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New York Times, Friday, May 12, 2000

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Across : Grey in literature
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2548/27/19928/13/20102
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2947154312630
RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
611.571,613877%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 28 Missing: {J} This is puzzle # 108 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 92%
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© 2000, The New York Times5/12/0 ( No. 18,448 )
Across
1
Engine part : STATOR
7
Gone bad : SPOILT
13
Highflier's need : AIRFARE
14
Raw : TARTARE
16
Caught : SNAGGED
17
Jazz combo component : ALTOSAX
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Goldman, ___ : SACHS
19
Quarters in quads : DORMS
21
Neighbor of Minn. : ONT
22
"Girl" lead-in : ATTA
23
Leaf-turning times: Abbr. : SEPTS
24
Sacramento's ___ Arena : ARCO
25
One who's picky about his work? : IRONMINER
27
Senior : ELDER
28
It may be thrown from a horse : LARIAT
29
Fertile Crescent area : NEAREAST
31
Speaker : SQUAWKBOX
33
Increase many times : SEXTUPLE
36
Writers for old literary magazines : ODISTS
40
Assignment in une école : ESSAI
41
Don Juan : LADIESMAN
43
Get ___ (brown) : ATAN
44
Cut at a slant : BEVEL
45
Grey in literature : ZANE
46
Part of a German noble's name : VON
47
Early film exec : MAYER
48
Fictional name from Exmoor : LORNA
49
Natural (to) : ENDEMIC
51
Cut short : ABORTED
53
1942 Abbott and Costello movie : RIORITA
54
Beams : TIMBERS
55
Start of a play? : ASSIST
56
Word of caution : STEADY
Down
1
"The Man With the Golden Arm" star, 1955 : SINATRA
2
County fair sight : TRACTOR
3
Part of Alexander the Great's conquest, today : AFGHANISTAN
4
Makes it : TAGS
5
Objective for 25-Across : ORE
6
Flush : REDDEN
7
Popular movie series : STARTREK
8
Deftly takes : PALMS
9
Bits for Fido : ORTS
10
Yamaguchi's rival at Albertville : ITO
11
Dodger name of fame : LASORDA
12
Medium states : TRANCES
13
Lash out at : ASSAIL
15
Bleed, with "from" : EXTORT
20
Doily pattern : OPENWEAVE
23
Exercise unit : SITUP
24
The Greek : ALEXISZORBA
26
Ornamental evergreen shrub : MAQUI
27
Sap : ERODE
30
Cooking : ABOIL
32
Stray : ALLEYCAT
33
Miracle Mets pitcher, 1969 : SEAVER
34
Where the kroon is spent : ESTONIA
35
Tic-tac-toe plays : XSANDOS
37
Hurt : SMARTED
38
Coat factory supplier : TANNERY
39
Golfer Sam and others : SNEADS
42
Disinfests : DERATS
44
Teases : BAITS
47
Early third millennium date : MMII
48
Togo's capital : LOME
50
TV drama settings : ERS
52
It may be boring : BIT

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

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