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New York Times, Thursday, July 1, 2004

Author:
Nancy Kavanaugh
Editor:
Will Shortz
"A little ___ the mightiest Julius fell": Shak.
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Nancy Kavanaugh

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 15 for Ms. Kavanaugh. Thursday freshness: 1%
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© 2004, The New York Times7/1/4 ( No. 19,959 )
Across
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Gobbled : ATEUP
6
"___ Lisa" : MONA
10
Press down : TAMP
14
Deep performer : BASSO
15
Parts of Japanese bridal costumes : OBIS
16
S-shaped curve : OGEE
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Reunion group : CLASS
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It comes out of a trunk : LIMB
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Monthly expense : RENT
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Was evasive : SKIRTEDTHEISSUE
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Spleen : IRE
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Good news for an angel : SRO
25
Emulated Ethel Merman : BELTEDOUTASONG
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Old Chevys : NOVAS
34
"Time's a-wastin'!" : CMON
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Salon application : DYE
36
Outstanding : OWED
37
Oozes : SEEPS
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Robin Cook thriller : COMA
40
Material for a whitesmith : TIN
41
Arizona river : GILA
42
Having more karats : PURER
43
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Wedded : ONE
48
Colorado native : UTE
49
Worse than slapped : SOCKEDINTHENOSE
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Toll unit, sometimes : AXLE
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"Got it" : ISEE
60
Wedge drivers : MAULS
61
Sinn ___ : FEIN
62
Plumlike fruit : SLOE
63
Plumbing fitting : PTRAP
64
Grandson of Adam : ENOS
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Setters : HENS
66
Snappish : TESTY
Down
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Primer material : ABCS
2
Make a deal with the feds, say : TALK
3
Actor Morales : ESAI
4
"Back in the ___" : USSR
5
Document attachments : POSTITS
6
Worked by hand : MOLDED
7
Final notice : OBIT
8
"The Secret of ___" (1982 animated film) : NIMH
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Danger in old homes : ASBESTOS
10
Some sculptures : TORSOS
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Seemingly forever : AGES
12
Remote control button : MENU
13
Fountain of music : PETE
21
"A little ___ the mightiest Julius fell": Shak. : ERE
22
Bit of Kurdistan : IRAN
25
___ State (Arkansas nickname) : BOWIE
26
Roulette bets : EVENS
27
Shaver : LAD
28
Main : OCEAN
29
Person in a mask : UMP
30
They're released : ODORS
31
Shea player, for short : NYMET
32
A mask, for a 29-Down : GEAR
33
Punishment for some kids : NOTV
37
Beans or rice : SIDEDISH
38
"Bingo, ___ Yale" (fight song) : ELI
39
Nod, maybe : CUE
41
Characteristic carrier : GENE
42
Bump : PREEMPT
44
Some coins : TOKENS
45
Pupils : TUTEES
46
Biblical verb ending : ETH
49
Dependable : SAFE
50
Alternatives to mules : OXEN
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Advertiser's award : CLIO
52
Beach site : ISLE
53
Gaudy sign : NEON
54
"Six Feet Under" son : NATE
55
"This Love of ___" (1945 film) : OURS
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Thin strip : SLAT
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Glimpse : ESPY

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

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