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New York Times, Wednesday, May 1, 2002

Author: Steve Jones
Editor: Will Shortz
Steve Jones
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {G} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Jones. NYT links: Across Lite

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© 2002, The New York TimesNo. 0501 ( 19,167 )
Across Down
1. Garlicky sauce : AIOLI
6. Mother ___ : LODE
10. Soft, white cheese : FETA
14. Like a depth finder : SONIC
15. Financial page heading : AMEX
16. Commentator Keyes : ALAN
17. Pay, in a modern way : SWIPEADEBITCARD
20. Adderley of bop : NAT
21. French painter Charles Le ___ : BRUN
22. Wee : TEENSY
23. Fire : SACK
24. Show interrupter : TVAD
25. Make a disclosure : LIFTTHEVEIL
29. Mrs., in Barcelona : SRA
32. Letter before beth : ALEPH
33. Trauma ctrs. : ERS
34. "It's So Nice to Have ___ Around the House" : AMAN
35. Sweater letter : ZETA
36. Word with mass or mixed : MEDIA
38. Arabian plateau region : NEJD
39. Work without ___ : ANET
40. Fleischer in Washington : ARI
41. Sign for an audience : ONAIR
42. Part of Roy G. Biv : RED
43. Cause pain or numbness, maybe : PINCHANERVE
46. Traffic marker : CONE
47. "Family Ties" role : ALEX
48. Colt .45's, now : ASTROS
51. Film rating org. : MPAA
52. Proof's end : QED
55. Upstage everyone, maybe : STEALTHEPICTURE
58. ___ bath : SITZ
59. Big model : EMME
60. Unoriginal : TRITE
61. Long basket, in hoops lingo : TREY
62. Put the end first? : MOON
63. Evaluated, with "up" : SIZED
 1. Org. : ASSN
2. "The Music Man" setting : IOWA
3. "Step ___!" : ONIT
4. Collagen injection site : LIP
5. Cool dip? : ICEBATH
6. Nader's 2000 running mate : LADUKE
7. Dark clouds, say : OMEN
8. One coming out : DEB
9. Emigrant's document : EXITVISA
10. Met squarely : FACED
11. Verve : ELAN
12. Pine products : TARS
13. "Handy" one : ANDY
18. Enemy leader? : ARCH
19. Shade of blue : TEAL
23. Mar. honoree : STPAT
24. Actress Polo of "Meet the Parents" : TERI
25. Agent Swifty : LAZAR
26. "Prince Valiant" princess : ILENE
27. Threw a party for : FETED
28. Of Hindu scriptures : VEDIC
29. Makeup problem : SMEAR
30. A Gandhi : RAJIV
31. Wrestling's ___ the Giant : ANDRE
34. New wing : ANNEX
36. Trunk : MAINSTEM
37. Fish-eating flier : ERNE
41. Theatrical shorts : ONEACTS
43. Betting group : POOL
44. Come to pass : HAPPEN
45. Jai ___ : ALAI
46. Cuckoo : CRAZY
48. ___ prof. : ASST
49. The big house : STIR
50. French bean? : TETE
51. Boss's writing : MEMO
52. Interrogate : QUIZ
53. Art Deco artist : ERTE
54. Scout's doing : DEED
56. Med. plan : HMO
57. TNT part : TRI

Answer summary: 5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.

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