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New York Times, Saturday, August 10, 2002

Author:
Dana Motley
Editor:
Will Shortz
Italian custard served either hot or chilled
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Dana Motley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JQWX} This is puzzle # 16 for Ms. Motley. Saturday freshness: 5%
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© 2002, The New York Times8/10/2 ( No. 19,268 )
Across
1
Buzz producer : KAZOO
6
Miss alternative : MAAM
10
It may have a link : CUFF
14
Don or John : ADAMS
15
Pollster Roper : ELMO
16
Kon-Tiki Museum site : OSLO
17
Name on a plastic container : RUBBERMAID
19
Stern : REAR
20
Albany's father-in-law : LEAR
21
Goulash : HODGEPODGE
23
"Mr. Jones" star : GERE
25
Camel competitor : DORAL
26
Gallic gala : BAL
28
"Roots" actor Rhodes : HARI
30
None too soon : ATLAST
34
Oil source : OLIVE
36
Dazed : INATRANCE
38
Went quickly : SCOOTED
40
One of les États-Unis : GEORGIE
41
Cuisine style : CANTONESE
43
Kind of hose : NYLON
44
Shows cynicism, perhaps : SNEERS
45
___ cava (heart connector) : VENA
47
Come-___ : ONS
48
Information storage unit : FICHE
50
Many a homecoming attendee : ALUM
52
One may be taken to a tailgate party : BEERCOOLER
56
Babe in the woods : NAIF
59
Pac 10 member : UCLA
60
"In your dreams!" : NOTACHANCE
62
Mrs. abroad : FRAU
63
They're in circulation : CEES
64
Moon of Uranus : ARIEL
65
Stockbroker's suggestion : FUND
66
Salt lake of South Australia : EYRE
67
Like some bombs : SMART
Down
1
One of the Wallendas : KARL
2
In unison, in a way : ADUE
3
Italian custard served either hot or chilled : ZABAGLIONE
4
Old card game for three : OMBRE
5
Carbohydrate ending : OSE
6
Message : MEMO
7
Robin Williams had a voice in it : ALADDIN
8
Pal : AMIGO
9
Not going too far : MODERATE
10
It naturally follows : COROLLARY
11
Like most yard sale goods : USED
12
Olympic ceremony sight : FLAG
13
Cry while holding an iron : FORE
18
Mother of Hades : RHEA
22
Supporting the arts, say : PATRONAL
24
Bombast : RHETORIC
26
Some pears : BOSCS
27
Old highway name : ALCAN
29
Fair feature : RIDE
31
Fetish for the British : ANGLOMANIA
32
Issue : SCION
33
Youth : TEENS
35
Stuffing the ballot box, e.g. : VOTEFRAUD
37
"The African Queen" screenwriter : AGEE
39
Settle snugly : ENSCONCE
42
Thinner : SVELTER
46
Prosecution witness, maybe : NARC
49
Rot : HOOEY
51
Render defenseless : UNARM
52
Like a bodybuilder : BUFF
53
Neutral shade : ECRU
54
Snap : ELAN
55
Naturalness : EASE
57
Patisserie gizmo : ICER
58
Intuited : FELT
61
Experiences : HAS

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

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