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New York Times, Tuesday, May 28, 2002

Author:
Ed Early
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Across : Play time
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
557/7/19947/14/20081
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1917117442
ScrabbleFresh
1.5431%
Ed Early

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQ} This is puzzle # 24 for Mr. Early. Tuesday freshness: 14%
1
T
2
H
3
I
4
S
5
S
6
L
7
O
8
G
9
S
10
L
11
A
12
Z
13
E
14
R
E
V
I
15
E
W
A
B
L
E
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I
R
I
S
17
O
R
A
N
G
E
P
E
E
L
18
B
I
N
S
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D
E
N
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R
A
I
S
E
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P
E
A
C
E
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P
E
R
S
E
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B
A
R
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R
25
E
26
C
E
S
S
27
C
E
N
T
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R
29
A
30
L
31
A
L
I
A
S
32
F
33
O
O
D
34
Y
U
L
E
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N
A
R
C
36
B
O
W
L
S
37
B
R
I
G
38
I
T
C
H
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A
R
E
A
40
L
E
A
V
E
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S
E
A
B
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I
R
D
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C
A
L
L
E
R
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R
M
N
45
G
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N
A
R
L
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S
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C
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R
A
P
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R
A
I
N
Y
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A
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N
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A
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O
L
I
N
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C
O
T
T
O
N
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S
W
A
B
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L
A
N
D
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O
V
E
R
E
X
P
O
S
E
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E
D
D
Y
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P
E
S
O
S
61
A
L
A
S
© 2002, The New York Times5/28/2 ( No. 19,194 )
Across
1
Not that : THIS
5
Plods along : SLOGS
10
Take it easy : LAZE
14
Open to inspection : REVIEWABLE
16
Showy flower : IRIS
17
Citrus fruit waste : ORANGEPEEL
18
Coal deposits? : BINS
19
Thieves' hangout : DEN
20
Employee's reward : RAISE
21
Hippie's catchword : PEACE
22
Intrinsically : PERSE
23
Place for a cold one : BAR
24
Play time : RECESS
27
N.F.C. or A.F.C. division : CENTRAL
31
A criminal may go by it : ALIAS
32
Stomach filler : FOOD
34
Log-burning time : YULE
35
D.E.A. operative : NARC
36
Theme of this puzzle : BOWLS
37
Ship lockup : BRIG
38
Allergy consequence : ITCH
39
Field of expertise : AREA
40
The "L" in 51-Down : LEAVE
41
Erne or tern : SEABIRD
43
Radio talk show participant : CALLER
44
L.B.J.'s successor : RMN
45
Tree knot : GNARL
47
Throw out : SCRAP
50
April forecast : RAINY
51
Santa ___, Calif. : ANA
54
Lena of "Havana" : OLIN
55
Q-Tip, e.g. : COTTONSWAB
57
Come down : LAND
58
Ruin a shot, in a way : OVEREXPOSE
59
Water swirl : EDDY
60
Mexican bread : PESOS
61
"Ah, me!" : ALAS
Down
1
Walked (on) : TROD
2
Call to Fido : HERE
3
"Terrible" czar : IVAN
4
Lust, for one : SIN
5
Takes an oath : SWEARS
6
___ lazuli : LAPIS
7
More than heavy : OBESE
8
Jubilation : GLEE
9
French seasoning : SEL
10
Philadelphia tourist attraction : LIBERTYBELL
11
Pavarotti specialty : ARIA
12
Brass component : ZINC
13
North Carolina motto starter : ESSE
15
Exit : EGRESS
21
Give a scathing review : PAN
22
Sweet drink : PEACHBRANDY
23
Hospital capacity : BEDS
24
Indian royalty : RANIS
25
Make jubilant : ELATE
26
Around : CIRCA
27
Drink with fast food : COLA
28
Like Mayberry : RURAL
29
Well's partner : ALIVE
30
Cubist Fernand : LEGER
32
Explorer maker : FORD
33
Be beholden to : OWE
36
Country dance spot : BARN
40
Adam's apple's place : LARYNX
42
Dennis the Menace, e.g. : IMP
43
Rapids transit? : CANOES
45
Microsoft honcho : GATES
46
Explosion maker : NITRO
47
Shoe bottom : SOLE
48
Decked out : CLAD
49
Cheese coating : RIND
50
Wander : ROVE
51
Mil. truant : AWOL
52
Canaveral letters : NASA
53
Beame and Saperstein : ABES
55
___ a plea : COP
56
Baden-Baden or Évian : SPA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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