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New York Times, Wednesday, October 3, 2001

Author:
Lisa Bunker
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Across : Taxonomic category
TotalDebutLatest
610/3/20012/14/2021
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1111020
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
111.622765%
Lisa Bunker

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JQWXZ} Spans: 4 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Bunker. Wednesday freshness: 18%
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© 2001, The New York Times10/3/1 ( No. 18,957 )
Across
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When repeated, a shout when playing cowboy : BANG
5
Surmise : INFER
10
Picture problem : BLUR
14
Chill : AGUE
15
___ Bornes (game) : MILLE
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Oral history : LORE
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First spin: mixed fruit : LEMONPLUMORANGE
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Actress Monk of "N.Y.P.D. Blue" : DEBRA
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Imposed on others' generosity : SPONGED
22
Complain : GRIPE
26
Pliable leather : ELK
27
Second spin: close, but no cigar : SEVENSEVENLEMON
34
___-Magnon : CRO
35
Drive on : IMPEL
36
Raconteur's offering : TALE
37
Slow down, in music: Abbr. : RIT
38
Visual way to communicate: Abbr. : ASL
39
Wallet cards, for short : IDS
42
Horatian composition : ODE
43
Hawaiian musicmakers : UKES
45
Surprising result : UPSET
47
Relieve : RID
48
Third spin: getting colder : BARPLUMCHERRIES
52
Charged particle : ION
53
Margaret Mead research site : SAMOA
54
Taxonomic category : SPECIES
58
Madrid museum : PRADO
62
Fourth spin: jackpot! : SEVENSEVENSEVEN
66
Alexander II, e.g. : TSAR
67
Santa ___, Calif. : CLARA
68
Rasp : FILE
69
Walkman maker : SONY
70
Many times : OFTEN
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Actor Montand : YVES
Down
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Like some eagles : BALD
2
Tommie of the Miracle Mets : AGEE
3
Deaden : NUMB
4
Magazine founded by J.F.K. Jr. : GEORGE
5
Hobgoblin : IMP
6
Zero : NIL
7
Kind of shot : FLU
8
Tennyson's "immemorial ___" : ELMS
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Come back to, as a case : REOPEN
10
It may be carried for security's sake : BLANKET
11
Yearn : LONG
12
Impulse : URGE
13
College in Portland, Ore. : REED
18
Land in C. S. Lewis's "Chronicles" : NARNIA
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Somersault : ROLL
23
Schools of thought : ISMS
24
Flounce on a garment : PEPLUM
25
"The Lady ___" (Henry Fonda film) : EVE
27
Cancel : SCRUB
28
Eleniak of "Baywatch" : ERIKA
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Participant in democracy : VOTER
30
Biblical prophet : ELISHA
31
New Zealander : MAORI
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Golden ___ : OLDIE
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Requirements : NEEDS
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Consider : DEEM
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Barbershop sharpeners : STROPS
44
Collection of seasonings : SPICERY
46
Software runners, briefly : PCS
49
Cut of meat : LOIN
50
Paris-based org. : UNESCO
51
Refine further : RAREFY
54
British Airways fleet : SSTS
55
100 centavos : PESO
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Sen. Bayh : EVAN
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___-help : SELF
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Tel ___ : AVIV
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Expunge : DELE
61
Vending machine inserts : ONES
63
Tank : VAT
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Prior to : ERE
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A Bobbsey twin : NAN

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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