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New York Times, Friday, May 10, 2002

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Down : Cashiers
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2548/27/19928/13/20102
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2947154312630
RebusCircleScrabblePGramPre‑WSFresh
611.5710876%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: {FQXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 155 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 22%
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© 2002, The New York Times5/10/2 ( No. 19,176 )
Across
1
Sea line : AHOY
5
Mel Brooks "Star Wars" parody : SPACEBALLS
15
Crumpled : GAVE
16
Source of illegal boarders : PIRATESHIP
17
A 15th : IDES
18
Secret words : OPENSESAME
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Gobs : TARS
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Cryptographers' needs : KEYS
21
X Games shower : ESPN
22
Either lead in "Easy Rider," e.g. : ANTIHERO
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Powerful figure : DYNAST
26
Asian capital : TEHRAN
27
Wolf pack member : UBOAT
29
___ fixes : IDEES
30
One might take it for a drive : CDROM
31
Shake up : JAR
34
"The Lord of the Rings" figure : OGRE
35
Gospel group : CHOIR
36
Pet in a casa : GATO
37
Once called : NEE
38
Allegation : CLAIM
39
Say-sos : DICTA
40
Bewail : MOURN
41
Wasn't gentle with the reins : JERKED
42
One may require a coupon : REBATE
45
Tries for a big pass : GOESLONG
47
"That's how I see it, too" : AMEN
48
Brain section : LOBE
49
"... and here it is!" : TADA
50
It has holes in its head : SALTSHAKER
53
Related : AKIN
54
White sale purchase : PILLOWCASE
55
Kind of cod : LING
56
About to drop off : SLEEPYEYED
57
Tavern inventory : KEGS
Down
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Rabble-rouser's activity : AGITATION
2
Was favored : HADANEDGE
3
Yon : OVERTHERE
4
Emphatic agreement : YESSIREE
5
Reserved, with "for" : SPOKEN
6
Tom's father, in verse : PIPER
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"How's the health?" : AREYOUDOINGOKAY
8
Cashiers : CANS
9
Visitors to the Enterprise : ETS
10
Petal pusher? : BEE
11
Thumbs-up : ASSENT
12
Asian capital : LHASA
13
Favors a side : LIMPS
14
Wiped out : SPENT
23
Isn't out of : HAS
24
Way out : DOOR
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Tasty tuber : YAM
28
Lip : BRIM
30
Burn : CHAR
31
"The Great Dictator" co-star : JACKOAKIE
32
Like some doctors : ATTENDING
33
Some work parties : ROADGANGS
35
Sleuth's find : CLUE
36
Sorority chatter : GIRLTALK
38
Small home, in poetry : COT
39
___ Peres, Mo. : DES
40
Layer of the earth : MANTLE
41
Greeted rudely : JEERED
42
Blacksmiths' tools : RASPS
43
Unstamped reply : EMAIL
44
Scarlett O'Hara, e.g. : BELLE
46
Too big : OBESE
48
Tie up : LACE
51
Pacifier : SOP
52
D.O.T. concern : HWY

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

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