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New York Times, Saturday, November 3, 2001

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Will Shortz
36-Down : Destroy gradually
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Robert H. Wolfe

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQWXYZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 51 for Mr. Wolfe. Saturday freshness: 50%
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© 2001, The New York Times11/3/1 ( No. 18,988 )
Across
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Shooting setting : FSTOP
6
Prompt : SPUR
10
Some satellite launchers : ARIANES
12
More anxious : KEENER
14
They make connections : LINKERS
15
Not singly : ENMASSE
16
Do regularly : MAKEAPRACTICEOF
18
___ omen (God forbid) : ABSIT
19
Block boundaries: Abbr. : STS
20
Vigorous : HALE
21
Kind of skirt : SLIT
22
Words of comparison : ISTO
24
Look closely : DELVE
25
"Another Green World" composer : ENO
26
Satirical play of 1921 : RUR
27
Displayed displeasure : HISSED
28
Hollins University loc. : ROANOKEVA
31
Propels shells : SCULLS
34
Not brilliant : DIM
35
Kind of charge: Abbr. : NEG
38
Uttered shrilly : PIPED
39
Gratis : COMP
40
U.S. Olympic swimming gold medalist Torres : DARA
42
Razor brand : ATRA
43
"Pink Panther" films actor : LOM
44
Represent : ACTAS
45
Make a person crazy : DRIVEONETODRINK
49
Arrived effortlessly : EASEDIN
50
Somewhat hard : ALDENTE
51
Rathskeller stock : STEINS
52
Like some fans : PLEATED
53
Form of Spanish "to be" : ESTA
54
Iron clothes? : ARMOR
Down
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Crumbly : FRIABLE
2
Gets grasped : SINKSIN
3
Stark alternative : TAKEITORLEAVEIT
4
It may precede a time : ONEAT
5
Busted party : PERP
6
It may deliver the goods : SEMI
7
Very pleasant : PEACHESANDCREAM
8
Frees from constraint : UNSEALS
9
Clear up : RESOLVE
10
Actress Rubens and others : ALMAS
11
Est., once : SSR
12
Some honored Brits: Abbr. : KNTS
13
Put more paper into : REFEED
15
Prefix with parasite : ECTO
17
Competition site beginning 1965 : ASTRODOME
22
Bank offerings : IRAS
23
Source of global warming : SUN
24
Corporate sect. : DIV
27
Natural narcotic : HEMP
29
Follower or preceder of age : OLD
30
Former Canadian P.M. Campbell : KIM
31
Trump, possibly : SPADES
32
Sildenafil ___ (Viagra's active ingredient) : CITRATE
33
Rebels : UPRISES
36
Destroy gradually : EATINTO
37
Donor : GRANTER
39
One of the 13: Abbr. : CONN
41
Didn't command : ASKED
43
Two-time Newbery winner Lowry : LOIS
44
One working on a column? : ADDER
46
Dame Everage : EDNA
47
You may draw from it : TAP
48
Guisado cooker : OLLA

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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