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New York Times, Saturday, May 11, 2002

Author:
Mark Diehl
Editor:
Will Shortz
28-Across : Buzz
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
7711/11/19841/22/20233
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
31.57592888%
Mark Diehl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 27 Missing: {FQXZ} This is puzzle # 38 for Mr. Diehl. Saturday freshness: 44%
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© 2002, The New York Times5/11/2 ( No. 19,177 )
Across
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Group under the sign of Leo : MGMSTUDIOS
11
Sharks' enemies : JETS
15
"Legends of the Old Plantation" narrator : UNCLEREMUS
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Cream additive : ALOE
17
Playing a role : TAKINGPART
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Ward of Mississippi : SELA
19
Police operation : TRAP
20
They may be converted into calories : ERGS
21
Chess column info : MOVES
22
On the ___ : SLY
23
Word with high or hole : KNEE
24
Bread for tamales : DINERO
25
Retiring groups? : PITCREWS
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Palindromic girl's name : NAN
28
Buzz : WHIR
30
"Santa Maria!" : AYCARAMBA
32
Patronizes : SHOPSAT
34
Half past noon, at sea : ONEBELL
35
Confessed : CAMECLEAN
37
Bad marks : ACNE
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A U.P.S. driver has one: Abbr. : RTE
39
Argues (with) : HASWORDS
41
Ties a running knot? : ELOPES
43
Colonial almanac compiler Nathaniel : AMES
44
Spray in the kitchen : PAM
47
Actor Cary : ELWES
48
Fall preceder : TRIP
49
Pierce's portrayer : ALDA
50
Chihuahua child : NINO
51
Privacy protector, of a sort : BEDCURTAIN
53
Starting point : EDEN
54
Singly : ONEATATIME
55
Paddled craft : DORY
56
Foolish : ADDLEPATED
Down
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Ones outside established lines? : MUTTS
2
Distort : GNARL
3
"Home to Harlem" author Claude : MCKAY
4
It's bad when it's pink : SLIP
5
Count on both hands : TEN
6
Like overnight mail : URGENT
7
Drops in value : DEPRECATES
8
Feature of good poetry : IMAGERY
9
It's for you and me : OURS
10
One making a quick trip : SST
11
Pupil of Chiron, in myth : JASON
12
Side in football : ELEVENMEN
13
So-so : TOLERABLE
14
Like some workers : SEASONAL
21
Doesn't correctly interpret : MISREADS
23
Cherry brandies : KIRSCHES
24
Allan ___, "Sands of Iwo Jima" director : DWAN
25
Kind of dream : PIPE
26
Eschewing waste : ECONOMICAL
28
1924 Irving Berlin tune : WHATLLIDO
29
Target viewer of HGTV : HOMEOWNER
31
Kid stuff : ABCS
32
Culled : SCREENED
33
"Ohhh" : ALAS
36
Passed out : AWARDED
40
Standing : REPUTE
42
Spring bloom : PEONY
44
Fold : PLAIT
45
"Ain't Got ___ to My Name" (Bing Crosby song) : ADIME
46
Well-locked? : MANED
48
Lean : TEND
49
Slangy lead-in for "way" : ATTA
51
Squeezer : BOA
52
Relative of a thump : RAP

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

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