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New York Times, Friday, June 15, 2001

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Start of a famous motto from literature
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 32 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 132 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 78%
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© 2001, The New York Times6/15/1 ( No. 18,847 )
Across
1
Hereditary prince : EMIR
5
One of two, e.g. : HALF
9
Pull on : TUGAT
14
Helps for a time : TIDESOVER
16
Places in the heart : ATRIA
17
Start of a famous motto from literature : ALLFORONE
18
Farley Granger's role in "Hans Christian Andersen" : NIELS
19
Tables : LAYSASIDE
20
Tallboy, e.g. : GLASS
21
Indian ___ : RED
22
Japanese sandals : ZORIS
24
Juan Carlos, to his people : ELREY
27
Electronic trial : BETATEST
30
Fictional Edwin : DROOD
31
Sourpuss : GLOOMYGUS
32
Where the NEAR space probe landed : EROS
33
Line up : QUEUE
34
Darkness : MURK
35
Ridicule : POKEFUNAT
37
Is at the end of one's rope? : HANGS
38
Advance portion of a book or magazine : PREPRINT
39
Perfume : CENSE
40
Pan, e.g. : DEITY
41
Florida football team, on a 44-Across : JAX
42
Early automaker Harry C. ___ : STUTZ
44
Record keeper : SCORECARD
50
Dark orange-yellow : TOPAZ
51
1983 America's Cup winner : AUSTRALIA
52
Good snorkeling site : ATOLL
53
Gives a false alarm : CRIESWOLF
54
Like a game overtime : TENSE
55
The constellation Carina : KEEL
56
Pudding ingredient : SUET
Down
1
Substitute for unmentioned text : ETAL
2
Uris's "___ 18" : MILA
3
One way to stand by : IDLY
4
Judges : REFS
5
Rocker, in kiddie-talk : HORSEY
6
Bypass : AVOID
7
Allow to use : LEND
8
Complete exclusion : FREEZEOUT
9
Seven-piece Chinese puzzle : TANGRAM
10
Flexible baseball player : UTILITYMAN
11
Lubricators : GREASEGUNS
12
"What ___ you?" (doc's query) : AILS
13
Putin quoter : TASS
15
Zoomed : SOARED
23
Some Sooners : OTOE
24
Wrongdoing : ERROR
25
Regarded : LOOKEDUPON
26
Composition of a proverbial soft bed : ROSEPETALS
27
Vocal complaint : BLEAT
28
Computer hazard : SURGE
29
They're intended to instill shame : TSKS
30
"Ed Wood" title role player : DEPP
31
Big bag : GUNNYSACK
33
Bail out : QUIT
36
Form into small, crisp curls : FRIZZLE
37
Good spellers? : HEXERS
39
Trustbuster's concern : CARTEL
41
Actress Bissett : JOSIE
42
Temperature regulator, informally : STAT
43
Convey : TOTE
45
Pickle : CURE
46
Avian sounds : CAWS
47
Jesus, for one : ALOU
48
Get to : RILE
49
Crackers : DAFT

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

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