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New York Times, Thursday, August 12, 2004

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : Kind of hold
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16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQWXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 104 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 21%
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© 2004, The New York Times8/12/4 ( No. 20,001 )
Across
1
Ball : GLOBE
6
Not docked : ASEA
10
It may be herbal : TEA
13
Blitzed : RANAT
14
Sports page news : DEAL
15
___ Cenis Tunnel, in the Alps : MONT
16
Radioer's words : OVERANDOUT
18
Swear words : OATH
19
Serial story line : ARC
20
Winter worry : FLU
21
Mame, for one : AUNTIE
23
Kind of hold : TOE
24
Pixar collectible : CEL
25
One who makes rounds : INTERN
26
Blues alternative : SOUL
27
Compass heading : SSE
29
Rescues : FREES
30
The Governator : ARNOLD
33
How actors respond : ONCUE
35
2000 site : SYDNEYAUSTRALIA
40
Build ___ (settle down) : ANEST
41
Assigns : ALLOTS
42
"Ugh!" : GROSS
45
Higher degree? : PHD
47
Bull's partner : COCK
48
Grated : RASPED
50
Emergency ___ : KIT
52
Police blotter letters : AKA
53
Package : ENCASE
54
Plastic ___ Band : ONO
55
"A Woman Speaks" writer : NIN
56
Actor Morales : ESAI
57
Garment with a lot of pockets : CARGOPANTS
61
Muffin choice : CORN
62
S-shaped molding : OGEE
63
Big name in digital software : ADOBE
64
Fat letters : EMS
65
Oenologist's interest : YEAR
66
"The Asparagus" painter : MANET
Down
1
Miracle-___ : GRO
2
Washroom : LAVATORY
3
Length of a quick fight? : ONEROUND
4
1992 site : BARCELONASPAIN
5
Seventh in a series : ETA
6
Mystifies : ADDLES
7
1988 site : SEOULSOUTHKOREA
8
It flows through un fleuve : EAU
9
Russia's ___ Republic : ALTAI
10
Precisely : TOATEE
11
Uncut : ENTIRE
12
With 42-Down, 2004 site : ATHENS
15
1976 site : MONTREALCANADA
17
Eagles div. : NFC
22
Stretch out : UNFURL
26
Flier to Helsinki : SAS
28
Naval rank: Abbr. : ENS
31
You can see right through them : LENSES
32
Change from bland to blond? : DYE
34
Loop group: Abbr. : CTA
36
Figure on an ancient Egyptian headband : ASP
37
Visit briefly, as someone who's sick : LOOKINON
38
"I don't believe this!" : ITCANTBE
39
Show curiosity : ASK
42
See 12-Down : GREECE
43
1996 Ron Howard thriller : RANSOM
44
Jack Nicholson has three : OSCARS
46
Home run, in baseball slang : DINGER
49
Undercover cop, maybe : DECOY
51
Overly : TOO
58
Francis Bacon said it "will not be defied" : AGE
59
Popular cooking spray : PAM
60
Stiffen : SET

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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