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New York Times, Tuesday, September 18, 2001

Author:
Jay Livingston
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : Unalaska resident
TotalDebutLatest
81/6/197511/7/2005
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ScrabblePre‑WSFresh
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Jay Livingston

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQVX} This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Livingston. Tuesday freshness: 61%
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© 2001, The New York Times9/18/1 ( No. 18,942 )
Across
1
Bookie's figures : ODDS
5
Ingrid, in "Casablanca" : ILSA
9
Doesn't merely pass : ACES
13
Switch's partner : BAIT
14
Lanai neighbor : MAUI
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Unalaska resident : ALEUT
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"Cantos" poet : EZRAPOUND
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Perry's secretary : DELLA
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"Is it soup ___?" : YET
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14-Across instrument : UKE
21
Astronomer Johannes : KEPLER
22
"S.N.L." star of 1984-85 : MARTINSHORT
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Hardly chic : FRUMPY
29
Overlook : OMIT
30
Day of "Pillow Talk" : DORIS
31
He wouldn't grow up : PETERPAN
36
Stressed type: Abbr. : ITAL
37
Tries for the hole : PUTTS
39
Green land : EIRE
40
Aloof sort : COLDFISH
42
Snacks in shells : TACOS
43
___-Tea (first instant iced tea) : REDI
44
Group regulations : BYLAWS
45
Yachting prize : AMERICASCUP
50
Take turns : ROTATE
51
Charlemagne's realm: Abbr. : HRE
52
H.S. math : ALG
55
1 or 66, notably : ROUTE
56
1960 #1 hit : TEENANGEL
59
Llamas' locale : ANDES
60
Have the nerve : DARE
61
Highlands hillside : BRAE
62
Employs : USES
63
To-do : STIR
64
Word that can follow the end of 16-, 22-, 31-, 40-, 45- or 56-Across : CAKE
Down
1
Follow orders : OBEY
2
Stupefy : DAZE
3
Gossipmonger's stuff : DIRT
4
Amtrak stop: Abbr. : STA
5
Post-accident reassurance : IMOKAY
6
Newsman Matt : LAUER
7
Great ball o' fire? : SUN
8
Lend a hand to : AID
9
First Hebrew letter : ALEPH
10
Yo-Yo Ma's instrument : CELLO
11
Swiss mathematician : EULER
12
Maze word : START
15
"___ Fideles" : ADESTE
17
Gasoline dispensers : PUMPS
21
Cardigans, e.g. : KNITS
23
Storyteller's challenge : TOPTHIS
24
"___ a man with ..." : IMET
25
Bank savings protection org. : FDIC
26
___-Rooter : ROTO
27
Russia's ___ Mountains : URAL
28
Spring weather forecast : MILD
32
Tangible : REAL
33
About 1/6 inch : PICA
34
Get one's ducks in ___ : AROW
35
1987 Costner role : NESS
37
Jigsaw element : PIECE
38
Stamp-of-approval letters : USDA
41
Side order at a French McDonald's : FRITES
42
Aggressive, as a personality : TYPEA
44
Bunsen's creation : BURNER
45
Pianist Claudio : ARRAU
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Many ___ (a long time) : MOONS
47
Chopin composition : ETUDE
48
Is worthy of : RATES
49
French dear : CHERI
52
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
53
Unofficial news source : LEAK
54
Jollity : GLEE
56
N.F.L. stats : TDS
57
Polish off : EAT
58
"The West Wing" network : NBC

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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