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New York Times, Wednesday, June 4, 2003

Author:
Kelly Katharine Delevan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Ornithologist's request on "Wheel of Fortune"?
TotalDebut
16/4/2003
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.59719%
Kelly Katharine Delevan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {XZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Delevan. Wednesday freshness: 27%
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© 2003, The New York Times6/4/3 ( No. 19,566 )
Across
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Meshed's land : IRAN
5
Rapper with the hit "Thong Song" : SISQO
10
"A leopard can't change its spots," e.g. : SAW
13
Caught on a ranch : ROPED
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Baby's woe : CROUP
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Dernier ___ : CRI
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Apiarist's request on "Wheel of Fortune"? : ISTHEREABEE
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Layer : HEN
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Kind of rubber : SILICONE
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Nymph of myth : NAIAD
23
Attention-getter : HEY
24
Land in the Seine : ILE
25
Beach memento : SHELL
27
Supermodel's request on "Wheel of Fortune"? : IDLIKEANELLE
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Beau ___ : GESTE
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Split apart : REND
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H+, e.g. : ION
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Ancient writing : RUNE
37
Vendor's spot : STAND
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Investor's channel : CNBC
40
Sierra Madre treasure : ORO
41
Nordic saint : OLAF
42
Conrad of old films : NAGEL
43
Ornithologist's request on "Wheel of Fortune"? : HOWABOUTAJAY
47
Arcade flubs : TILTS
48
___ judicata : RES
49
Loop sights : ELS
52
Spyri heroine : HEIDI
54
This puzzle's request receiver : PATSAJAK
56
Propel, in a way : OAR
57
Cyclops' request on "Wheel of Fortune"? : GIVEMEANEYE
60
Historic leader? : PRE
61
Sanitation worry : ECOLI
62
Verbal white flag : UNCLE
63
19th in a series : ESS
64
Shoulder muscles, briefly : DELTS
65
E.R. cry : STAT
Down
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Like a brogue : IRISH
2
Bygone women's magazine : ROSIE
3
In a fitting way : APTLY
4
Classic soft drink : NEHI
5
Act opener : SCENEI
6
"Dies ___" : IRAE
7
Have a bawl : SOB
8
Neighbor of N.Y. : QUE
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Side of a pillowcase that a pillow goes in : OPENEND
10
Old Austrian money : SCHILLING
11
Atlas stat : AREA
12
Empty talk : WIND
14
Go one way or the other : DECIDE
18
40 quarters, e.g. : ROLL
22
It has its head in a glass : ALE
25
Espied : SEEN
26
Flush, say : HAND
27
Resident's suffix : ITE
28
Big name in cheese : KRAFT
29
Stud site : LOBE
30
S.A.S.E., e.g. : ENCL
31
David of "Rhoda" : GROH
32
It replaced the 10-Down : EURO
33
Some are studded : SNOWTIRES
37
Token taker : SLOT
38
Cross shapes : TAUS
39
Islet : CAY
41
Indebted : OBLIGED
42
Bahamas' capital : NASSAU
44
Scholarship money : AID
45
Partner of Porthos : ARAMIS
46
Ballet leap : JETE
49
Cockpit button : EJECT
50
Eric Clapton hit : LAYLA
51
Sport with traps : SKEET
52
Clinton's birthplace : HOPE
53
All ___ : EARS
54
Trapper's trophy : PELT
55
Richards and Reinking : ANNS
58
Bar stock : ICE
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Tennessee athlete, for short : VOL

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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