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New York Times, Saturday, November 4, 2000

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : Controlling element
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {QXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 132 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 46%
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J
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O
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Y
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T
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C
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K
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R
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D
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B
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U
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O
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B
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N
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G
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Y
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R
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D
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© 2000, The New York Times11/4/0 ( No. 18,624 )
Across
1
Controlling element : JOYSTICK
9
Aqua ___ (nitric acid) : FORTIS
15
In first place : ATTHETOP
16
Situate : ORIENT
17
Succeeded : GOTAHEAD
18
Country with a bird in its flag : UGANDA
19
Brit's oath : GOR
20
Little sound : ESTUARY
22
Big sound : DIN
23
"Alain und ___" (1940 Georg Kaiser play) : ELISE
25
Cable inits. since 1988 : TNT
26
Word with life or time : REAL
27
Bargain-hunter's goal : DEAL
28
"The Great Caruso" actress, 1951 : BLYTH
30
Mercyhurst College site : ERIE
31
60's-70's sports dynasty : UCLA
33
Mountain-making process, in geology : OROGENY
35
Clobbered : BASHED
37
Aaron Burr's birthplace : NEWARK
38
Divinity : GODHEAD
39
Bark : YELL
40
Architect Mies van der ___ : ROHE
41
Bawls (out) : REAMS
43
Actress Kaminska et al. : IDAS
47
Cleared : OKED
48
Coll. divisions : YRS
49
Rotter's opposite : SAINT
50
Three-time Hart Trophy winner : ORR
51
Handel masterwork : MESSIAH
54
Contest : VIE
55
MTV figure : VEEJAY
57
Very quickly : INNOTIME
59
It gets left behind : ESTATE
60
Put away : STOREDUP
61
Put away : STOWED
62
Unvaried, in a way : TONELESS
Down
1
Rough : JAGGED
2
"Lord Jim" actor, 1965 : OTOOLE
3
Rare-earth oxide : YTTRIA
4
___ Na Na : SHA
5
Snicker : TEHEE
6
Suffix akin to -ese : ITES
7
It may be checked, in two senses : COAT
8
Mil. assignment : KPDUTY
9
Excellent poker hand : FOURTHREES
10
Binge : ORGY
11
Rugged coastline feature : RIA
12
Not so hard : TENDERER
13
Scribe's aid : INDIAINK
14
Lake Victoria circumnavigator : STANLEY
21
Word of opposition : ANTONYM
24
Like pedestrians on winter streets, maybe : SLUSHED
26
Finery : REGALIA
28
Obviously tired : BLEARYEYED
29
Hierarchies : LADDERS
32
Cuban Revolution name : CHE
34
Mouse catcher : OWL
35
Den accessory : BOOKREST
36
Follow : ADHERETO
38
Needle locales : GROOVES
42
Court statistic : ASSIST
44
Great ___ : DIVIDE
45
Hate : ANIMUS
46
Saturates : STEEPS
49
Strand : SHORE
51
Game ender : MATE
52
Excited by : INTO
53
Shortly : ANON
56
Jabber : JAW
58
Business card abbr. : TEL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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