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New York Times, Friday, November 9, 2001

Author:
Chuck Menning
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Across : Became, with "to"
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
410/7/20004/10/20031
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0000112
ScrabDebutFresh
1.421689%
Chuck Menning

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 33 Missing: {JKQX} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Menning. Friday freshness: 45%
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© 2001, The New York Times11/9/1 ( No. 18,994 )
Across
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One whose work may be monumental : STONEMASON
11
Cold-shoulder : SHUN
15
"West Side Story" Oscar winner : RITAMORENO
16
Second start? : NANO
17
Some successful runners : INCUMBENTS
18
One with a big mouth : EWER
19
Hill, in Haifa : TEL
20
Disney title role : THEBEAST
22
Like some training : ONSITE
25
Peña of Clinton's cabinet : FEDERICO
26
Lots of land : REALTY
27
It may be a sin : OMISSION
28
When doubled, a sitcom sign-off : NANU
29
Go gaga : RAVE
30
Euripides tragedy : ORESTES
34
Deep, reddish purple : PETUNIA
39
"___ volat propriis" (Oregon's motto) : ALIS
41
Orkney Islands ancient : PICT
42
Literally, "little tongues" : LINGUINI
46
Unpolished leather : RUSSET
48
Became, with "to" : AMOUNTED
49
Being : ENTITY
50
Fall follower : SOLSTICE
51
Natl. Congress of Mothers, today : PTA
52
Chimp in a spacesuit : ENOS
53
Digested : SUMMARIZED
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Be upwardly mobile? : RISE
59
Group associated with checks and balances : TREASURERS
60
Proof word : STET
61
Capitol Hill prize : SENATESEAT
Down
1
Holy Hindu's title : SRI
2
Stannary stock : TIN
3
Like many cold remedies: Abbr. : OTC
4
Gym equipment : NAUTILUS
5
"Dixie" composer : EMMETT
6
Presley's "Harum Scarum" co-star : MOBLEY
7
Is for two? : ARE
8
Summoned : SENTFOR
9
Well-known : ONTHEMAP
10
Plummet : NOSEDIVE
11
Fiends' faces : SNEERS
12
#50 : HAWAII
13
It has Goodwill Ambassadors : UNESCO
14
W.B.C. heavyweight champ, 1978 : NORTON
21
Under siege : BESET
22
Little ___ (hardly any) : ORNO
23
Kind of miss : NEAR
24
Fit to be tried : SANE
31
Ride : TAUNT
32
Contemptuous crowd : ELITISTS
33
Gravy source : SINECURE
35
Where some are kicked : UPSTAIRS
36
Like some decrees : NISI
37
Lead singer of the band Body Count : ICET
38
Brief writer: Abbr. : ATTY
40
Not the leaders : SIDEMEN
42
Light weaponry? : LASERS
43
"Consider the job done" : IMONIT
44
Riskless, as a bet : NOLOSE
45
Reinforcing plate : GUSSET
46
Buffet : REPAST
47
Traitorous : UNTRUE
54
Goat's bleat : MAA
55
End of a kindergarten line? : ZEE
56
Part of B.C.E. : ERA
57
It ends in Oct. : DST

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