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New York Times, Friday, January 5, 2001

Author:
Nelson Hardy
Editor:
Will Shortz
10-Down : Swamp snapper
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118/23/19983/29/20051
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Nelson Hardy

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 27 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Hardy. Friday freshness: 84%
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© 2001, The New York Times1/5/1 ( No. 18,686 )
Across
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Novelty item in comic book ads : XRAYSPECS
10
Widget : GIZMO
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Rocked the boat : MADEWAVES
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Go on ___ (rampage) : ATEAR
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Previously : ATONETIME
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Trunks : TORSI
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Atlas abbr. : STR
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Shoe box marking : EEEE
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Sour : MOROSE
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Provides a seat for : ELECTS
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Koh-i-___ (106-carat diamond) : NOOR
26
Brooder : HEN
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Near Eastern inn : SERAI
28
Egg holders: Abbr. : CTNS
29
Wear a long face : POUT
30
Lies down : REPOSES
32
Feint : RUSE
33
"The Fugitive" star of 60's TV : JANSSEN
36
Popular, in a way : DESIRED
38
It may be on a roll : OLEO
39
Schoolmaster, to the classroom : ANAGRAM
41
"The Birth of a Nation" group : KLAN
42
A bed in the kitchen? : RICE
43
Significant others : MATES
47
Listen to one's gut? : EAT
48
Le Carré's Leamas : ALEC
49
Siamese, e.g. : FELINE
50
Is out, in a way : SLEEPS
52
Moonfish : OPAH
54
Place runners?: Abbr. : MGT
55
Developing solution : TONER
56
Lots : QUITEABIT
58
Calendario opener : ENERO
59
Meddle : INTERVENE
60
French Symbolist Odilon ___ : REDON
61
Utmost : NTHDEGREE
Down
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Short holidays? : XMASES
2
Faze : RATTLE
3
Any of the Magi : ADORER
4
Itch : YEN
5
Cupcakes : SWEETIES
6
Noodles : PATES
7
"Howards End" role : EVIE
8
Sticks together : CEMENTS
9
Venice-to-Naples dir. : SSE
10
Swamp snapper : GATOR
11
Atlanta Rhythm Section's "Do ___ Die" : ITOR
12
Moment of truth : ZEROHOUR
13
One may work with oils : MASSEUSE
14
Word after family or object : ORIENTED
21
Expert in bryophytes : MOSSER
23
He used to follow the news : CARSON
25
Jittery : ONEDGE
28
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Hawkins : CONNIE
29
Like some urges : PRIMAL
31
Units of wisdom? : PEARLS
33
Card : JOKESTER
34
Isolated : ALLALONE
35
Picked up : NEATENED
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"Likewise" : SAMEHERE
40
Story : ACCOUNT
44
Cry before a fall : TIMBER
45
Gas guzzler : ENGINE
46
Parlor piece : SETTEE
48
Welder's wear : APRON
49
In the cards : FATED
51
First name in architecture : EERO
53
Meat : PITH
56
Dynasty during which much of the Great Wall of China was built : QIN
57
Batting stat. : AVG

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

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