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New York Times, Friday, September 27, 2002

Author:
Michael Shteyman
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Across : Running mates?
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Michael Shteyman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {BJVXYZ} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Shteyman. Friday freshness: 77%
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© 2002, The New York Times9/27/2 ( No. 19,316 )
Across
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Like influential speakers, often : QUOTED
7
Noted 1982 computer start-up : COMPAQ
13
Like ghostwriters : UNNAMED
15
His final film was "Hanging Up" : MATTHAU
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Stout woman? : ALEWIFE
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Its appeal is in creasing : ORIGAMI
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Dupe : SAP
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Prepares beans in a way : REFRIES
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Kind of tax : SIN
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It may be nav. : ACAD
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Angling equipment : REELS
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Saxon foe : CELT
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Denver university : REGIS
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Many records : CDS
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Some kick targets : SHINS
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Ones with iron hands : DESPOTS
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Get on the line : PHONE
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Shrimp : PIPSQUEAK
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Concerning : ANENT
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They work at a high rate : USURERS
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Turner in a subway : STILE
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___-jongg : MAH
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Having not yet made the cut? : PREOP
44
Diminutive suffixes : ULES
45
Places for salves : SORES
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July 1944 attack site : STLO
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Kind of soda : SAL
49
Contemporary of Voltaire : DIDEROT
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Dorm V.I.P.'s : RAS
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Proportional : INSCALE
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Running mates? : ELOPERS
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"But thy ___ summer shall not fade": Shak. : ETERNAL
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It may be chased by its owner : DOGTAIL
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International carrier : QANTAS
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Home to many techs : NASDAQ
Down
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Distant energy source : QUASAR
2
Loose, in a way : UNLACED
3
Short, as a report : ONEPAGE
4
Showy shooter : TAW
5
Sharif's relative : EMIR
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Table : DEFER
7
Isn't apathetic : CARES
8
Sitcom souse : OTIS
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Sess. : MTG
10
Not start all at once : PHASEIN
11
Mr. Pim's creator : AAMILNE
12
Rare delivery : QUINTS
14
Goes to the other side : DEFECTS
15
Slaves : MOILS
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Site of many military parades : REDSQUARE
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Drives away : DISPELS
25
Some tight jewelry : CHOKERS
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It has disks : SPINE
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Quick : SHARP
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Co-___ : OPT
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Little, in Lille : PEU
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Preceded, with "in" : USHERED
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Home of the Western Hemisphere's tallest hotel : ATLANTA
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He played Mr. Magoo in "Mr. Magoo" : NIELSEN
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Unoriginal work : RETREAD
39
Good places for basking : SOLARIA
40
Title girl of a 1957 Dale Hawkins hit : SUSIEQ
41
Hobby shop purchase : MODEL
43
Cohabitant, to the Census Bureau : POSSLQ
45
Colonial diplomat Deane : SILAS
46
Sage : SOLON
49
Mike's "Wayne's World" co-star : DANA
50
Wrap for some parties : TOGA
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Certain monitor: Abbr. : CRT
55
Arena accrual: Abbr. : PTS

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

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