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New York Times, Saturday, May 12, 2001

Author:
Michael Shteyman
Editor:
Will Shortz
50-Across : Passed on by oral tradition
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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521.6225255%
Michael Shteyman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 6 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Shteyman. Saturday freshness: 7%
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W
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K
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N
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B
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© 2001, The New York Times5/12/1 ( No. 18,813 )
Across
1
Conscious now : WOKEN
6
Head of a pub? : FOAM
10
Some duplicates: Abbr. : CCS
13
Lack of vitality : ANEMIA
15
Peak in the mythical war of the Giants : OSSA
16
Calls one's own : HAS
17
Head-turning attire : SEETHROUGHDRESS
20
Thanks monetarily : TIPS
21
Muchacho : NINO
22
N.C.A.A. tournament division : EAST
23
High rollers? : ELS
24
Telephone line? : HOLDON
26
They're painted on some frat houses : PSIS
28
It may help you see an error : SLOMO
30
Big automotive parts company : MIDAS
32
Crack, so to speak : TRY
33
Noted Reagan speechwriter : NOONAN
35
Not-to-do list : TABOOS
37
You may draw on it : CHECKINGACCOUNT
40
Serving need : RACKET
41
1930's-40's villain : FUHRER
42
Latin series starter : AMO
43
Prevent : DEBAR
45
Pioneer in Surrealism : ERNST
48
"Tasty!" : MMMM
50
Passed on by oral tradition : RETOLD
52
One-time bridge : ATA
53
It has a blunt end : EPEE
55
"Melrose Place" actor : SHUE
56
Not orig. : IMIT
57
Fellow, perhaps : GRADUATESTUDENT
60
Olympic swimmer Thorpe : IAN
61
Person kicking himself, maybe : RUER
62
Happily accepting : OPENTO
63
No place for a neatnik : STY
64
They may be beaten : ODDS
65
False : NOTSO
Down
1
Doesn't use : WASTES
2
"Long Day's Journey Into Night" writer : ONEILL
3
Stays with a friend, say : KEEPSONECOMPANY
4
Life-saving team : EMTS
5
U.S. research org. : NIH
6
Washington and Madison, for two : FOUNDINGFATHERS
7
Popular Sunday TV host : OSGOOD
8
Tough wood : ASH
9
Earned : MADE
10
Mating ritual? : CHESSTOURNAMENT
11
Like some stomachs : CASTIRON
12
Lottery letters : SSS
14
Florence is on it : ARNO
18
One whose success is well-earned? : OILMAN
19
It may be beaten : RAP
24
Addicted : HOOKED
25
"Of course" : NATCH
27
Part of 12-Down: Abbr. : SYST
29
Faux : MOCK
31
Untouchable : SACRED
34
Compound in fireworks : NITER
36
Anglo-___ War : BOER
37
Pack : CRAM
38
Repeatedly attack : HAMMERAT
39
Containing gold : AUROUS
44
Surpassed : BESTED
46
Jobs : STINTS
47
Kind of artist : TATTOO
49
Kind of school : MED
51
Mother of Apollo : LETO
54
Mark alternative : EURO
56
Prefix with logical : IDEO
57
W.W. II group : GIS
58
I.R.S. employee: Abbr. : AUD
59
Fox competitor : UPN

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

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