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New York Times, Saturday, November 13, 1999

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Across : Blowup causes
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Jim Page

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JPXZ} This is puzzle # 117 for Mr. Page. Saturday freshness: 66%
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© 1999, The New York Times11/13/99 ( No. 18,267 )
Across
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Call a jab a hook, e.g. : MISTERM
8
Prelim : LEADIN
14
Clear, as a sky : ETHERIC
15
U.S./Canadian defense system : DEWLINE
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Alexandra, e.g. : TSARINA
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Overpowering : AWESOME
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Delirious : RAVING
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Actress Meyers and others : ARIS
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"Cool!" : RAD
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"Lord, is ___?": Matt. 26:22 : ITI
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Scrutinizes : SIFTS
24
Dentist's request : BITE
25
"Later" : CIAO
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Blowup causes : TNTS
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Borne : TOTED
29
Blow up : ENLARGE
31
Sally Ann of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" : HOWES
32
Prepare to fight : SQUAREOFF
34
File : QUEUE
36
"Silent Movie" co-star, 1976 : DELUISE
39
___ corner (make progress) : TURNA
40
Name repeated in a nursery rhyme : MARY
41
Opening time, maybe : NINE
43
Fixes, as fights : RIGS
44
___ words : WAROF
45
Stovetop sound : SSS
46
Diminutive suffix : ULE
47
Boxer's comeback? : BARK
48
Response to a joke : IGETIT
51
The United States, to Central Americans : ELNORTE
53
Bootlicking : SERVILE
54
Spies' quest : SECRETS
55
Property receiver : ALIENEE
56
Certain dates : TRYSTS
57
Idiosyncrasy : ODDNESS
Down
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Kind of unit : METRIC
2
Cry before sudden death : ITSATIE
3
Having an ironic comedic tone : SHAVIAN
4
Actress Garr : TERI
5
Land of sentimental verse : ERIN
6
Seems right : RINGSTRUE
7
Universal Studios record label : MCA
8
31-Down opponent : LEWIS
9
Meadow group : EWES
10
The Unsers of Indy : ALS
11
Igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende : DIORITE
12
Stirbirds : INMATES
13
Like yardage on a fourth down : NEEDED
15
It has numbers from 1 to 20 : DARTS
19
When to see stars : AFTERDARK
23
L. Frank Baum prince : INGA
24
Carnivorous fish also called a grindle : BOWFIN
26
Merlin and others : OLSENS
28
Some health food : TOFU
30
Soothing hue : AQUA
31
8-Down opponent : HOLYFIELD
33
Architect Saarinen : EERO
34
English poet Sir Arthur ___-Couch : QUILLER
35
Pressure : URGENCY
37
Raphael's "___ Madonna" : SISTINE
38
Puts away, in a way : ENSILES
39
Like a best friend : TRUEST
40
Parts of a herd : MARES
42
Actress Chandler et al. : ESTEES
44
Light bulb choice : WATTS
47
Boone of the Braves : BRET
49
Street plan, e.g. : GRID
50
With no ends sticking out : EVEN
52
Hosp. areas : ORS
53
Miguel or João : SAO

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

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