative: Abbr. : DSO
27
Delightful spots : EDENS
29
___ record : SETA
31
Go up : SOAR
32
Suffix with humor : OUS
34
Year in which Muhammad began preaching in Mecca : DCX
35
Laggard, informally : POKE
36
Very close : DOWNTOTHEWIRE
40
Brush (up) : BONE
41
First in a classical sequence : AMO
42
Many a turkey carver : DAD
43
Seasoned : AGED
44
Youngsters : TADS
46
Digest : RECAP
50
Jerk : BOB
51
Oft-played numbers : HITS
53
Novelist ___ Mae Brown : RITA
54
Word before and after "will be" : BOYS
56
Fictional Hudson Bay native : NANOOK
58
Starts of many park signs : NOS
59
Musical with the song "My Cup Runneth Over" : IDOIDO
61
Big whoop, sarcastically : NONEVENT
63
Where to find aces and deuces : TENNIS
64
Frequent game equipment : EGGTIMER
65
Like some nightclubs : TRENDY
66
Relax : RESTEASY
Down
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Spot lines? : JINGLE
2
Certain camera support : UNIPOD
3
1971 Beatty title role : MCCABE
4
'93 accord signer : PLO
5
De ___ : SOTO
6
Remove : EVICT
7
Dido's love : AENEAS
8
Took out, in a way : TREATEDTODINNER
9
Kind of stick : JOSS
10
Inits. in children's lit : EBW
11
Andean peak ___ Cruces : TRES
12
Discreet exit site : SIDEDOOR
13
Token : KEEPSAKE
14
Waiting : INSTORE
21
Slangy assent : NATCH
24
Put one over on : SNOWED
28
Giant heater : SUN
30
Cut : AXED
31
Classic sports car : SPIDER
33
Sports figure : STAT
36
Well-meaning sort : DOGOODER
37
How Miss America contestants are introduced : ONEBYONE
38
Creighton University site : OMAHA
39
Kind of cloud : WAR
40
"Rain Man" family name : BABBITT
45
Underling : STOOGE
47
Industry begun in 1895 : CINEMA
48
Pays the penalty : ATONES
49
Turnover, e.g. : PASTRY
52
Numbers : SONGS
55
Irish party word : SINN
56
More than just interested : NOSY
57
Etta of old comics : KETT
60
"___ not!" : DID
62
Struggle : VIE

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