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New York Times, Saturday, February 10, 2001

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : Contracted
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 138 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 53%
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© 2001, The New York Times2/10/1 ( No. 18,722 )
Across
1
Hardly a favorite : LONGSHOT
9
Aspect : REGARD
15
1953 Frankie Laine hit : IBELIEVE
16
Plane, in a way : EVENER
17
Like most Norwegians : BLUEEYED
18
Fur : PELAGE
19
Confirmation, for one : RITE
20
Part of a step : RISER
22
Hot air : GAS
23
Purdue Univ. major : AGR
24
Turned : SWUNG
25
Partner of letters : ARTS
26
Realize : REAP
28
River People of the Southwest : PIMA
29
"It's ___!" (phrase of confirmation) : ADATE
30
Berates : YELLSAT
32
Cat's ___ : PAJAMAS
34
Curse : OATH
35
Sharp rebuke : SLAP
36
Not too swift : SLOWISH
39
Striped patterns : TARTANS
43
Like some chairs : CANED
44
Precollege : ELHI
46
Farm fare : SLOP
47
Mañana's opposite : AYER
48
Strange : ALIEN
49
"Is that ___?" : ANO
50
Trip-taker's aid, perhaps : LSD
51
Moisten : BEDEW
52
Send back : ECHO
53
"Sense and Sensibility" heroine : ELINOR
55
Contracted : SHRUNKEN
58
Cisco Kid player of the 1940's : ROMERO
59
One up, e.g. : TIESCORE
60
Dwellers on the Baltic : SWEDES
61
Does business on, as a holiday : OPENSFOR
Down
1
Study : LIBRARY
2
Bond recipient, in law : OBLIGEE
3
Uninvolved : NEUTRAL
4
Jollity : GLEE
5
You, abroad : SIE
6
"Hold it!" : HEY
7
Due a refund, in a way : OVERWITHHELD
8
Monotony : TEDIUM
9
Repair a perfboard, e.g. : REPEG
10
At all : EVER
11
Set : GEL
12
Twist of phrase, perhaps : ANAGRAM
13
Annual Henley-on-Thames event : REGATTA
14
Prepares for cooking : DRESSES
21
Plays a kids' game involving centrifugal force : SNAPSTHEWHIP
24
Rows : SPATS
25
Converts : ADAPTS
27
Farmer, at times : PLOWER
29
"When it's ___" (old riddle answer) : AJAR
31
Came out with : SAID
33
Novelist ___-René Lesage : ALAIN
36
Mountaineers, in a way : SCALERS
37
Knocks down : LAYSLOW
38
Old calling fee : ONEDIME
40
Words before time, money or respect : ALACKOF
41
Unlikely protagonist : NONHERO
42
Cleric famous for bloopers : SPOONER
45
Misinforms : LIESTO
48
Houston hockey team of the 70's : AEROS
51
Gun stat : BORE
52
Env. contents : ENCS
54
"20,000 Leagues" mate ___ Land : NED
56
Dakota Indian : REE
57
J.F.K. was in it : USN

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

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