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New York Times, Friday, July 16, 2004

Author:
Craig Kasper
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : Meddle managers?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1612/5/199710/21/20075
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
43012321
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
211.5810758%
Craig Kasper

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Kasper. Friday freshness: 44%
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© 2004, The New York Times7/16/4 ( No. 19,974 )
Across
1
Not blocked : THRU
5
Knocked completely off one's feet : SICKASADOG
15
What a card reader may do? : WEEP
16
For love or money : ATANYPRICE
17
Dejection interjection : ALAS
18
It's used to make carbon black : NATURALGAS
19
Pool opening : SPRINGLET
21
Like some hands : DEALT
22
It's nice when prize winnings come with lots of these : ZEROS
23
Meddle managers? : YENTAS
24
Town near Perugia : ASSISI
27
Blazed : TORE
28
Wars of the Roses battle site : SAINTALBANS
31
Coupe complement : TWO
34
Permanently undecided : HUNG
35
Gallery item : OIL
36
1969 target : MOON
37
Head up North? : ELK
38
Noted 2003 Eton graduate : PRINCEHARRY
42
Pan, e.g. : FAUN
43
Peak : VERTEX
44
Application after a break : SPLINT
47
Reason to put on a collar : FLEAS
49
Sash accompanier, maybe : TIARA
50
War game : PAINTBALL
54
Line of sight? : OPTICNERVE
56
Inter ___ : ALIA
57
Events for potential bidders : OPENHOUSES
58
Artery : ROAD
59
Using big words? : LARGEPRINT
60
Lively : SPRY
Down
1
Moore verse opener : TWAS
2
Counseling, e.g. : HELP
3
Bring up : REAR
4
Expanding : UPSIZING
5
Punch with punch : SANGRIA
6
Aviator ___ Balbo : ITALO
7
"Princess Caraboo" star, 1994 : CATES
8
Currency unit in Harry Potter tales : KNUT
9
Strathclyde port : AYR
10
Some earth movers : SPADERS
11
Francis of old TV : ARLENE
12
Probe : DIGAT
13
Florida's ___ National Forest : OCALA
14
Exploits : GESTS
20
Make a home : NEST
23
Thither : YON
24
Contemporary of Emerson : ASHE
25
Bellow in a library : SAUL
26
Send down : SINK
27
Barber's supply : TALC
29
Cut off the back : LOIN
30
Crib : BIN
31
Reason to press a suit, perhaps : TORT
32
Sported : WORE
33
Black : ONYX
36
Nougat-filled treats : MARSBARS
38
Dash : PANACHE
39
Progress preventer : RUT
40
Superlatively smooth : EVENEST
41
Pressure : HEAT
42
Activity on a range : FIRING
44
Milker's aid : STOOL
45
Browning title character : PIPPA
46
"Ciao!" : LATER
47
Persian : FARSI
48
Rouse : LIVEN
50
Fear, to François : PEUR
51
Cockeyed : ALOP
52
Iago, e.g. : LIAR
53
Disney dog : LADY
55
Letter lineup : NOP

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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