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New York Times, Saturday, March 29, 2003

Author:
Michael Shteyman
Editor:
Will Shortz
16-Across : Very busy
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
552/13/200111/11/20176
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
336717694
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
521.6225255%
Michael Shteyman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 23 Missing: {J} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Shteyman. Saturday freshness: 85%
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© 2003, The New York Times3/29/3 ( No. 19,499 )
Across
1
Philadelphia university : LASALLE
8
Longs : THIRSTS
15
Like some oil : IRANIAN
16
Very busy : BAROQUE
17
Where one becomes finally committed : POINTOFNORETURN
19
Monday, in Málaga : LUNES
20
Occult figures : RUNES
21
Kind of user : END
22
Italian fortress site : ESTE
23
Some Asian spirits : SAKES
24
Like one of a certain pair of watches : HERS
25
Part of some discount store names : SAV
26
Lots have them : HOMES
27
"Ivan IV" composer : BIZET
28
Zigzagged down : SLALOMED
30
Manage : MAKEDO
31
Seems imminent : LOOMS
32
Got on : FARED
33
Rotbart turned her into a swan : ODETTE
35
Slam preventer : DOORSTOP
38
Postprandial handout : MINTS
39
King of TV : LARRY
40
Vietnamese coin : HAO
41
Minute part : IOTA
42
"In the Bedroom" actress : TOMEI
43
Havens : ARKS
44
Year that in Arabic numerals has all repeated digits : CXI
45
Moving option : UHAUL
46
English variety : SCOTS
47
Was hot : RANATEMPERATURE
50
Past : ONETIME
51
Places to work on bodies : GARAGES
52
Like the children in "A Visit From St. Nicholas" : NESTLED
53
Rustles : SWISHES
Down
1
Like some mouths : LIPLESS
2
Excitement : AROUSAL
3
Hearty occasion? : SAINTVALENTINES
4
Calendrier span : ANNEE
5
Wagons-___ (sleeping cars) : LITS
6
Thai Buddhist : LAO
7
Puts a border around : ENFRAMES
8
Strip alternatives : TBONES
9
Small game : HARES
10
Ticks off : IRES
11
Form compost : ROT
12
Barely got by : SQUEEZEDTHROUGH
13
Flush : TURNRED
14
Mails : SENDSTO
18
Zapped : NUKED
23
W.W. I battle site : SOMME
24
Ups : HIKES
26
Laughfests : HOOTS
27
"Twenty-One" host of 50's TV : BARRY
29
Gene Vincent's "___ Lovin'" : LOTTA
30
Polynesian language : MAORI
32
Canine pair : FORELEGS
33
Certain fraternity chapter : OMICRON
34
Solvent used in varnishes : DIOXANE
35
Obstruct : DAMUP
36
Symbol of strength : OAKTREE
37
Hold : POSSESS
39
Plastered over, in a way : LOAMED
42
A restaurant may have one : THEME
43
Be temporarily : ACTAS
45
Gas, say: Abbr. : UTIL
46
Taj Mahal attire : SARI
48
One who's into the bar scene?: Abbr. : ATT
49
Untrained : RAW

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

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