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New York Times, Saturday, January 27, 2001

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : Not get off easily?
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 35 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 137 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 45%
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© 2001, The New York Times1/27/1 ( No. 18,708 )
Across
1
Blues or folk group : JUGBAND
8
Shoot over : REFILM
14
It's about 55 and up : AMRADIO
15
Where Austerlitz is : MORAVIA
16
Exerciser's wear : SPANDEX
17
Like a pageant winner : TIARAED
18
Hot ___ : PINK
19
Ending : CODA
21
Prefix with genetic : ENDO
22
Earth, in Essen : ERDE
23
Got hooked quickly : ELOPED
26
Sugar : HON
27
Audition : READ
28
Independent : ONONESOWN
30
Three-time Cotton Bowl champs: Abbr. : SMU
31
Classic Morris Motors cars : MGS
32
Ore used for old radio crystals : GALENA
33
Maneuvering room : PLAY
35
"Love ___" : MEDO
36
More than a favorite : SHOOIN
39
Bud : PAL
40
Not get off easily? : PRY
43
Battle assignment, once : CANNONEER
45
Shooters may need them : PEAS
47
Park, e.g.: Abbr. : AVE
48
Kind of rug : NAVAJO
50
Gym site : YMCA
51
"Common sense" philosopher Thomas : REID
53
High-performance Camaro ___-Z : IROC
54
Head out on the ocean? : JOHN
55
Will part : CODICIL
58
Stews : RAGOUTS
60
Charms : ENAMORS
61
Property recipient, at law : ALIENEE
62
Changes hands? : RESETS
63
Experts : MAESTRI
Down
1
Quartz variety : JASPER
2
They make a lot of calls : UMPIRES
3
Certain Pontiac : GRANDAM
4
Felt certain of : BANKEDUPON
5
Stick in : ADD
6
Cressida, to Pandarus : NIECE
7
Hymn of praise : DOXOLOGY
8
Romain de ___ (typeface) : ROI
9
Procter & Gamble brand : ERA
10
Diet : FARE
11
Sir Arthur Sullivan opera : IVANHOE
12
Rest : LIEDOWN
13
"Crazy for You" singer : MADONNA
15
Philippines' highest peak: Abbr. : MTAPO
20
Gets into : DONS
24
TV actress Georgia : ENGEL
25
Not working : DEAD
29
School cafeteria dishes : SLOPPYJOES
31
Exodus miracle : MANNA
34
Celebrity : LION
35
Culinary herb : MARJORAM
36
Not so common : SCARCER
37
"Try it!" : HAVEONE
38
Five Nations members : ONEIDAS
39
Kind of orchard : PEAR
41
Fresh horse : REMOUNT
42
Boatsman : YACHTER
44
Iniquities : EVILS
46
Descendant of Japanese immigrants : SANSEI
49
Florida county seat : OCALA
52
F.D.R. locale : DIME
56
Simple resting place : COT
57
Grp. that's true to form? : IRS
59
"O, ___ me the lass ...": Burns : GIE

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

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