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New York Times, Wednesday, June 20, 2001

Author:
Jay Sullivan
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : "Say it ain't so!"
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Jay Sullivan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Sullivan. Wednesday freshness: 35%
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A
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© 2001, The New York Times6/20/1 ( No. 18,852 )
Across
1
Cremona craftsman : AMATI
6
Exec, slangily : SUIT
10
Groucho remark : QUIP
14
Where dos are done : SALON
15
"Say it ain't so!" : OHNO
16
High-rise locales : URBS
17
Plot of land : TRACT
18
Newsprint need : PULP
19
Midmonth day : IDES
20
Famous last words : IKNOWASHORTCUT
23
Classic tattoo : MOM
24
Have an effect (on) : WORK
25
Big do : FETE
28
No visible means of support? : BRA
31
Like pine scent : WOODSY
35
Thai relative : LAO
36
Features of some locks : DIALS
38
Bring together : UNITE
39
Famous last words : ITSNOTPLUGGEDIN
42
Folded food items : TACOS
43
Temple text : TORAH
44
62-Across holiday : TET
45
Back talk, slangily : STATIC
47
Baseball mitt part : WEB
48
Nozzle site : HOSE
49
"Zip-___-Doo-Dah" : ADEE
51
Queenside castle, in chess notation : OOO
53
Famous last words : MYBOSSWONTMIND
60
C-worthy? : SOSO
61
Good student's reward : STAR
62
Capital on the Red River : HANOI
63
Mountain road sign abbr. : ELEV
64
Aloha State bird : NENE
65
Everglades bird : EGRET
66
Used to be : WERE
67
Song and dance, e.g. : ARTS
68
Film units : REELS
Down
1
Spot of wine? : ASTI
2
Sting target : MARK
3
Astronaut Bean : ALAN
4
In the offing : TOCOME
5
Divided : INTWO
6
Soaks (up) : SOPS
7
"Nah!" : UHUH
8
How a trucker might go up a hill : INLOW
9
Worst seats in the house : TOPROW
10
Short snort : QUICKONE
11
Indic language : URDU
12
Skeptic's scoff : IBET
13
Ltr. addenda : PSS
21
Boundary : AMBIT
22
Slop holder : TROUGH
25
Travels like Tinker Bell : FLITS
26
Patronize, as a restaurant : EATAT
27
"Vissi d'arte" opera : TOSCA
29
Spellbound : RAPT
30
O.K. : ALLOW
32
Inflicted upon : DIDTO
33
Stock holders? : STIES
34
"Fiddler" matchmaker : YENTE
36
Square dance call : DOSIDO
37
"Without a doubt!" : SURE
40
Capable of stooping to : NOTABOVE
41
Libreville's land : GABON
46
Plane name : CESSNA
48
Tribute : HOMAGE
50
Fruity-smelling compound : ESTER
52
Catchall column : OTHER
53
Suburban pest : MOLE
54
North Sea feeder : YSER
55
Have a yen for : WANT
56
Rock groups? : ORES
57
Legalistic phrase : INRE
58
Seasonal tune : NOEL
59
E's, I's and S's, in Morse code : DITS
60
Needle : SEW

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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