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New York Times, Friday, July 28, 2000

Author:
Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Takes courses?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabDebutFresh
71.5252247%
Harvey Estes
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 33 Missing: {BQVXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 51 for Mr. Estes. This is puzzle # 57 for Ms. Salomon. Friday freshness: 15%
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© 2000, The New York Times7/28/0 ( No. 18,525 )
Across
1
Proj. begun in 1984 : SDI
4
Kipling's wolf pack leader : AKELA
9
In a fog : ATSEA
14
Shot spot : ARM
15
Charity allotments : DOLES
16
Industrial Light and Magic creator : LUCAS
17
They're used in dumping : DEARJOHNLETTERS
20
Dressing ingredient : SAGE
21
Not be serious : KIDAROUND
22
In the thick of : AMID
23
Travel guide list : INNS
24
Tiny fraction of a foot-pound : ERG
26
Secret sharer : CONFIDANTE
30
So : TRUE
31
Quasimodo's job : KNELLING
32
A mint : THYME
33
"The Seduction of Joe Tynan" star : ALDA
34
Architect Mies van der ___ : ROHE
36
Sides in some wars : GANGS
39
Hearty fare : POTROAST
43
They may be crushed : EGOS
44
Worshipers' place : AMENCORNER
46
Fight figure : REF
47
When Taanit Esther is observed : ADAR
48
Subject preceder : INRE
49
Untouchable : SACREDCOW
53
Takes courses? : SUPS
54
The 13 books from Romans to Philemon : PAULINEEPISTLES
56
Keeps an eye on figures? : OGLES
57
Works with afterimages : OPART
58
Magritte's "Ceci n'est pas ___ pipe" : UNE
59
"I'm stumped" : GOTME
60
N.J. town on the Hudson : FTLEE
61
City grid: Abbr. : STS
Down
1
Born loser : SADSACK
2
"You wish!" : DREAMON
3
Picture : IMAGINE
4
Hot or cold, e.g.: Abbr. : ADJ
5
Flake : KOOK
6
K-12, in education : ELHI
7
Kind of library : LENDING
8
Not on the level? : ASLANT
9
Treble clef readers : ALTOS
10
1984 Peace Nobelist : TUTU
11
Set back? : SCENERY
12
It catches some waves : EARDRUM
13
Apuleius's "golden" one : ASS
18
Alerts : REDFLAGS
19
Coastal raptor : ERNE
25
"Oh, wow!" : GEE
27
Reform targets : ILLS
28
Carried out : DID
29
Gasteyer of "Saturday Night Live" : ANA
30
Impractical person? : THEORIST
32
"Comin' ___ the Rye" : THRO
34
Darling on the field : RON
35
Stock page hdg. : OTC
36
One who makes a mark: Abbr. : GER
37
Way back when : AGESAGO
38
Like some divorces : NOFAULT
39
Something seen : PERCEPT
40
Growth ring : ANNULUS
41
Treacherous type : SERPENT
42
They may be in a bun : TRESSES
44
Port near Ta'izz : ADEN
45
Having as constituents : MADEOF
47
Surface : ARISE
50
Mr. Miniver : CLEM
51
It's 6.5 on the Mohs scale : OPAL
52
Hide a mike on : WIRE
54
Collectible cap : POG
55
Marie, e.g.: Abbr. : STE

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

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