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New York Times, Friday, March 17, 2000

Author:
Glenton Petgrave
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Not later
TotalDebutLatest
812/4/19936/10/2000
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1.4868%
Glenton Petgrave

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 27 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Petgrave. Friday freshness: 45%
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W
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A
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O
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C
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© 2000, The New York Times3/17/0 ( No. 18,392 )
Across
1
Personal : WANTAD
7
Pre-election consultant : DOPESTER
15
When modern elephants first appeared : ICEAGE
16
Interest for Einstein : UNIVERSE
17
Not calm : SHAKEN
18
Abide : LIVEWITH
19
Personnel director's find : HIREE
20
Blow away : FLOOR
21
Lump size : PEA
22
"___ So Long" (1958 hit) : BEEN
23
Hard to make out : FAINT
24
Air bubble : BLEB
25
Reproduction necessities : OVA
26
Wedding broadcast : BANNS
27
Considers : DEEMS
28
Chick : NESTLING
30
"Sleepy Time ___" (1926 hit) : GAL
31
Where a river meets the sea : ESTUARY
32
Open : SINCERE
36
"___ will be done" : THY
37
Whip carriers : COACHMEN
38
Result of bull markets : RISES
41
Without support : ALONE
42
___-child (changeling) : ELF
43
Pony up : ANTE
44
Driving hazard : SLEET
45
Punch, so to speak : BRIO
46
Place for some tents: Abbr. : ICU
47
Spread out : SPLAY
48
21, maybe : LEGAL
49
Not quite 48-Across : NINETEEN
51
The very rear : TAGEND
52
Turn away : ESTRANGE
53
Not later : ATONCE
54
No-show : DESERTER
55
Garnered : NETTED
Down
1
Lucky break provider? : WISHBONE
2
Pulls off : ACHIEVES
3
Turkey's locale : NEAREAST
4
Conned : TAKEN
5
"The Night of the Hunter" screenwriter : AGEE
6
Cubs' home : DEN
7
Taking the edge off : DULLING
8
Parmentier : potatoes :: lyonnaise : ___ : ONIONS
9
Basketball position : PIVOT
10
Not just for now : EVER
11
Finish (up) : SEW
12
Quite a diving somersault : TRIPLE
13
Prize : ESTEEM
14
Fixes up : REHABS
20
Rear : FANNY
23
Kind of magic : FAIRY
24
"Twelfth Night" character : BELCH
26
Ennui : BLAHS
27
Domain of one of the Muses : DANCE
29
One in a class by himself : TUTEE
30
Whopper : GIANT
32
Cry before dinner? : SOOEY
33
Not still hidden : EMERGENT
34
Trust : RELIANCE
35
Wrapped up : ENFOLDED
37
Janitor : CLEANER
38
Was wet : RAINED
39
Cut into : INCISE
40
Crashing cars and jumping out of planes : STUNTS
41
Declare : ALLEGE
44
All tuckered out : SPENT
45
Conceived : BEGOT
47
Magi's interest : STAR
48
When repeated, like some shows : LATE
50
Before, once : ERE
51
Paddle : TAN

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

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