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New York Times, Saturday, July 29, 2006

Author:
Bob Klahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : Hoaxes
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
601/29/19945/22/201110
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CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.5746577%
Bob Klahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 24 Missing: {KQWX} This is puzzle # 49 for Mr. Klahn. Saturday freshness: 80%
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© 2006, The New York Times7/29/6 ( No. 20,717 )
Across
1
Supporters of women's athletics : SPORTSBRAS
11
Gossip : DISH
15
Don't be cruel : HAVEAHEART
16
Catch ___ : ONTO
17
Boardwalk buy : ITALIANICE
18
Leader in the Crimean War : TSAR
19
Announcer who was the first to call DiMaggio "Joltin' Joe" : MELALLEN
20
Hoaxes : PUTONS
22
It's a blast : TOOT
23
Plot (with) : COLLUDE
24
Ratify : AFFIRM
27
Hits solidly : CONNECTS
28
Greek island that was a source of fine white marble in ancient times : PAROS
29
Meryl Streep's first film : JULIA
30
Hotness : IRE
31
Mastermind : PLAN
32
Steady worker : ROBOT
33
"Double Indemnity" writer, 1936 : CAIN
34
High no.? : ALT
35
Cone bearer : CEDAR
36
Babushkas : NANAS
37
Landed : REELEDIN
39
Disturb : JOSTLE
40
Hittable : INRANGE
41
Whence the line "Whither thou goest, I will go" : RUTH
42
Fast starter : TINDER
43
1959 death row movie, with "The" : LASTMILE
47
"What ___ for Love" ("A Chorus Line" song) : IDID
48
Number of people : ANESTHESIA
50
Fall through the cracks? : OOZE
51
Will Rogers's humorous self-description : POETLARIAT
52
Giant or D'back : NLER
53
Requests to compare and contrast, maybe : ESSAYTESTS
Down
1
Level : SHIM
2
Crown : PATE
3
Amphitheater : OVAL
4
Tie : RELATION
5
They'll give you fits : TAILORS
6
Peace in the Middle East : SHALOM
7
"The Devil and Daniel Webster" writer : BENET
8
Eavesdropper? : RAIN
9
Path across the sky : ARC
10
Put the pedal to the metal : STEPONIT
11
Plug of half-smoked tobacco : DOTTLE
12
Carefree : INSOUCIANT
13
Face the people : STANDTRIAL
14
Savvy : HORSESENSE
21
One out on a limb : ULNA
23
Some commentary : COLOR
24
Shade : APPARITION
25
1948 Ralph Richardson film, with "The" : FALLENIDOL
26
Consort : FRATERNIZE
27
Daiquirí resident : CUBAN
29
Sweetin who played Stephanie on "Full House" : JODIE
32
Cabernet, say : REDGRAPE
33
Sweater choice : CASHMERE
35
End of an epoch? : CENE
36
"It can't be!" : NOTTHAT
38
Hierarchy : LADDER
39
Without bias : JUSTLY
41
Jah worshiper : RASTA
43
Remains : LEES
44
Goddess worshiped at the Temple of Philae : ISIS
45
"South Pacific" girl : LIAT
46
Fills the bill? : EATS
49
Directory listings: Abbr. : NOS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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