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New York Times, Saturday, July 22, 2000

Author:
Joan Williamson
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Across : Ballerina balancer
TotalDebutLatest
211/6/19997/22/2000
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.451063%
Joan Williamson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Williamson. Saturday freshness: 26%
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© 2000, The New York Times7/22/0 ( No. 18,519 )
Across
1
They may deliver a pair of socks : FISTS
6
Step across the Seine? : PAS
9
Record acronym : ASCAP
14
Suggestions : INPUT
15
View from Arlberg Pass : ALP
16
Friend of Porky : DARLA
17
"Harold and Maude" director : ASHBY
18
Like some strolls : LEISURELY
20
Raid a Southern garden? : STEALMAGNOLIAS
22
Bucket, maybe : CARSEAT
23
Keyboard abbr. : ALT
24
They're on the horizon: Abbr. : MTS
26
Spanish root word? : OLE
27
Glove material : LISLE
29
Ship material : TEAK
30
Guillermo's "good" : BUENO
32
GMC truck model : SIERRA
34
Walked through a campground? : PASSEDTENTS
36
Vino choice : BLANCO
38
No longer under : AWAKE
39
Gaetano's "good" : BENE
40
Aid for a group photo : RISER
42
Film producer Spiegel : SAM
45
All-natural food no-no : BHT
46
Drinking problem : DTS
47
Darkening : ECLIPSE
50
Human resources department? : AHIREAUTHORITY
53
You may be in it on the highway : OVERDRIVE
54
Ballerina balancer : BARRE
55
Shouting : AROAR
56
Gas: Prefix : AER
57
LaVern Baker's "I Cried ___" : ATEAR
58
Loon's lack : SENSE
59
Harbors : HAS
60
Old silver coins : REALS
Down
1
Bomb : FIASCO
2
Hook up: Var. : INSTAL
3
Bailiwick : SPHERE
4
Bass line players : TUBAS
5
Give a do to : STYLE
6
Hill on which Romulus lived : PALATINE
7
Something to shake : ALEG
8
Kind of cord : SPINAL
9
Kind of supervision : ADULT
10
Indian wrap : SARI
11
Starbucks stock : CREAMERS
12
League leader : ALLSTAR
13
Strike sticking point : PAY
19
Fishing expedition? : SOLESEARCH
21
That which separates the men from the boys? : MALESORTER
25
Jamaican pop : SKA
28
Pops : SODAS
29
___ de veau (French dish) : TETE
30
Curse : BANE
31
L.A. Sports Arena team : USC
33
Cartridge contents : INK
34
Heroes' resting place : PANTHEON
35
They put out high-frequency sounds : TWEETERS
36
Fraud finder: Abbr. : BBB
37
English Channel port : LEHAVRE
41
"Four Essays on Liberty" author Berlin : ISAIAH
42
Bridal wreath shrub : SPIREA
43
Like some giants : ASTRAL
44
Ann ___, first woman to sign with the N.B.A. : MEYERS
46
"Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" rapper : DRDRE
48
Pertaining to the lungs, e.g. : LOBAR
49
About to erupt : IRATE
51
Bank offerings : IRAS
52
Ophthalmological study : UVEA
53
Peru is part of it: Abbr. : OAS

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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