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New York Times, Thursday, June 10, 2004

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Down : "___ haw!" (cry of delight)
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Paula Gamache

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 6 for Ms. Gamache. Thursday freshness: 33%
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© 2004, The New York Times6/10/4 ( No. 19,938 )
Across
1
Jest : JAPE
5
Chekhov's "Uncle ___" : VANYA
10
"Ape" : NUTS
14
Actor McGregor : EWAN
15
Acid/alcohol compound : ESTER
16
Long ago : ONCE
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"Use brighter colors!"? : FORGETTHEPASTEL
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Cape Sable locale: Abbr. : FLA
21
Classic 1950 film noir : DOA
22
"Mack the Knife" composer : WEILL
23
Like "Water Music"? : MADEBYHANDEL
28
Leachman who won an Oscar for "The Last Picture Show" : CLORIS
30
Seep : OOZE
31
High, in couture : HAUTE
32
Feeling of elation : CLOUDNINE
37
Puts on ... or things that are put on : AIRS
38
Person who kneads : BAKER
39
What a 38-Across needs : OVEN
40
Teeny : ITSYBITSY
42
What "yo mama" is : SLANG
43
Bluesy James : ETTA
44
"The Princess Bride" director, 1987 : REINER
45
Multicolored yarn? : MOTLEYCREWEL
49
Georges who wrote "Life: A User's Manual" : PEREC
50
Net alternative : EDU
51
Reliever's stat : ERA
54
What an old sci-fi comics fan might see? : FLASHINTHEPANEL
59
Wept (for) : FELT
60
Spritz : SPRAY
61
Inspiration : IDEA
62
___ Trueheart of "Dick Tracy" : TESS
63
Cleveland nine, with "the" : TRIBE
64
Attorneys' degrees: Abbr. : LLDS
Down
1
Bridges in Hollywood : JEFF
2
Illegal way to go : AWOL
3
Trysters, perhaps : PARAMOURS
4
Basic school subj. : ENG
5
Nixes : VETOES
6
Take ___ at : ASTAB
7
Utmost : NTH
8
"___ haw!" (cry of delight) : YEE
9
Dada "daddy" : ARP
10
Snooped : NOSED
11
Free : UNTIE
12
Immune system agent : TCELL
13
Cut one's losses, maybe : SELL
18
Haskell of "Leave It to Beaver" : EDDIE
19
Bearded, as grain : AWNED
24
Pretentious : ARTSY
25
Embryonic attachment : YOLKSAC
26
Poppycock : HOOEY
27
Côte d'___ : AZUR
28
Spiced milk tea : CHAI
29
Milk, abroad : LAIT
32
Subtly mean : CATTY
33
"Truth!" : NOLIE
34
Three-time U.S. Open winner : IVANLENDL
35
Hawaiian goose : NENE
36
M.I.T. grad: Abbr. : ENGR
38
Nosh : BITE
41
Sir Toby of "Twelfth Night" : BELCH
42
Clinch : SEWUP
44
LAX to J.F.K. choice : REDEYE
45
Rumble : MELEE
46
Some 47-Down : ORALS
47
Exams : TESTS
48
People kick things here : REHAB
49
Go ___ (fizzle) : PFFT
52
Cattail, e.g. : REED
53
"___, how love can trifle with itself!": Shak. : ALAS
55
Suffix with Mao or Tao : IST
56
"Car Talk" carrier : NPR
57
Part of TNT : TRI
58
Be indisposed : AIL

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

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