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New York Times, Thursday, February 7, 2002

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Down : William Shatner sci-fi novel
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Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 33 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 27 for Mr. Berry. Thursday freshness: 95%
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© 2002, The New York Times2/7/2 ( No. 19,084 )
Across
1
Bargaining ploys : BLUFFS
7
Mathematician Charles : BABBAGE
14
Ring out : RESOUND
16
Worn down : ABRADED
17
Barking up the wrong tree : INERROR
18
Kind of vowel in "loop" : ROUNDED
19
Cartoon millionaire created by Harold Gray : DADDYWARBUCKS
21
Well-chosen : APT
22
1987-91 Mideast hostage Terry : WAITE
23
Blinking light, maybe : UFO
26
Regulus's constellation : LEO
27
Golf course adjunct : RANGE
29
Squeegee : WIPER
31
Fuzzy-skinned fruits : KIWIS
32
River formed by the Congaree and Wateree : SANTEE
33
Chingachgook, for one : MOHICAN
36
Casting choices? : FLYRODS
37
Voters' problem : APATHY
38
Something to remember, with "the" : MAINE
39
Capital successor to Calcutta : DELHI
40
Particular strength : FORTE
41
Agreed upon : SET
44
Little one : ELF
45
Jim's portrayer in "Gentleman Jim" : ERROL
47
It might be broken into quarters : ONE
48
Cartoon millionaire created by Carl Barks : SCROOGEMCDUCK
53
Displeased spectator's cry : BOOHISS
55
Anticipated : FORESAW
56
Unauthorized : ILLICIT
57
Maria ___ (Hungarian queen) : THERESA
58
Shade trees : BEECHES
59
E-mailer : SENDER
Down
1
Kind of gown : BRIDAL
2
Delaware Indian : LENAPE
3
Unfazed by : USEDTO
4
Crossing point : FORD
5
Wrath : FURY
6
It's not seen on cable TV : SNOW
7
Toy since 1959 : BARBIE
8
More or less : ABOUT
9
Cartoon millionaire created by Bob Kane : BRUCEWAYNE
10
C.D. seller : BANK
11
Signifies : ADDSUPTO
12
"Oh, my!" : GEE
13
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Roush : EDD
15
Attracted : DRAWNIN
20
Glad ___ : RAGS
24
Rancher's purchase : FEED
25
They're often unearthed : ORES
27
Cartoon millionaire created by Alfred Harvey : RICHIERICH
28
On vacation : AWAY
30
Concerning : INRE
31
Friends and neighbors : KITH
32
Cut open : SLIT
33
Fashioned : MADE
34
German automaker : OPEL
35
Worn part of a shoe : HALFSOLE
36
One end of the political spectrum : FARLEFT
38
Synthesizer innovator Bob : MOOG
40
Makes translucent : FROSTS
41
Blotto : SOUSED
42
Protect, in a way : ENCASE
43
William Shatner sci-fi novel : TEKWAR
46
Archetypical W.W. II metalworker : ROSIE
49
Nattily dressed : CHIC
50
___ scale : MOHS
51
Ontario natives : CREE
52
Actress Laura : DERN
53
It's hung around the neck : BIB
54
"Bravo!" : OLE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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