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New York Times, Friday, October 27, 2000

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
32-Across : Cargo liner for hire
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2548/27/19928/13/20102
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611.571,613877%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 28 Missing: {Z} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 117 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 93%
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© 2000, The New York Times10/27/0 ( No. 18,616 )
Across
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Obtain, as support : ENLIST
7
Burn applications : SALVES
13
Water bed : AQUIFER
14
Brother of Cassandra : TROILUS
16
Order in the court : SUMMARYJUDGMENT
18
Mr. ___ (soft drink brand) : PIBB
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Kind of economics : VOODOO
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Brandy designation : VSO
21
Like Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 : INE
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Upright monumental stone : MENHIR
23
One who studied "at the feet of Gamaliel" : PAUL
24
"Orfeo" composer Luigi : ROSSI
26
___-Cat : SNO
27
Living doll : CUTIE
28
Certain medical student : EXTERN
30
Pieces of eight? : QUARTETS
32
Cargo liner for hire : TRAMPSHIP
34
Compliment at a dress shop : ITSSOYOU
37
Having a laugh : AMUSED
41
Like some stock : NOPAR
42
Helmsman's heading : NBW
44
Prefix with centric : ETHNO
45
Spoils : LOOT
46
Confutes : BELIES
48
Dig in : EAT
49
"Livin' Thing" rock grp. : ELO
50
Obi fabrics : SATINS
51
Tempo : PACE
52
Merely support : TAKEABACKSEATTO
55
Helmsman : STEERER
56
Like some jugs : EARTHEN
57
In an irritable way : EDGILY
58
Concave : DISHED
Down
1
Occasion at Stonehenge : EQUINOX
2
Least feeling : NUMBEST
3
Life's partner : LIMB
4
"___ Girl Like You Loved a Boy Like Me" : IFA
5
Be of use : SERVE
6
Fitting room activities : TRYONS
7
Bookish : STUDIOUS
8
Hot blood : ARDOR
9
Apple's apple, e.g. : LOGO
10
Animation : VIM
11
Better : ELEVATE
12
Dress for summer : SUNSUIT
13
Hope : ASPIRE
15
Some scarves : STOLES
17
Person in a street interview : JOHNQPUBLIC
22
Something to reflect on : MIRROR
23
Engine sound: Var. : PUTPUT
25
Attacks : SETSAT
27
Villainies : CRIMES
29
Thumbs down : NAY
31
"Gotcha!" : AHA
33
Like some funds : MONETARY
34
Arms on big bodies? : INLETS
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Not in time : TOOLATE
36
Scared off : SPOOKED
38
Cover a point? : SHEATHE
39
Put on stage : ENACTED
40
Act grandfatherly to : DOTEON
43
Signaled slyly : WINKED
46
Tower site : BABEL
47
Writing by Montaigne : ESSAI
50
It's a wrap : SARI
51
Direction : PATH
53
Brain test, for short : EEG
54
TV drama settings : ERS

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

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