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New York Times, Tuesday, March 6, 2001

Author:
Ed Early
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Down : Fender blemish
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
557/7/19947/14/20081
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1917117442
ScrabbleFresh
1.5431%
Ed Early

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Early. Tuesday freshness: 61%
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© 2001, The New York Times3/6/1 ( No. 18,746 )
Across
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Dump hot coffee on : SCALD
6
Disdainful remark : PISH
10
Hook with a handle : GAFF
14
Turn to mush : PUREE
15
Not fooled by : ONTO
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Stadium shape, maybe : OVAL
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Set straight : ALIGN
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Not that : THIS
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Noggin, in Nantes : TETE
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Share the role? : SPLITAPART
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Got 100 on : ACED
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Crow's-nest site : MAST
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Up to, in ads : TIL
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Round Table title : SIR
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"The West Wing" star : SHEEN
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Radio static, e.g. : NOISE
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Designer Pucci : EMILIO
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Ecstatic : RAPTURED
39
"From my perspective," archaically : MESEEMS
41
The "B" in G.B.S. : BERNARD
42
Barbara of country : MANDRELL
44
Dangerfield who doesn't get any respect : RODNEY
45
Eucharist spot : ALTAR
46
63-Across and others : YOGIS
48
Minded junior : SAT
50
Seek the hand of : WOO
51
"I did it!" : TADA
55
Took one's turn : WENT
58
Provided electricity for the john? : WIREDAHEAD
61
"... ___ before the deadline" : ONOR
62
"Boola Boola" collegians : ELIS
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Quotable Yankee : BERRA
64
1972 Kentucky Derby winner ___ Ridge : RIVA
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What's more : ALSO
66
Taking advantage of : USING
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June 6, 1944 : DDAY
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Sharp as a tack : KEEN
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V-formation fliers : GEESE
Down
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Something beyond your control : SPASM
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Mea ___ : CULPA
3
Seed covers : ARILS
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Kosher, so to speak : LEGIT
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Fender blemish : DENT
6
TV dinner fare : POTPIE
7
Asthmatic's device : INHALER
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Culinary directive : STIR
9
Inviters : HOSTS
10
Bought drinks for everyone? : GOTAROUND
11
With, to Maurice : AVEC
12
Kismet : FATE
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Skedaddled : FLED
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Where a telecommuter works : ATHOME
26
Emcees' lines : INTROS
27
"High ___" (Bogart classic) : SIERRA
28
Put the collar on : NAB
30
Persia, now : IRAN
31
Like the Gobi : SERE
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Whirling current : EDDY
33
Austen novel : EMMA
34
One of three squares : MEAL
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Ain't correct? : ISNT
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Walked the mongrel? : LEDASTRAY
38
"End of story!" : PERIOD
40
Stallone, to pals : SLY
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Building with just a few floors : LOWRISE
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Continues : GOESON
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Playful pinch : TWEAK
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The ones here : THESE
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Lofty perch : AERIE
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Sews the hose : DARNS
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"Time is money," e.g. : ADAGE
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Scrabble formation : WORD
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Author Bagnold : ENID
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Bygone Chevy : NOVA
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"Winnie ___ Pu" : ILLE
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"Snug as ___ ..." : ABUG

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

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