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New York Times, Saturday, January 23, 1999

Author:
Frank Longo
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Across : Single-foot and others
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
41.4868687%
Frank Longo

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 62, Blocks: 24 Missing: {QWYZ} Average word length: 6.48 This is puzzle # 48 for Mr. Longo. Saturday freshness: 96%
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J
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A
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M
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L
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R
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D
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L
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C
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R
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O
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H
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© 1999, The New York Times1/23/99 ( No. 17,973 )
Across
1
Cager Mashburn : JAMAL
6
Like many transferred workers : RETRAINED
15
First course of action : PLANA
16
Bathroom block : FLOORTILE
17
Rialtos : MARTS
18
For a song : DIRTCHEAP
19
Some Mozart works : OCTETS
21
Connects with : TIESINTO
22
Outdoor event provision : RAINDATE
24
It may precede marriage : INTER
25
It may be eaten in a bar : GRANOLA
26
Superlatively slender : LANKEST
28
B. & O. Railroad neighbor : ATLANTICAVE
30
1987 Costner role : NESS
31
Pig in ___ : APOKE
32
___ Hodesh : ROSH
36
Living : INEXISTENCE
38
1979 Caine/Ustinov adventure flick : ASHANTI
42
Show presenters : STAGERS
43
Single-foot and others : GAITS
44
Alexander Calder creations : STABILES
45
When hell freezes over : ATNOTIME
48
Centers of research : NUCLEI
49
Reserves : SETSASIDE
51
Bushrope : LIANA
52
Dangerous ocean-dwellers : SEASNAKES
53
Pitchers : ADMEN
54
Like a stereotypical beggar : INTATTERS
55
Puts up : REARS
Down
1
Early N.Y. Public Library benefactor : JPMORGAN
2
Like some dinners : ALACARTE
3
Court-___ : MARTIALS
4
"My Favorite Martian" props : ANTENNAS
5
Mario Puzo novel, with "The" : LASTDON
6
Postal abbr. : RFD
7
Select : ELITE
8
Spelling on television : TORI
9
School drills : ROTE
10
It's measured in radians : ARCSINE
11
Phrase of irresolution : ITHINK
12
Nothing at the Vatican : NIENTE
13
Transports : ELATES
14
Conduct (oneself) : DEPORT
20
Dancing or leaping : SALTANT
23
Asian capital : TAIPEI
26
Wordsworth or Coleridge, as a poet : LAKIST
27
Ancient Iranian language : AVESTAN
29
Tricia Nixon's married name : COX
32
"Macbeth" theme : REGICIDE
33
Priest in a humorous verse : ONELLAMA
34
Call-in radio show employee : SCREENER
35
Revolutionary War force : HESSIANS
36
Not brewed, perhaps : INSTANT
37
Like almanac data : TABULAR
38
1994 U.S. Open winner : AGASSI
39
Strong cotton fabric : SATEEN
40
Intimate : HINTAT
41
Mother of Xerxes I : ATOSSA
44
When maror is eaten : SEDER
46
"Time ___ a premium" : ISAT
47
Studio need : MIKE
50
Season opener? : ESS

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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