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New York Times, Saturday, March 1, 2003

Author:
Randolph Ross
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : Burnt
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Randolph Ross

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 37 Missing: {XZ} Spans: 4 Grid has supersymmetry. Minimum word length: 4 This is puzzle # 72 for Mr. Ross. Grid flow: 110.7 Saturday freshness: 37%
Jim Horne notes:

In this beautiful super-symmetric puzzle, the four long theme answer have to be read in the indicated directions.

1
J
2
A
3
B
4
S
5
R
6
A
7
G
8
A
9
S
10
C
11
O
12
M
13
P
14
A
G
I
O
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E
V
I
C
T
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I
R
A
Q
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K
U
D
U
18
P
E
N
T
A
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F
A
R
R
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E
A
S
T
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E
R
N
A
I
R
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L
I
N
E
S
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H
A
I
G
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O
T
I
C
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A
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S
27
P
E
R
S
E
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N
O
T
A
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S
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T
31
E
32
C
H
U
R
N
E
D
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S
N
A
P
P
E
R
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L
I
M
N
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N
O
N
O
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A
R
A
B
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I
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S
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T
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C
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H
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A
R
R
E
D
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M
E
S
A
M
I
S
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L
U
N
E
T
T
E
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P
A
L
E
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A
R
C
H
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C
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I
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R
T
C
E
L
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E
N
R
E
T
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S
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E
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W
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H
O
P
I
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N
I
T
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R
O
S
A
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A
T
M
S
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T
O
T
O
E
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O
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V
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P
A
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T
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S
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A
N
D
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N
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© 2003, The New York Times3/1/3 ( No. 19,471 )
Across
1
A quick left and a quick right : JABS
5
Some Indian music : RAGAS
10
Give a free pass : COMP
14
Exchange premium : AGIO
15
Put out : EVICT
16
Where Mosul is : IRAQ
17
Antelope with twisty horns : KUDU
18
Five in front : PENTA
19
"M*A*S*H" cast member : FARR
20
Company once run by astronaut Frank Borman : EASTERNAIRLINES
23
Shultz's predecessor as secretary of state : HAIG
24
Suffix with psych- : OTIC
25
Sling mud at : ASPERSE
28
Extreme blandness : NOTASTE
32
Whipped up : CHURNED
33
Popular food fish : SNAPPER
34
Paint : LIMN
35
Cell phone ring in a theater, e.g. : NONO
36
Mideast expert : ARABIST
40
Burnt : CHARRED
43
Friendly salutation in France : MESAMIS
44
Semicircular symbol : LUNETTE
45
Not too bright : PALE
46
Bridge piece : ARCH
47
Onetime subsidiary of AT&T : WESTERNELECTRIC
54
Navajo neighbor : HOPI
55
Frank who was known as "The Enforcer" : NITTI
56
Santa ___, Calif. : ROSA
57
20's locales : ATMS
58
Head-___ : TOTOE
59
How much advertising is done : ONTV
60
Like some practice : PAST
61
Position : STAND
62
4 p.m. bellringer : NYSE
Down
1
Hunky-dory : JAKE
2
It's wet in Juárez : AGUA
3
One heart, two diamonds, e.g. : BIDS
4
Martin Luther King Jr., e.g. : SOUTHERNBAPTIST
5
Longtime record label of Frank Sinatra : REPRISE
6
Repaid : AVENGED
7
Actress Gershon : GINA
8
The things we do : ACTIONS
9
Begin : STARTON
10
Line from Seattle to Chicago : NORTHERNPACIFIC
11
Port of a 1942 Allies landing : ORAN
12
Mate for "my friend" Flicka : MARE
13
OT filler : PQRS
21
Make : EARN
22
"Close My Eyes Forever" singer ___ Ford : LITA
25
Happy as ___ : ACLAM
26
Queen's county : SHIRE
27
Reebok rivals : PUMAS
29
Genial sort : SPORT
30
Words to live by : TENET
31
Whittle away : ERODE
37
PC competitor : IMAC
38
Some 1920's entertainment : SILENTS
39
"The Four Quartets" writer : TSELIOT
40
O.K. Corral gang member : CLANTON
41
Fast : HURRIED
42
Suffix with avoid : ANCE
47
Cause to have cracks : CHAP
48
Bit : IOTA
49
Tach readings : RPMS
50
Diminutive suffix : ETTA
51
Company that introduced the transistor radio in 1952 : SONY
52
Guesses: Abbr. : ESTS
53
Hello from a distance : WAVE

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

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