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New York Times, Saturday, December 23, 2000

Author:
Bob Klahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
33-Across : Wax
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
601/29/19945/22/201110
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1313121426
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.5746577%
Bob Klahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 24 Missing: {FZ} This is puzzle # 43 for Mr. Klahn. Saturday freshness: 46%
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© 2000, The New York Times12/23/0 ( No. 18,673 )
Across
1
Front man in 60's pop : SAMTHESHAM
11
Pharaohs' sacred symbols : ASPS
15
Nickname since 1959 : ALOHASTATE
16
It might be patted on the back : TALC
17
Parts of movie romances : LOVESCENES
18
Serviceable? : ONEA
19
Thick-haired dog from Holland : KEESHOND
20
Albanian coin : QINTAR
22
Tuna at a sushi restaurant : TORO
23
Lock, stock and barrel holder : GUNCASE
24
Stuck : INARUT
27
Ancient warships : TRIREMES
28
Lifeboat lowerer : DAVIT
29
Twaddle : PRATE
30
"So it's you!" : AHA
31
Individually : APOP
32
Dennis the Menace's mother : ALICE
33
Wax : GROW
34
What a pickup might pick up? : TON
35
Early Romantic William : BLAKE
36
Magician's cry : VOILA
37
Irving Berlin standard : ALLALONE
39
Undesirable condition : MALADY
40
Excoriate : REAMOUT
41
Light : LAND
42
Part of medieval attire : BODICE
43
Wag : JOKESTER
47
"Idylls of the King" character : ENID
48
Frightful group : THEGESTAPO
50
Extends : LIES
51
Marching band section : TENORSAXES
52
Tick off : LIST
53
Go-betweens : EMISSARIES
Down
1
___ Institute for Biological Studies : SALK
2
Dried bitter juice : ALOE
3
Impatient order : MOVE
4
Las Vegas locale : THESTRIP
5
Discuss in detail : HASHOUT
6
Squire : ESCORT
7
Pool party : STENO
8
Bunch : grapes :: ___ : bananas : HAND
9
Came to a fast stop? : ATE
10
City east of Dallas : MESQUITE
11
Right off : ATONCE
12
Historic ship : SANTAMARIA
13
Telephone line : PLEASEHOLD
14
Spooks : SCARESAWAY
21
About : INRE
23
Adorn : GRACE
24
"The History of the Standard Oil Company" journalist : IDATARBELL
25
King nicknamed "l'Aiglon" : NAPOLEONII
26
Frequent callers : AVONLADIES
27
Early transport : TRIKE
29
Many a housewarming gift : PLANT
32
Classic children's song : ALOUETTE
33
School commendation : GOLDSTAR
35
Union : BLOC
36
Popular female name coined by Jonathan Swift : VANESSA
38
In : AMIDST
39
Wrights : MAKERS
41
Colophons : LOGOS
43
Stand-up comic Richard ___ : JENI
44
Picker-upper : TAXI
45
It's almost pointless : EPEE
46
"The Goodbye Girl" director Herbert : ROSS
49
Bottom line : HEM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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