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NY Times, Fri, May 09, 2003

Author: Manny Nosowsky / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 66, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.85, Missing: { B J Q X }, Scrabble score: 321 (avg 1.66)
Open squares: 85, Cheater squares: 8, Freshness Factor™: 75.0, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 167 of 245 for Mr. Nosowsky — solos: 243, collaborations: 2, Sundays: 29

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© 2003, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Small shake : SHIVER
7. Word in ads for toothpaste and detergent : WHITER
13. Fired pitcher? : CERAMIC
15. Danger sign : THINICE
16. AOL member? : AMERICA
17. Roof style : HARDTOP
18. Letters of concern : TLC
19. Abide by : RESPECT
21. Pressure prefix : ACU
22. Miss Daisy's driver in "Driving Miss Daisy" : HOKE
24. Utter : STARK
25. Signature piece?: Abbr. : INIT
26. Cultured group? : ECOLI
28. Uncultured one : APE
29. Said with a sneer : SNIDE
30. Not get uppity : KNOWONESPLACE
33. Nail gun, e.g. : POWERTOOL
34. Alternative to bringing a suit : SKINNYDIPPING
38. Mock attack : FEINT
39. Canon camera model : EOS
40. Suburb of Harrisburg, Pa. : ENOLA
42. Gave a buzz : RANG
43. Underground workers : MOLES
45. Common Latin abbr. : ETAL
46. It may be hen-pecked : EGG
47. Carpooler's path : HOVLANE
49. Antiviral drug : AZT
50. Put : SITUATE
52. Horn of Africa country : SOMALIA
54. Final blow : CRUSHER
55. Better-tasting : YUMMIER
56. Besides : ATTHAT
57. Narrows down : TAPERS
 1. Criticize, and then some : SCATHE
2. Drug source for ancient executions : HEMLOCK
3. "S'pose so" : IRECKON
4. Not reg. : VAR
5. Sheik's guest : EMIR
6. Sieves short of puréeing : RICES
7. Wallop : WHACK
8. "Java" man : HIRT
9. Party-shunning: Abbr. : IND
10. Colossal : TITANIC
11. Environmental disaster : ECOCIDE
12. Standing : REPUTE
14. View : CASTANEYEOVER
15. "You can take it from there" : THERESTISEASY
20. Kid's cutout : PAPERDOLL
23. Like Romeo and Juliet in Act 2 : ELOPING
25. Queued up : INALINE
27. Terse refusal : IWONT
29. Inclination : SLOPE
31. Personal : OWN
32. Short report? : POP
34. Like an island : SEAGIRT
35. 1978 novelty hit based on a historical person : KINGTUT
36. True : NOTALIE
37. Windows expert : GLAZIER
38. Coca-Cola brand : FRESCA
41. Wedding settings : ALTARS
43. Sacred song : MOTET
44. Muzzle : SNOUT
47. More than a tee-hee : HAHA
48. Mrs. Peel of "The Avengers" : EMMA
51. Show people to seats, briefly : USH
53. Band box : AMP
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