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New York Times, Saturday, July 27, 2002

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Across : Tropical creatures
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Robert H. Wolfe

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {FHJQWXYZ} This is puzzle # 52 for Mr. Wolfe. Saturday freshness: 18%
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© 2002, The New York Times7/27/2 ( No. 19,254 )
Across
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Don't quit : PRESSON
8
Scout leader? : ESS
11
___ Pacis (Roman monument) : ARA
14
Shellfish contaminant : REDTIDE
15
Like some vows : NUPTIAL
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Flew : AVIATED
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Like some nights : STARLIT
19
The women in "Little Women," e.g. : TETRAD
20
Indian restaurant menu subheading : CURRIES
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Judge : TRIER
22
Balance keeper? : TREASURER
24
Early recording star Spencer : LEN
25
___ Delano Roosevelt : SARA
27
Mexican name preceder : SENORA
28
Centimeter-gram-second unit : ERG
29
"Few love to hear the ___ they love to act": Shak. : SINS
31
35-Across, e.g. : SENSE
32
Scouts' creations : SLIPKNOTS
35
Liking : TASTE
38
A social sci. : ECON
39
Long ___ : AGO
42
Best-selected : APTEST
44
Sicilian skill : ARTE
46
Blackout : BAN
47
Hardest to make out : TEENSIEST
49
It has just a few points : AGATE
51
Officer's request : LICENSE
52
Like second, sometimes : STOLEN
53
Winter coat features : LININGS
54
It's just north of the equator : SAOTOME
55
Something that's plucked: Var. : UKELELE
56
Tropical creatures : IGUANAS
57
Treasure : GEM
58
Secluded spot : DEN
59
Fastens (down) : BATTENS
Down
1
Gab : PRATTLE
2
Any one of the Magi : REVERER
3
Making the cut? : EDITING
4
It may be icy : STARE
5
They have pear-shaped bodies : SITARS
6
Took too much, in short : ODED
7
Satirist Ward : NED
8
Result : ENSUE
9
Buddha's sermons : SUTRAS
10
Least abundant : SPARSEST
11
Plane part : AILERON
12
Parents, e.g. : RAISERS
13
Cruising stat. : ALT
16
Threesomes : TRIUNES
20
Housing under the hood : CRANKCASE
22
Falderal : TRIPE
23
Victoria Island explorer : RAE
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"___ Lay Me Down" (1995 hit) : ASI
30
Shot : SNORT
32
Writer's guide : STENCIL
33
Fell off : LESSENED
34
London locale: Abbr. : ONT
35
Part of an automatic gunfire sound : TAT
36
Hulking : APELIKE
37
"Revolution From Within" author : STEINEM
39
Marine rock-clinger : ABALONE
40
Guard : GATEMAN
41
Harmony : ONENESS
43
Feel excited, say : TINGLE
45
Restaurateurs' urging : EATOUT
48
Where the Krupps worked : ESSEN
50
Reached : GOTAT
52
Detailed account : SAGA
53
Chowderhead : LUG
54
One in the family : SIB

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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