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New York Times, Friday, February 7, 2003

Author:
Michael Shteyman
Editor:
Will Shortz
16-Down : "___ Park" (2001 whodunit)
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Michael Shteyman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 28 Missing: {KQVWX} Spans: 6, (2 triple stacks) This is puzzle # 16 for Mr. Shteyman. Friday freshness: 67%
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© 2003, The New York Times2/7/3 ( No. 19,449 )
Across
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Old-fashioned outburst : EGAD
5
"... to your beauteous blessings ___ curse": Shak. : ADDA
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Soul/pop singer Bryson : PEABO
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Admonition to a noisy child : SILENCEISGOLDEN
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Big bang creator : TRINITROTOLUENE
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Places for seals : ALEUTIANISLANDS
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Mar, in a way : DENT
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It may be spoiled : FUN
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1988 Wimbledon champ : EDBERG
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Record holders : BLOTTERS
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Arena arrangement : TIERS
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Country name from 1971-97 : ZAIRE
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Elimination : CUT
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Frights to look at : HAGS
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Like some notebook paper : RULED
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___ James, who sang "Your Cheatin' Heart" : JONI
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___ diet : ONA
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Debtor's woe : BILLS
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Grabber : TALON
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Like belly-dancing : SENSUOUS
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Disconcerting : FAZING
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Book before Neh. : EZR
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1970's-80's sitcom guy, with "the" : FONZ
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Time piece? : MAGAZINEARTICLE
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Its characters are drawn : ANIMATEDCARTOON
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W.W. II hero who later had a successful career in politics : GENERALDEGAULLE
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Final defensive effort : STAND
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Suffix with electro- : LYTE
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Buds : PALS
Down
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Spanish pronoun : ESTA
2
Word with crazy or guide : GIRL
3
"That's ___!" : ALIE
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Strippers : DENUDERS
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Temporary : ACTING
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Clear à la the Pied Piper : DERAT
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"Runaround Sue" singer : DION
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Winemaking region : ASTI
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Dirty : POLLUTE
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Chemist's extracting solvent : ELUANT
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Mideast port : ADEN
12
Distort : BEND
13
Mint stack : ONES
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Some strong oxidizers : NITERS
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"___ Park" (2001 whodunit) : GOSFORD
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Character : ETHOS
22
"Cheers" role : DIANE
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Ushered in : BEGAN
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Diamond stat : BALLS
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Is positioned : LIES
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Potential water contaminator : ECOLI
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Never seem to end : RUNON
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Kind of operation : STING
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Language related to Xhosa : ZULU
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1942 Abbott and Costello film : RIORITA
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"Give this some flair!" : JAZZITUP
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Codger : BUZZARD
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Hindu belief : TANTRA
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Gobs : SEAMEN
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Go hunting : FORAGE
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Side : FACET
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Flashy car accessories : MAGS
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Without ___ (daringly) : ANET
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"Face/Off" actress Gershon : GINA
46
Dickens orphan : NELL
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Draining effect? : EDDY
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It may be decaffeinated : COLA
49
Hang out : LOLL
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Hydrocarbon suffixes : ENES

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

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