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New York Times, Friday, July 25, 2003

Author:
Michael Shteyman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Title word of a song from Mozart's "Requiem"
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Michael Shteyman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Spans: 5 This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Shteyman. Friday freshness: 1%
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© 2003, The New York Times7/25/3 ( No. 19,617 )
Across
1
Ne plus ultra : ACME
5
He conversed with Wilbur : MRED
9
Classified information? : JOBS
13
Corn ___ : CHEX
14
Plow handle? : DEERE
15
Soup vegetable : OKRA
16
English poet laureate, 1692-1715 : TATE
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Royal burgh of Scotland : ELGIN
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Rushes : HIES
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They may run in the summer : AIRCONDITIONERS
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Rooting parts : SNOUTS
23
Popular snack cake : SUZYQ
24
Dog-training aid : TREAT
26
Shakes : ELUDES
30
Coastal Brazilian state : BAHIA
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Unlike a typical hot dog : LEAN
35
Title word of a song from Mozart's "Requiem" : IRAE
36
Son of Haakon VII : OLAV
37
They're left at sea : PORTS
38
Magellan's grp. : NASA
39
Cartoon dog : ODIE
40
Sorry soul : RUER
41
Jazz combo, maybe : OCTET
42
100 centesimos, in Panama : BALBOA
44
Easily addled : DITSY
46
Sell out, in a way : RATON
48
Daughter of King Pelles : ELAINE
52
Dickens character : THEARTFULDODGER
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Cut : SAWN
57
Like some details : LURID
58
With 31-Down, "Sweet Liberty" star : ALAN
59
"The Black Stallion" boy : ALEC
60
Very long-winded answer : ESSAY
61
___ justes : MOTS
62
Hebrew for "beginning" : ROSH
63
Big game : DEER
64
It settles on sweeps : SOOT
Down
1
Be for a bit : ACTAS
2
Staples, say : CHAIN
3
Taxi alternative : METRO
4
White House : EXECUTIVEBRANCH
5
Blend : MELD
6
One may draw blood : REGISTEREDNURSE
7
Verdi aria : ERITU
8
Marsh birds vis-à-vis marshes : DENIZENS
9
1808 resignee as U.S. senator : JOHNQUINCYADAMS
10
Depression era figure : OKIE
11
Joel Chandler Harris title : BRER
12
Answer with attitude : SASS
14
Short on sharpness : DENSE
20
___ vez (again): Sp. : OTRA
21
Segar created her : OYL
25
Jesus on a diamond : ALOU
27
"Shoot!" : DRAT
28
Sufferer's desire : EASE
29
Candidate's goal : SEAT
30
Schmo : BOOB
31
See 58-Across : ALDA
32
It comes down hard : HAIL
34
Longfellow's bell town : ATRI
37
Went on and on : PRATTLED
41
Knesset : Jerusalem :: Storting : ___ : OSLO
43
Propel, in a way : OAR
45
Lingerie shop purchase : TEDDY
47
Worth keeping, perhaps : OFUSE
49
White house? : IGLOO
50
"Marvy!" : NEATO
51
Surrealism pioneer : ERNST
52
Old crowned head : TSAR
53
Radiance, of sorts : HALO
54
Some livestock : EWES
55
"Not true!" : LIAR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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