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New York Times, Saturday, May 15, 2004

Author:
Byron Walden
Editor:
Will Shortz
58-Across : Babe
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321.591,28194%
Byron Walden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 3 Minimum word length: 4 This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Walden. Saturday freshness: 57%
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© 2004, The New York Times5/15/4 ( No. 19,912 )
Across
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Camper's food warmer : COOKPOT
8
River to Lake Huron : STMARYS
15
Barely cook, say : UNDERDO
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"The little flower of Jesus" : THERESA
17
Not as warm : STONIER
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Handled better? : RENAMED
19
Tangelo, e.g. : PORTMANTEAUWORD
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Dogs were sacred to him : ARES
22
In one's Sunday best : GUSSIEDUP
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Conspirator against Caesar : CASCA
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Joining : OPTINGIN
34
Take a mortar and pestle to : MASHUP
35
Sneaker seller : FOOTLOCKERSTORE
37
Out, in a way : ONLOAN
38
Dwell on negatively : FRETOVER
39
Not fair : RAINY
40
Roadblocks : HINDERERS
41
Thus, in Trieste : COSI
42
Weirded-out feeling : CASEOFTHECREEPS
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Not hard to get on with : AMIABLE
54
Former Italian colony : ERITREA
55
Appellate order : RETRIAL
56
Pitcher Randy Johnson's power source : LEFTARM
57
Appliance conveniences : PRESETS
58
Babe : SWEETIE
Down
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Astrological transition point : CUSP
2
"___ victory!" : ONTO
3
It may elicit a funny face : ODOR
4
North Dakota senator Conrad : KENT
5
Governessy : PRIM
6
Music halls : ODEA
7
Spinning out of control? : TORNADIC
8
"The River Wild" star, 1994 : STREEP
9
World Series champs, 1972-74 : THEAS
10
Some blackboard writing : MENU
11
Get ___ deal : ARAW
12
San ___ : REMO
13
Scene of heavy W.W. I fighting : YSER
14
D.W.I. opposers : SADD
20
Swimmer with a boxlike body : TRUNKFISH
22
Like : GOFOR
23
"Once ___ midnight ..." : UPONA
24
Bar brand, briefly : STOLI
25
Suppress : SITON
26
Decorative work : INLAY
27
Expressionist Schiele : EGON
28
Queens, workers or soldiers : CASTE
29
"The Maltese Falcon" actress : ASTOR
30
Treat rudely, in a way : SHOVE
31
Good doctor : CURER
32
Parrots : APERS
34
Bamboo Harvester "played" him : MRED
36
Sports figure nicknamed "the Big Easy" : ERNIEELS
40
They have their reservations : HOTELS
41
B another way : CFLAT
42
Beef : CARP
43
New World abbr. : AMER
44
Launch ___ : SITE
45
C.B. equipment, to a C.B.'er : EARS
46
Play honor : OBIE
47
Work detail : CREW
48
Overrun : RIFE
49
Room add-on? : ETTE
50
"Sicut ___ in principio" (doxology phrase) : ERAT
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Beautiful fairylike being : PERI
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Very : SAME

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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