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New York Times, Saturday, April 13, 2002

Author:
Sherry O. Blackard
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Across : How food may be seasoned
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Sherry O. Blackard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 26 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 14 for Ms. Blackard. Saturday freshness: 81%
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© 2002, The New York Times4/13/2 ( No. 19,149 )
Across
1
Cull : WEEDOUT
8
Pakistani port : KARACHI
15
Brisk movement : ALLEGRO
16
Infested : OVERRAN
17
Coach's lack, often : LEGROOM
18
A janitor may have a big one : KEYRING
19
Wasn't yellow? : DARED
20
Spanish sight seer? : OJO
22
Jockey great Earl ___ : SANDE
23
Blood type, briefly : ONEG
24
Makes final preparations? : CRAMS
26
Travels between poles? : SKIS
27
"Arabian Nights" menace : ROC
28
Rough assignment for a journalist : WARZONE
30
Umpire's call : LET
31
Inside and out : FROMATOZ
33
Charcoal wood sources : ALDERS
35
"Geppetto" star, 2000 : DREWCAREY
37
In better order : TIDIER
40
Thin girl in shorts? : OLIVEOYL
44
It makes a flat float : ANO
45
Fathers' deliveries : SERMONS
47
Follower of a new name : NEE
48
[Suddenly!] : BANG
50
Fix, in a way : DEBUG
51
Informative mtgs. : SEMS
52
Japanese porcelain : IMARI
54
Nail holder : TOE
55
"How Do I Live" singer, 1997 : RIMES
56
How food may be seasoned : TOTASTE
58
Charcoal and slate, say : TWOTONE
60
It may arouse a sleeping camper : HOOTOWL
61
South American monkey : TAMARIN
62
Like some steroids : ADRENAL
63
State : EXPRESS
Down
1
Caesar alternative : WALDORF
2
"Pollyanna" penner Porter : ELEANOR
3
"El Espolio" artist : ELGRECO
4
Removal of restrictions, informally : DEREG
5
Start of many a hymn : OGOD
6
Tail: Prefix : URO
7
Soon : TOMORROW
8
City of Firsts : KOKOMO
9
Word of welcome : AVE
10
Husband-and-wife creators of Curious George : REYS
11
Wall hanging : ARRAS
12
Corrugation : CRINKLE
13
More useful : HANDIER
14
Gets down : INGESTS
21
Entertainment for cats : JAZZCOMBO
24
Like some receptions : CATERED
25
Trapper's job : SNARING
28
They're peddled : WARES
29
Hgts. : ELEVS
32
Year in Ivan the Great's rule : MDI
34
Turn black, maybe : DYE
36
Tune for les enfants : ALOUETTE
37
MTV journalist Soren : TABITHA
38
Unusually emotional : INAMOOD
39
Philanthropist : DONATOR
41
Another : ONEMORE
42
Some Arabs : YEMENIS
43
Goes down : LESSENS
46
63-Across differently : RETELL
49
Jar : GRATE
51
The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" features it : SITAR
53
Words after the race : ISON
55
Cakewalk : ROMP
57
American acquisition : TWA
59
Honeycomb, essentially : WAX

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