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New York Times, Monday, July 22, 2002

Author:
Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
36-Across : Lay ___ the line
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: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 67 for Mr. Estes. This is puzzle # 90 for Ms. Salomon. Monday freshness: 68%
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© 2002, The New York Times7/22/2 ( No. 19,249 )
Across
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Comical Laurel : STAN
5
All excited : AGOG
9
Knights' ladies : DAMES
14
Sexologist Shere : HITE
15
Sandy slope : DUNE
16
"Remember the ___!" : ALAMO
17
Service status : ONEA
18
Damon of "The Bourne Identity" : MATT
19
Disinfectant brand : LYSOL
20
Wind pointer : WEATHERVANE
23
D.D.E.'s command in W.W. II : ETO
24
Some household heads : MAS
25
Not Rep. or Dem. : IND
26
Myrna of "The Thin Man" : LOY
27
The hoop in hoops : RIM
28
Having good posture : ERECT
30
Hissy fit : SNIT
32
Meal in a shell : TACO
33
Quoits target : HOB
35
One ___ kind : OFA
36
Lay ___ the line : ITON
37
"Changing the subject ..." : INANOTHERVEIN
41
Raid rival : DCON
42
Pi follower : RHO
43
China's Sun ___-sen : YAT
44
Take a load off : REST
45
Part of CNN : NEWS
47
Flies alone : SOLOS
51
Leave dumbstruck : AWE
52
Confederate soldier : REB
53
Lobbying grp. : PAC
55
Before, of yore : ERE
56
Ford or Lincoln : CAR
57
1972 Carly Simon hit : YOURESOVAIN
60
City near Syracuse : UTICA
62
Stink to high heaven : REEK
63
Brain wave : IDEA
64
Russian Revolution leader : LENIN
65
Patiently wait : BIDE
66
Dryer outlet : VENT
67
Rival of ancient Sparta : ARGOS
68
Winter blanket : SNOW
69
Pay to play : ANTE
Down
1
Missourian's demand : SHOWME
2
Musical ineptitude : TINEAR
3
"Relax, soldier!" : ATEASE
4
Shipshape : NEAT
5
Product pitchers : ADMEN
6
Some football linemen : GUARDS
7
Airing : ONTV
8
"Stop worrying about picayune stuff!" : GETALIFE
9
Big name in Chicago politics : DALEY
10
Prince ___ Khan : ALY
11
Grand Prix racer : MASERATI
12
:-) or :-( : EMOTICON
13
Wise king of Israel : SOLOMON
21
Woo in an unwelcome way : HITON
22
___ public : NOTARY
29
Rooters' refrain : CHANT
31
At all, in dialect : NOHOW
32
Connect with : TIETO
34
Island on the Java Sea : BORNEO
37
Free serving at a restaurant : ICEWATER
38
A bull may wear one : NOSERING
39
Many a commuter's base : THEBURBS
40
Explorer ___ da Gama : VASCO
41
Storied vampire : DRACULA
46
Popular swimwear : SPEEDO
48
Hard to lift : LEADEN
49
Show the ropes to : ORIENT
50
100-member group : SENATE
52
"___ Hope" (former soap) : RYANS
54
Cockeyed : ASKEW
58
Horse halter? : REIN
59
Cheer starter : VIVA
61
A.F.L.'s partner : CIO

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