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New York Times, Friday, May 31, 2002

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Across : Swimmer's routine
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2297/11/199911/4/20182
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
741241679512
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
981.541,84281%
Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 25 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 31 for Mr. Berry. Friday freshness: 82%
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© 2002, The New York Times5/31/2 ( No. 19,197 )
Across
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Scurrilous critic : BACKBITER
10
Dalmatian, e.g. : CROAT
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Popular Ford van : ECONOLINE
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Coop : HUTCH
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Perfect : ERRORLESS
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Provider of fall color : ASTER
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English jurist who wrote "De laudibus legum Angliae" : FORTESCUE
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It can be taken on a trip : PHOTO
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Touches : ABUTS
22
Oscar winner Hunt : LINDA
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"I can't believe it!" : MAN
25
Swimmer's routine : LAPS
26
Any in a group of puppies : LITTERMATE
28
Master Melvin of baseball : OTT
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"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" writer : POPE
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They're not pretty : CRONES
31
Good thing : PLUS
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Sir's partner : MAAM
33
Orville or Wilbur Wright, e.g. : OHIOAN
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Kind of phone : CELL
37
Low : SAD
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Messages of love and kisses? : CANDYGRAMS
42
Scheherazade's lifesaver : TALE
43
Actress Gardner : AVA
44
Ninnies : GEESE
45
Enthusiasm gone too far : MANIA
46
Unfamiliar with : NEWTO
48
Wide-mouthed porcelain container : GINGERJAR
50
Previously : AFORE
51
Situate between : INTERPOSE
52
Engraver Albrecht : DURER
53
Lunar phenomena : MOONRISES
54
Company that makes a mint : ANDES
55
History final, maybe : ESSAYTEST
Down
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Low-fat meat : BEEFALO
2
Flipper : ACROBAT
3
Taint : CORRUPT
4
Fife player : KNOTTS
5
Snoozers : BORES
6
Unhappy happenings : ILLS
7
Some jewelry for men : TIECLIPS
8
Forming a series : ENSUITE
9
Bristle at : RESENT
10
Thicket : CHAPARRAL
11
Bungee jumper's feeling : RUSH
12
Part of a living room set : OTTOMAN
13
See-through sheet : ACETATE
14
King-sized furniture? : THRONES
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Models may have them on : DECALS
26
Airport area : LOUNGE
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Soccer ___ : MOM
29
Theater audience : PLAYGOERS
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It's side-splitting : POD
32
Locks of hair and such : MEMENTOS
33
Song that ends "We stand on guard for thee" : OCANADA
34
"Enjoy yourself!" : HAVEFUN
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Briefly : INAWORD
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Houses with decks : CASINOS
37
First capital of California : SANJOSE
38
Things to hide behind : ALIASES
39
Sugar substitute? : DEAREST
41
Ruling body : REGIME
42
Fossil preserver : TARPIT
45
Blithe : MERRY
47
Family ___ : TREE
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Actress Rowlands : GENA

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

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