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Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon

NY Times, Sun, Apr 01, 2001 DIAGRAMLESS

31-Across : Gave a hand

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 80, Blocks: 90
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. The first square across is the third square in the first row.
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© 2001, The New York Times
Across
1
Prop on TV's "Survivor" : TORCH
6
Salamander, e.g. : AMPHIBIAN
11
City near the first atomic bomb test : ALAMOGORDO
12
Sound system components : AMPS
16
Scale on which diamond is 10 : MOHS
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A Great Lake : HURON
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Cursed : SWORE
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Santa ___, Calif. : ANA
20
Con's place : PEN
21
First player alphabetically in The Baseball Encyclopedia : AARON
22
Helper: Abbr. : ASST
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They're good for driving : TWOIRONS
26
"Survivor" highlight : IMMUNITYCHALLENGE
31
Gave a hand : DEALT
32
Sprinter's assignment : LANE
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"Survivor" prize : ONEMILLIONDOLLARS
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New York's ___ Village : EAST
43
Main artery : AORTA
44
"Survivor" catchphrase : THETRIBEHASSPOKEN
52
Headquarters : HOMEBASE
53
Letters on Soviet missiles : CCCP
54
Teheran native : IRANI
55
White House spokesman Fleischer : ARI
56
Many an H & R Block employee : CPA
59
Actresses Adams and McClurg : EDIES
60
Org. that protects boxers : ASPCA
63
Walnut or pecan : WOOD
64
Bowler material : FELT
65
Summer dessert : FRUITSALAD
67
Hunky-dory : COPACETIC
68
First "Survivor" winner Richard ___ : HATCH
Down
1
Hawk's claw : TALON
2
Nebraska's largest city : OMAHA
3
Tach. readings : RPMS
4
Comedian Margaret : CHO
5
Top-ranked : HIGHEST
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Reward money : BOUNTY
8
Not std. : IRR
9
Fuss : ADO
10
Opposite of oui : NON
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Dr.'s org. : AMA
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Cognizant : AWARE
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Ninny : MORON
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Runcible spoon part : PRONG
15
Perceive : SENSE
18
Compete in a regatta : SAIL
20
Penultimate Greek letter : PSI
22
Against : ANTI
23
Larger-___-life : THAN
24
Harry Potter prop : WAND
25
Food bar? : OLEO
26
Altar vow : IDO
27
What a misandrist hates : MEN
28
Daisy ___ of Dogpatch : MAE
29
Einstein's birthplace : ULM
30
Fabric : CLOTH
34
Fictional princess : LEIA
35
Many M.I.T. classes : LABS
36
Psychoanalyst's phrase : ISEE
37
Northern Finn : LAPP
38
Elton's john : LOO
39
Neighbor of Okla. : ARK
40
Road map abbr. : RTE
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Japanese honorific : SAN
44
Ganef : THIEF
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Crowd : HORDE
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Kind of address : EMAIL
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Group doctrine : TENET
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A grand slam earns four: Abbr. : RBIS
49
Tree with yellow flowers : ACACIA
50
Pool mishap : SCRATCH
51
H.S. requirement : SCI
56
Baby's woe : COLIC
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Take illegally : POACH
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Put two and two together : ADD
60
The N.Y. Jets are in it : AFC
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Hit sign : SRO
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Part of a litter : PUP
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Light unit : WATT
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Briny : SEA
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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