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New York Times, Saturday, August 24, 2002

Author:
Chuck Menning
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Like a skunk
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
410/7/20004/10/20031
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Chuck Menning

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 62, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJKQWXYZ} Grid has supersymmetry. This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Menning. Saturday freshness: 92%
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© 2002, The New York Times8/24/2 ( No. 19,282 )
Across
1
Takes up the challenge : HASATIT
8
Image : PERSONA
15
Narrow, in a way : ONELANE
16
Eatery frequented by Woody Allen : ELAINES
17
Like a skunk : STRIPED
18
Some Dixieland bands : SEPTETS
19
Forest warning : TIMBER
20
Squeaky-clean : CHASTE
21
They have swelled heads : EGOISTS
23
Tackle : STARTON
24
Warm-weather wear : SUNSUIT
25
Attending : PRESENT
26
KLM alternative : SAS
27
Like some credit : PARTIAL
29
They follow closings: Abbr. : PSS
30
Member of a farm team? : ANT
31
Stars may represent them: Abbr. : STS
34
Amble : SAUNTER
38
Have problems : AIL
41
Water polo teams, e.g. : HEPTADS
43
Sign of uncertainty : ERASURE
45
Assistant's list : ERRANDS
46
"Night of the Living Dead" director and others : ROMEROS
47
Peer, informally : ARISTO
48
Another name for fan-tan : SEVENS
49
Showing rage : VENTING
51
Affliction : DISEASE
52
Compact : ENTENTE
53
Surpass : OVERTOP
54
Court time : SESSION
55
Flags : LESSENS
Down
1
Party leader, perhaps : HOSTESS
2
Its leading city is St. John's : ANTIGUA
3
They may follow choir numbers : SERMONS
4
Some are airtight : ALIBIS
5
Mends, for a time : TAPESUP
6
Notion about motion : INERTIA
7
"Hazel" cartoonist Key : TED
8
Flavius's foot : PES
9
Plane in which Amelia Earhart disappeared : ELECTRA
10
An old master : RAPHAEL
11
Indians play them : SITARS
12
Ballroom dance : ONESTEP
13
Freight units : NETTONS
14
Some nods : ASSENTS
22
"Tales From the Vienna Woods" composer : STRAUSS
23
Outlawed pitch, informally : SPITTER
28
"Monster Jam" airer : TNN
31
Harvest-time collection : SHEAVES
32
Earthly : TERRENE
33
Track regimen : SPRINTS
34
Duvall's "Great" title role : SANTINI
35
Extend : ADDONTO
36
Like running water : EROSIVE
37
Karnak temple builder : RAMESES
38
Golden : AUREATE
39
Affixes, as a decal : IRONSON
40
Suez Canal promoter : LESSEPS
42
Preferences : TASTES
44
Disaffiliates : SEVERS
50
Battle star: Abbr. : GEN
51
Capital of Canada: Abbr. : DOL

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

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