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New York Times, Monday, May 6, 2002

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Item for an armed detective, maybe
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FQVXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 85 for Mr. Gordon. Monday freshness: 5%
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© 2002, The New York Times5/6/2 ( No. 19,172 )
Across
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Maker of Space Invaders : ATARI
6
Cut with scissors : SNIP
10
Verdant : LUSH
14
Batman's sidekick : ROBIN
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"Voilà!" : TADA
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Gazetteer datum : AREA
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Punch in the mouth : KNUCKLESANDWICH
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Locale : SITE
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Clean air org. : EPA
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Lovers' secret meetings : TRYSTS
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"___ está usted?" : COMO
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Roller coaster cry : WHEE
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Token punishment : SLAPONTHEWRIST
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Not tacit : SPOKEN
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Billy Joel's "Tell ___ About It" : HER
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Sgt., e.g. : NCO
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Pooped out : TIRED
36
Boeing 747, e.g. : JET
37
The Jetsons' dog : ASTRO
39
Royal flush card : ACE
40
Cheerios grain : OAT
41
Bordeaux wine : CLARET
42
Having drinks : BENDINGANELBOW
46
They're exchanged at the altar : IDOS
47
"So what ___ is new?" : ELSE
48
Sitting room : PARLOR
51
Iceland's ocean: Abbr. : ATL
52
It's $24 on Marvin Gardens : RENT
56
Item for an armed detective, maybe : SHOULDERHOLSTER
59
Chimney grime : SOOT
60
Lake touching four states : ERIE
61
French city, in song : PAREE
62
Moppet : TYKE
63
Caboose's spot : REAR
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Dag Hammarskjöld, for one : SWEDE
Down
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Clumsy boats : ARKS
2
Singer Braxton : TONI
3
Border on : ABUT
4
Low-calorie snack : RICECAKE
5
Calligrapher's purchase : INK
6
Walk over : STEPON
7
Shuttle org. : NASA
8
Neighbor of Wyo. : IDA
9
Black cat : PANTHER
10
Perry Mason or Ally McBeal : LAWYER
11
"QB VII" author : URIS
12
Splinter group : SECT
13
Triumphant cries : HAHS
18
Iced tea garnish : LEMON
19
Didn't stand pat : DREW
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Newspaper's ___ page : OPED
25
Sharpen : WHET
26
It might be put on the rack : SPICE
27
"Two Women" star Sophia : LOREN
28
Letter before iota : THETA
29
Preface : INTRO
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It has a groovy head : SCREW
31
Choo-choo's sound : TOOT
32
Pierce : STAB
36
Fancy sports cars, for short : JAGS
37
"___ fair in love ..." : ALLS
38
Portable cutter : SABERSAW
40
Not in stock yet : ONORDER
41
String quartet instrument : CELLO
43
Weaken with water : DILUTE
44
Screen favorite : IDOL
45
Infernal : NETHER
48
"Hey, you!" : PSST
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Sailor's greeting : AHOY
50
Piece next to a knight : ROOK
51
Opera highlight : ARIA
53
French 101 verb : ETRE
54
Require : NEED
55
Orchard unit : TREE
57
Poetic preposition : ERE
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Turntable turners, briefly : LPS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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