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New York Times, Friday, June 8, 2001

Author:
Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Down : Tractor handle?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabbleFresh
71.5246%
Harvey Estes
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabblePGramFresh
1521.58132%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FJKQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 58 for Mr. Estes. This is puzzle # 75 for Ms. Salomon. Friday freshness: 4%
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© 2001, The New York Times6/8/1 ( No. 18,840 )
Across
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Flu prevention program : SHOTS
6
No-win situations? : TIES
10
So : ERGO
14
"Exodus" actor : MINEO
15
Veterans : OLDTIMERS
17
It may require a fee : ENTRY
18
Tar Heel rival, in the A.C.C. : BLUEDEVIL
19
Unborn person? : ADAM
20
Trifle : SOU
21
Source of current events? : ELNINO
22
Tear up : RIPINTOSHREDS
25
Just so : TOATEE
26
Minuteman's housing : SILO
29
Set straight : ORIENT
32
Jeanne ___ : DARC
35
Confucian ideal : TAO
36
Has the last laugh : WINSOUT
38
Bungle : LOUSEUP
40
It has potential for development : LOT
41
Penetrate slowly : SEEP
43
Not seeing eye to eye : ATODDS
44
Put one's foot down : STEP
46
Desk drawer item : ERASER
48
Tear up : GROWMISTYEYED
54
Rub down : ABRADE
56
Range components: Abbr. : MTS
57
Lie low : HIDE
58
A lion, but not a giraffe : MEATEATER
60
Honkers : GEESE
61
"Theme From 'Summer of '42'" pianist : PETERNERO
62
Relatively light : PALER
63
Risked getting ticketed : SPED
64
Guff : SASS
65
Mix up : ADDLE
Down
1
Mirror marrer : SMEAR
2
Language of 366 million : HINDI
3
Like draft : ONTAP
4
They may come out of the woodwork : TERMITES
5
Kind of flour : SOY
6
As well : TOBOOT
7
Mistreated : ILLUSED
8
E-address ending : EDU
9
Stockholder's responsibility? : STEER
10
Corrects : EMENDS
11
Saw more of : REVISITED
12
Friendly look : GRIN
13
First Olympic venue for giant slalom : OSLO
16
Not engaged : IDLE
20
David, for one : STATUE
23
Things to avoid : NONOS
24
Close up, perhaps : HEAL
27
Panegyrize : LAUD
28
Error message? : OOPS
29
Good mousers : OWLS
30
Scream : RIOT
31
Blend : INTEGRATE
33
Sunday dinners : ROASTS
34
Dish : CUTEY
37
Crawl (with) : TEEM
39
Poor loser : SOREHEAD
42
Base coats : PRIMERS
45
Ran on : PRATED
47
Enron Field team : ASTROS
49
Frankfurt an der ___ : ODER
50
Helps off a dependency : WEANS
51
Furnish : YIELD
52
50's fiasco : EDSEL
53
Tractor handle? : DEERE
54
Band gear : AMPS
55
Caller's prompt : BEEP
59
Leaves in a bag : TEA
60
2.5, e.g. : GPA

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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