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New York Times, Thursday, December 28, 2000

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Across : Kind of rock
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQVX} This is puzzle # 121 for Mr. Nosowsky. Thursday freshness: 83%
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© 2000, The New York Times12/28/0 ( No. 18,678 )
Across
1
What this puzzle is designed to elicit : AHS
4
N.H.L. Northeast Division player : SABRE
9
Chap : BUCKO
14
Fun, for short : REC
15
"That is to say..." : IMEAN
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Like a nerd : UNHIP
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Bubble maker : AIR
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"Enough rain already!"? : NOAHCOMMENT
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Tax chart divisions : BRACKETS
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Addles : CRAZES
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Certain frosh : PLEBE
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Noodle : BEAN
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Dress for the desert? : SAHARANWRAP
28
Infantile outburst : WAH
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Get rid of wrinkles : PRESS
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Not be brave : RUN
33
"Primal Fear" star : GERE
34
Operetta princess and others : IDAS
35
Southern dish : GRITS
37
Turnarounds, informally : UIES
38
Clone : COPY
39
Aragón article : LOS
40
Astrological chart divisions : SIGNS
41
Hosp. areas : ERS
42
Mountain resort famous for its breath mints? : TICTACTAHOE
45
Kind of rock : PUNK
46
Free-spoken : BLUNT
47
As part of a company : ABOARD
50
"The Seduction of Joe Tynan" star : ALANALDA
53
Departed a sheikdom? : LEFTBAHRAIN
55
Natalie Cole hit "___ Love" : OUR
56
Certain corn chip : FRITO
57
Italy's ___ di Pisa : TORRE
58
Salon job : SET
59
Side in a debate : ANTIS
60
Visual putdown : SNEER
61
Pig ___ : STY
Down
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Sheik, e.g. : ARAB
2
Child of fortune? : HEIR
3
Places for spare parts, maybe : SCRAPHEAPS
4
Some pitches : SINKERS
5
It multiplies by dividing : AMOEBA
6
Licked : BEATEN
7
Chorus from the sidelines : RAHS
8
Abbr. in a business letter : ENC
9
Con's misfortune : BUMRAP
10
Frighten : UNMAN
11
At the home of : CHEZ
12
Biblical herd : KINE
13
Selects, with "for" : OPTS
19
A whole lot : OCEANS
21
Stylish : CLASSY
24
Very dry, as wine : BRUT
25
Enliven, with "up" : SPICE
26
Hot blood : ARDOR
27
Hand-holder? : WRIST
28
Fast result? : WEIGHTLOSS
29
"There ___ free lunches" : ARENO
30
"Steppenwolf" author : HESSE
33
Vast tropical region of South America : GUIANA
35
Baum's good witch : GLINDA
36
Firm foundation : ROCK
40
Major upset : STUNNER
42
Engines with oomph : TURBOS
43
With tantaras galore : ABLARE
44
Eau ___, Wis. : CLAIRE
45
Page of music : PATTI
47
Romeo introducer? : ALFA
48
Home of the Universal Postal Union : BERN
49
"Just for the heck ___..." : OFIT
50
Elvis's middle name : ARON
51
Two-piece? : DUET
52
Too-too : ARTY
54
Elevs. : HTS

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

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