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New York Times, Friday, November 22, 2002

Author:
Sherry O. Blackard
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : Futile
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
534/11/20004/28/20075
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
179312111
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5221680%
Sherry O. Blackard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 27 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 20 for Ms. Blackard. Friday freshness: 96%
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F
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O
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R
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M
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J
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G
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X
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P
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© 2002, The New York Times11/22/2 ( No. 19,372 )
Across
1
How sponges eat? : FORFREE
8
Annual Honolulu event : PROBOWL
15
Tickled ones : IVORIES
16
Procrastinator's comeuppance, perhaps : LATEFEE
17
"Move on already!" : LETITGO
18
Ally in the war in Kosovo : ALBANIA
19
Least polished : CRUDEST
20
Patriarchs : NESTORS
21
Is dependent (on) : HANGS
22
Times before : EVES
24
Art subject : NUDE
25
Third planet from die Sonne : ERDE
26
Vein pursuits? : ORES
27
Unlikely grant giver : MISER
28
Sellout : SMASHHIT
30
Merry-andrews : JOKERS
31
Cable channel for old flicks : AMC
32
One in pigtails : GAL
33
Sharp : SNAZZY
37
Founder of historical materialism : KARLMARX
42
"It's safe ___ ..." : TOSAY
43
Turns down, in a way : DIMS
44
Yard sales? : ALES
45
Nouveau Mexique, e.g. : ETAT
46
One may be fractured : BONE
47
Sprinter Rudolph : WILMA
48
Coming out party? : PAROLEE
50
Sub : STANDIN
52
Pea-___ (thick fogs) : SOUPERS
53
Katherine of TV's "Soap" : HELMOND
54
Get out of the habit of : UNLEARN
55
Seat of Orange County : ORLANDO
56
Glimpses, as a Christmas gift : PEEKSAT
57
Seinfeldesque quality : WRYNESS
Down
1
Cops : FILCHES
2
Like some swimming strokes : OVERARM
3
Capitol construction : ROTUNDA
4
Raid targets : FRIDGES
5
Priests' performances : RITES
6
Mind readers?: Abbr. : EEGS
7
Shrouded in mystery : ESOTERIC
8
American inventory : PLANES
9
Breathing anomalies : RALES
10
Some wagering parlors, briefly : OTBS
11
Nonsquare : BEATNIK
12
Futile : OFNOUSE
13
More outlandish : WEIRDER
14
Some car shoppers : LEASERS
23
Spot checker? : VET
26
"Good heavens!" : OHMY
27
Tough companion? : MOLL
29
Like some recollections : HAZY
30
Cannery row? : JARS
32
It may feature a spinning wheel : GAMESHOW
33
Accelerates : STEPSUP
34
Zip : NOTAONE
35
Ordinarily : ASARULE
36
1952 Olympic marathon winner Emil : ZATOPEK
37
People in a tree? : KIN
38
Go-to guy : MAINMAN
39
Through : ALLDONE
40
Cues : REMINDS
41
Love letters? : XSANDOS
43
"Who ___?" : DOESNT
46
"It ain't over till it's over" speaker : BERRA
47
Astronaut Schirra : WALLY
49
Spots for meadowlarks : LEAS
51
Okla., before 1907 : TERR

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

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