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New York Times, Saturday, April 28, 2001

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
16-Across : V.I.P. in a rush?
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FQXZ} This is puzzle # 143 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 53%
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J
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A
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C
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K
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U
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D
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L
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H
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S
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W
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K
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G
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S
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© 2001, The New York Times4/28/1 ( No. 18,799 )
Across
1
Hikes : JACKSUP
8
Trick : MISLEAD
15
Not working : ONLEAVE
16
V.I.P. in a rush? : ASSAYER
17
Posers : ENIGMAS
18
Unstable : TOTTERY
19
Depresses, with "out" : BUMS
20
French birthplace of England's Henry II : LEMANS
22
Garden store offering : SOD
23
Movement word : LIB
24
It has six sides : UTAH
25
Wanderer : HOBO
26
Lift handle? : OTIS
28
Trouble : EATAT
30
Slang expert Partridge : ERIC
31
Comedian Ed and others : WYNNS
33
Jersey feature : CREWNECK
35
Tops : OUTSHINES
38
Appeared : SHOWEDUP
41
Debut of 1/14/1900 : TOSCA
45
River to the North Sea : TYNE
46
Impact sound : SPLAT
49
Best Actress of 1963 : NEAL
50
Fingered : IDED
51
Achromous : PALE
52
Wall St. figure : ARB
53
Suffix with Nu- and Agri- in garden product names : GRO
54
Trust : RELYON
56
Fit : ABLE
57
Like Lake Mead : MANMADE
59
More robust : HUSKIER
61
Periodically : ATTIMES
62
Eager : ATHIRST
63
It may be under a coat : SEALANT
64
Stinker : SOANDSO
Down
1
Unremarkable sort : JOEBLOW
2
Portfolio item : ANNUITY
3
Board : CLIMBIN
4
Bud holders? : KEGS
5
Wal-Mart founder Walton : SAM
6
Heat flow measure in insulation : UVALUE
7
It carries the words "Rey de España" : PESETA
8
1932 Greta Garbo role : MATAHARI
9
"God ___ our side" : ISON
10
Fast fleet : SSTS
11
High school subj. : LAT
12
Run-down building, maybe : EYESORE
13
Kind of dancing : AEROBIC
14
Repair site : DRYDOCK
21
Ryder Cup scoring method : MATCHPLAY
25
Entertainer Jim : HENSON
27
Deceived : SNOWED
29
X : TEN
32
Petition : SUE
34
Humid : WET
36
Giant sixes?: Abbr. : TDS
37
Least rigid : SUPPLEST
38
Bad marks : STIGMAS
39
H2SO4, e.g. : HYDRATE
40
City on the Susquehanna : ONEONTA
42
Albatross, e.g. : SEABIRD
43
Without wheels? : CARLESS
44
Fujimori of Peru : ALBERTO
47
Greetings : ALOHAS
48
Held to its full time, in music : TENUTO
54
One of nine Siamese kings : RAMA
55
Fall place : EDEN
56
Like : AKIN
58
Cool number? : MIL
60
Doo-wop syllable : SHA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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