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New York Times, Saturday, September 2, 2006

Author:
Mel Rosen
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Down : Mark over an unstressed syllable
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Mel Rosen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 32 for Mr. Rosen. Saturday freshness: 52%
1
L
2
I
3
N
4
C
5
S
6
P
7
I
8
K
9
E
10
J
11
O
12
N
13
Z
14
E
15
O
N
E
O
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M
I
N
I
S
E
R
I
E
S
17
A
D
E
N
18
U
N
I
T
P
R
I
C
E
S
19
D
I
D
N
20
T
G
E
T
21
G
E
E
S
E
22
S
L
O
W
L
Y
23
W
24
H
E
N
25
P
E
T
E
Y
26
G
A
U
N
T
27
L
28
E
29
T
30
D
O
N
E
E
31
Q
U
I
T
S
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E
X
E
33
E
S
O
S
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S
U
I
T
S
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T
A
P
A
36
L
E
S
37
F
O
A
L
S
38
W
A
F
E
R
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I
D
E
40
A
L
I
S
T
41
F
I
N
E
R
42
D
A
L
I
43
B
A
N
Z
A
I
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S
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A
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G
E
T
47
F
R
I
G
A
T
E
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S
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W
I
N
E
C
50
O
51
O
L
E
R
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N
I
N
E
53
A
D
A
M
A
N
D
E
V
E
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I
N
C
A
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N
E
W
S
R
E
A
D
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R
56
A
G
E
S
© 2006, The New York Times9/2/6 ( No. 20,752 )
Across
1
"The Mod Squad" role : LINC
5
"Being John Malkovich" director : SPIKEJONZE
15
Clock starter? : ONEO
16
Show in parts : MINISERIES
17
Port whose harbor is in the crater of an extinct volcano : ADEN
18
Rates : UNITPRICES
19
Missed the point of : DIDNTGET
21
Flying wedge members? : GEESE
22
Larghetto : SLOWLY
23
"Say ___" : WHEN
25
"Our Gang" dog : PETEY
26
Long glove : GAUNTLET
30
Charity, often : DONEE
31
Cuts out : QUITS
32
Devon river : EXE
33
Those, to José : ESOS
34
Those making firm decisions? : SUITS
35
Aragón appetizer : TAPA
36
Thonon-___-Bains, France : LES
37
Stable arrivals : FOALS
38
Host at church, say : WAFER
39
Romantic : IDEALIST
41
Like some points : FINER
42
"Crucifixion" artist : DALI
43
Suicidal : BANZAI
44
"Raising Dad" sitcom star : SAGET
47
Naval escorts : FRIGATES
49
Brew alternative : WINECOOLER
52
Low square : NINE
53
Garden transplants? : ADAMANDEVE
54
Highlander of old : INCA
55
BBC employee : NEWSREADER
56
Pieces of the past : AGES
Down
1
Put on : LOAD
2
Unwilling : INDISPOSED
3
Style of pliers : NEEDLENOSE
4
Signifies : CONNOTES
5
À la a stuffed shirt : SMUGLY
6
Like some cleaning solutions : PINEY
7
O.K., in a way: Abbr. : INIT
8
Little vixen : KIT
9
Abbr. in many dictionary definitions : ESP
10
Curél competitor : JERGENS
11
Situate : ORIENT
12
"Great shot!" : NICE
13
Puzzle pieces? : ZEES
14
Sum, ___, fui : ESSE
20
Affectedly dainty, in Derby : TWEE
23
Stands by : WAITS
24
Hogans : HUTS
26
Kind of trip : GUILT
27
Folivorous : LEAFEATING
28
Go through : EXPERIENCE
29
Fly : TEAR
30
Torpedo's place : DELI
31
Seeming : QUASI
34
It can be seedy : SOIL
35
Ngorongoro Crater locale : TANZANIA
37
Roller without sides : FLATCAR
38
Rugby position : WING
40
Revokes, as a legacy, at law : ADEEMS
41
Not so slanted : FAIRER
43
Mark over an unstressed syllable : BREVE
44
Pen, e.g. : SWAN
45
___-mémoire (summarizing note) : AIDE
46
Beleaguer, with "at" : GNAW
47
Split : FLED
48
Large amounts : SEAS
50
Not split : ONE
51
Site for Scheherazade : ODA

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

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