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New York Times, Saturday, April 21, 2001

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Across : Adjective for a "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" feature
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 72 for Mr. Kahn. Saturday freshness: 39%
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K
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I
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N
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G
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K
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O
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N
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G
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A
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R
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A
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M
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I
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D
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F
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S
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Y
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R
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A
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W
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D
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D
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B
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N
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P
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U
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L
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L
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S
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I
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M
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N
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W
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B
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R
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G
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M
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N
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L
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G
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© 2001, The New York Times4/21/1 ( No. 18,792 )
Across
1
Pioneering film in stop-motion animation : KINGKONG
9
Synthetic polyamide used in fiber-making : ARAMID
15
Soft drink bottle size : ONELITER
16
Expedition : SAFARI
17
Heir, often : ALLOTTEE
18
Is part of, as a committee : SITSON
19
Actress Kedrova : LILA
20
To come : SLATED
22
H.S. requirement : ENG
23
Have ___ to pick : ANIT
24
North Sea feeder : YSER
25
Maroon : RED
26
Recreation for two : SEESAW
29
Discommode, with "at" : EAT
30
Pedestal part : DADO
31
Ginsberg and others : BEATS
33
John H. ___, Jackson's first Secretary of War : EATON
34
Threw a change-up, in baseball lingo : PULLEDTHESTRING
39
Words starting a response to "What?" : ISAID
40
Kind of system : MERIT
41
Title courtesan in an 1880 novel : NANA
42
Super-duper success : WOW
43
College official : BURSAR
48
Ensured: Abbr. : GTD
49
"Hard Road to Glory" author : ASHE
51
View from Catania : ETNA
52
"Eldorado" poet : POE
53
Design : INTEND
55
Univ. worker : LECT
56
Adjective for a "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" feature : ODDEST
58
Saint of Hollywood : EVAMARIE
60
Classic work of existentialism : NAUSEA
61
Mountain curve requirement : LOWSPEED
62
Shortchanged : GYPPED
63
Like some voices : SINGSONG
Down
1
Cuddly-looking critters : KOALAS
2
Obeying : INLINE
3
Emile's love on Broadway : NELLIE
4
Crows, maybe : GLOATS
5
Young ferret : KIT
6
Baseballers Ed and Mel : OTTS
7
"Valley of the Dolls" woman : NEELY
8
Make it easier to go : GREASETHEWHEELS
9
Hold : ASSERT
10
Bust : RAID
11
Stern view? : AFT
12
Quattroporte maker : MASERATI
13
Applied, in a way : IRONEDON
14
Announcement of a visitor : DINGDONG
21
Promo : TEASER
27
Lying, maybe : ABED
28
"___ rather go naked than wear fur" (slogan) : WED
30
___ es Salaam : DAR
32
Not more than : ATMOST
33
Brute leader? : ETTU
34
Olympic game since 1988 : PINGPONG
35
Paper in four sections : USATODAY
36
Finally reached, with "in" : LANDEDUP
37
___ Fail, Ireland's coronation stone : LIA
38
Family member : SIB
42
It may show an opening : WANTAD
44
Goes further ahead of, in a race : RELAPS
45
Typed intro? : STEREO
46
___ régime : ANCIEN
47
For everyone : RATEDG
50
Ballade stanza : ENVOI
53
"Oh, that's what you mean" : ISEE
54
Arise : DAWN
57
Psych. research topic : ESP
59
E-mail, e.g.: Abbr. : MSG

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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