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New York Times, Monday, February 18, 2002

Author:
Philip Lew
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Down : "Told ya!"
TotalDebutLatest
55/25/19992/18/2002
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0212000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.672927%
Philip Lew

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVWXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Lew. Monday freshness: 85%
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© 2002, The New York Times2/18/2 ( No. 19,095 )
Across
1
Greets the day : RISES
6
"___ of the Times" (Petula Clark hit) : ASIGN
11
HBO rival : SHO
14
___ acid : AMINO
15
Beach : SHORE
16
Lens protector : CAP
17
For rent : TOLET
18
16th president, informally : HONESTABE
20
Barely make, with "out" : EKE
21
Colored : HUED
23
Italian or Jewish, e.g. : ETHNIC
24
Braves, Mets and Cubs, for short : NLERS
26
Join the service : ENLIST
27
By order of succession : INTURN
29
___ Motel, in "Psycho" : BATES
30
Go by bike : CYCLE
31
Stuck together : FUSED
32
"For shame!" : TSK
35
He sold his birthright to Jacob : ESAU
36
43rd president, informally : DUBYA
37
Waiflike : THIN
38
No. on a business card : TEL
39
___ toast : MELBA
40
Tractor maker : DEERE
41
Eucalyptus eater : KOALA
42
Daredevil's cord : BUNGEE
43
How fast-talkers talk : GLIBLY
45
Desert plants : CACTI
46
Early game in a tournament : PRELIM
47
Discontinued German money : MARK
48
Popular cooking spray : PAM
51
23rd president, informally : LITTLEBEN
53
Litter member : PUPPY
55
ET carrier : UFO
56
Refrain in "Old MacDonald" : EIEIO
57
Bungling : INEPT
58
Everest, e.g.: Abbr. : MTN
59
Catch : SNARE
60
Grant's side in the Civil War : NORTH
Down
1
Amount charged : RATE
2
"Nothing's broken" : IMOK
3
30th president, informally : SILENTCAL
4
Opposite WSW : ENE
5
"Told ya!" : SOTHERE
6
Gray flakes : ASHES
7
Like show horses : SHOD
8
Charged particle : ION
9
Beverage at a Japanese restaurant : GREENTEA
10
Got comfy : NESTLED
11
Pictures put into computers : SCANS
12
A bad one should be kicked : HABIT
13
Oil cartel : OPEC
19
"Get a load of ___!" : THIS
22
Samovar : URN
25
Humdinger : LULU
26
Class that doesn't require much studying : EASYA
27
"Original Gangster" rapper : ICET
28
Nasdaq rival : NYSE
29
42nd president, informally : BUBBA
31
Throughout : FULLY
32
40th president, informally : THEGIPPER
33
Father : SIRE
34
Midleg : KNEE
36
Request for a hand : DEALMEIN
37
Circus site : TENT
39
Hanging sculptures : MOBILES
40
Bowling target : DUCKPIN
41
Bit of Scottish attire : KILT
42
Sot's spot : BAR
43
Cheat, in a way : GRIFT
44
Reveal : LETON
45
Dugout, e.g. : CANOE
46
Prune, before drying : PLUM
47
Israel's Golda : MEIR
49
Date with a D.D.S., e.g. : APPT
50
Story from Olympus : MYTH
52
"Don't ___ stranger" : BEA
54
One, to Juan : UNO

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

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