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New York Times, Monday, May 24, 2004

Author:
Frederick J. Healy
Editor:
Will Shortz
14-Across : TV's "American ___"
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Frederick J. Healy

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 3 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Healy. Monday freshness: 22%
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© 2004, The New York Times5/24/4 ( No. 19,921 )
Across
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Dreadful, as circumstances : DIRE
5
One not of high morals : TRAMP
10
Spanish house : CASA
14
TV's "American ___" : IDOL
15
Come back : RECUR
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Shakespeare, the Bard of ___ : AVON
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1970 Richard Thomas film adapted from a Richard Bradford novel : REDSKYATMORNING
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Mao ___-tung : TSE
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Hula shakers : HIPS
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To no ___ (uselessly) : AVAIL
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Outlaws : BANS
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Wall Street business : FINANCE
26
Jumped : SPRANG
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Long baths : SOAKS
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Ayatollah's land : IRAN
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Kunta ___ of "Roots" : KINTE
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Duo : TWO
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1975 Al Pacino film : DOGDAYAFTERNOON
39
Lamb's mother : EWE
40
Landlord payments : RENTS
41
Shrek, for one : OGRE
42
Slight hangups : SNAGS
43
Reveries : DREAMS
45
Oilless paint : TEMPERA
48
Cure : HEAL
49
Lily family plants : ALOES
50
Arias, usually : SOLI
51
King topper : ACE
54
1941 Priscilla Lane film whose title was a #1 song : BLUESINTHENIGHT
58
Advance, as money : LEND
59
Lollapalooza : BEAUT
60
Bridle strap : REIN
61
Football positions : ENDS
62
"I'm innocent!" : NOTME
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Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay : EDNA
Down
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Earth : DIRT
2
Midmonth date : IDES
3
Was transported : RODE
4
Raised railroads : ELS
5
Difficult : TRYING
6
Harvests : REAPS
7
Intermissions separate them : ACTS
8
Silent : MUM
9
___-am (sports competition) : PRO
10
Sail material : CANVAS
11
Birdlike : AVIAN
12
___ boom : SONIC
13
Corner : ANGLE
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Mongol title : KHAN
19
Fouler : RANKER
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Wedding reception staple : BAND
24
Type assortments : FONTS
25
"I can't believe ___ ..." (old ad catchphrase) : IATE
26
Lateral part : SIDE
27
Ship's front : PROW
28
Fury : RAGE
29
Sorts (through) : SIFTS
31
Australian hopper, for short : KANGA
32
"Gladiator" garment : TOGA
33
Fish bait : WORM
34
Halves of a 32-Across : ONES
36
James of "Gunsmoke" : ARNESS
37
Wine vintage : YEAR
38
Christmas song : NOEL
42
Zips (along) : SPEEDS
43
X out : DELETE
44
Cause for umbrellas : RAIN
45
Billiards furniture : TABLE
46
Actress Burstyn : ELLEN
47
Knoll : MOUND
48
Yawn-inducing : HOHUM
50
Yards rushing, e.g. : STAT
51
Elderly : AGED
52
Goatee site : CHIN
53
Sicilian volcano : ETNA
55
Son of, in Arabic names : IBN
56
Recent: Prefix : NEO
57
Fury : IRE

Answer summary:
2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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