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New York Times, Saturday, July 28, 2001

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Across : Progress
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJX} This is puzzle # 146 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 63%
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© 2001, The New York Times7/28/1 ( No. 18,890 )
Across
1
Expression of bafflement : BEATSME
8
Progress : STRIDES
15
[Yawn] : IMBORED
16
Least inspiring : ARIDEST
17
Riot squad item : GASMASK
18
Dictator once exiled on Madeira : BATISTA
19
"Cantar de ___ Cid" (Spanish epic poem) : MIO
20
"That's ___" : SHOWBIZ
22
Stock figure : PAR
23
___ Romana (chef's phrase) : ALLA
25
Rap : CHAT
26
Where some Picassos hang : TATE
27
Novelist Shute : NEVIL
29
Successful : HIT
30
Spring sign : ARIES
31
Exterminate, in a way : DERAT
33
"Drive" pop group : THECARS
35
Kicked : PROTESTED
37
Row : QUARREL
39
Where Zeus took Europa : CRETE
42
Spice with rice, maybe : CURRY
43
Part of a dog's name : RIN
45
Deep, as a color : BURNT
47
Rustic : HICK
48
"Man in the Shower" cartoonist : ARNO
49
Law firm employee, informally : PARA
50
"Wo! ___ was!" (German cry) : ACH
51
Fathers : PRIESTS
54
Annuaire listing : NOM
55
Stick on a trail : SKIPOLE
57
Alert : HEADSUP
59
Carpenter, at times : TENONER
60
Article afterthought : ENDNOTE
61
Some "Star Trek" personnel : ENSIGNS
62
Good and mad : STEAMED
Down
1
Cheese : BIGMAN
2
Sent on an impulse? : EMAILED
3
Clear : ABSOLVE
4
Smothers with humor? : TOM
5
Span. titles : SRAS
6
Coordinate : MESH
7
Noted TV judge : EDKOCH
8
Rest periods : SABBATHS
9
Attribute : TRAIT
10
Ostentatious display : RITZ
11
Dictator who idolized Adolf : IDI
12
Film noir feature : DESPAIR
13
Big spreads : ESTATES
14
They're usually fixed : STARES
21
Highway divider : WHITELINE
24
Landing place for private planes : AIRPARK
26
Get a bigger car, say : TRADEUP
28
Jolson portrayer Parks : LARRY
30
Sharp : ACERB
32
Dartmoor topographical feature : TOR
34
Short space saver? : ETC
36
Some toys : TERRIERS
37
Race : QUICKEN
38
Whelps : URCHINS
40
Window not in a wall : TRANSOM
41
Coming or going : ENROUTE
42
Not loose : CHASTE
44
Chips and such : NOSHES
46
Forced down : TAMPED
48
"We're Off to See the Wizard" composer : ARLEN
51
Simple game : PONG
52
It may be pitched : TENT
53
One-named jazzy singer : SADE
56
Islands dish : POI
58
Genealogical info : DNA

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

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