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New York Times, Monday, March 15, 2004

Author:
Patrick Merrell
Editor:
Will Shortz
68-Across : Schnauzer in Dashiell Hammett books
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Patrick Merrell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Spans: 2 There are unchecked squares Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 28 for Mr. Merrell. Monday freshness: 63%
Notepad: The unkeyed square to the right of #36 has this Down clue: John Philip Sousa offering. And the unkeyed square numbered 42 has this Down clue: "Little Women" family name.
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L
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O
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W
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S
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W
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A
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P
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S
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M
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P
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O
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L
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N
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D
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MARCH
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MARCH
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R
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© 2004, The New York Times3/15/4 ( No. 19,851 )
Across
1
Opposite of highs : LOWS
5
Big stingers : WASPS
10
Concert blasters : AMPS
14
Hawaiian island : OAHU
15
Maximum poker bet : ALLIN
16
Bob who lost to Bill Clinton : DOLE
17
Warner's statement after the fact : ITOLDYOUSO
19
"Roots" author Haley : ALEX
20
"Julius Caesar," e.g. : SHAKESPEAREPLAY
22
___-fi : SCI
23
Bird's home : NEST
24
Fire leftover : ASH
27
Eve's predecessor : ADAM
30
Tortilla chip dip : SALSA
34
Fateful day in a 20-Across : THEIDESOFMARCH
37
Ringer : BELL
38
Not so good : WORSE
39
Egg: Prefix : OVI
40
Baseball hit just beyond the infield : BLOOP
41
Bard of ___ : AVON
42
Fateful day in a 20-Across : MARCHFIFTEENTH
44
Pays a landlord : RENTS
46
Require : NEED
47
"I get it!" : AHA
48
Guys-only : STAG
51
Cry to a mouse : EEK
53
"Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar!," e.g. : FAMOUSLASTWORDS
61
Building beam : IBAR
62
One who warned Caesar : SOOTHSAYER
63
Bronx cheer : JEER
64
Golfer Palmer, familiarly : ARNIE
65
Liberals, with "the" : LEFT
66
___-bitsy : ITSY
67
Fabric colorers : DYERS
68
Schnauzer in Dashiell Hammett books : ASTA
Down
1
___ Lane, admirer of Superman : LOIS
2
Inauguration Day recital : OATH
3
Command to a horse : WHOA
4
Broods : SULKS
5
Land next to a road : WAYSIDE
6
Crooked : ALOP
7
Turn on a pivot : SLUE
8
Resident near the Leaning Tower : PISAN
9
Make a nighttime ruckus : SNORE
10
Not limited to one use : ADAPTABLE
11
Gangster's gal : MOLL
12
Defendant's declaration at an arraignment : PLEA
13
Alluring : SEXY
18
The 60's or 70's, e.g. : DECADE
21
Road section requiring caution : ESS
24
Battling : ATWAR
25
Rudely push : SHOVE
26
Long-billed wader : HERON
28
___ this minute : ASOF
29
"The Jeffersons" theme "___ On Up" : MOVIN
31
Hotelier Helmsley : LEONA
32
Laziness : SLOTH
33
Omega's opposite : ALPHA
35
Feels no remorse : ISNTSORRY
36
Drum accompanier : FIFE
40
Moistens with droplets : BEDEWS
43
Grows chewers : TEETHES
45
VW predecessors? : STU
49
Syrian president : ASSAD
50
"Mine eyes have seen the ___ ..." : GLORY
52
Australian "bear" : KOALA
53
Land SW of Samoa : FIJI
54
Assist in crime : ABET
55
Fannie ___ (securities) : MAES
56
Top-notch : AONE
57
Mix (up) : STIR
58
Deli loaves : RYES
59
Adept : DEFT
60
Sp. miss : SRTA

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

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