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Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon

NY Times, Sun, Jan 07, 2001 DIAGRAMLESS

53-Down : Wine choice

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 88, Blocks: 84
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
Wharton deg. : MBA
4
Actor Davis of "Jungle Fever" : OSSIE
9
Santa's little helper : ELF
10
Letter after chi : PSI
13
High schoolers : TEENS
14
Clumsy one : OAF
15
Itsy-bitsy bits : ATOMS
18
Bakery buys : TARTS
19
1941 Triple Crown winner : WHIRLAWAY
21
Important plane part : TIRE
22
Madrid Mrs. : SRA
23
1930 Triple Crown winner : GALLANTFOX
26
Baseball insignia site : CAP
29
"The Real World" airer : MTV
31
Speed: Abbr. : VEL
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Helpful : OFUSE
34
"Foucault's Pendulum" author : ECO
37
Harsh : ACERB
40
Boosted : URGED
41
Dynastic king : RAMSES
44
Starter starter? : SELF
46
Drug cop : NARC
47
1946 Triple Crown winner : ASSAULT
48
Faithful, in Scotland : LEAL
49
Stadium division : TIER
50
Leash : TETHER
51
Whoopi's role in "The Color Purple" : CELIE
52
Big name in tractors : DEERE
54
Fuss : ADO
55
"If ___ a Rich Man" : IWERE
56
Parlor affair : TEA
57
So far : YET
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It ends in Oct. : DST
60
1937 Triple Crown winner : WARADMIRAL
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Fan's sound : RAH
69
Stench : ODOR
70
1919 Triple Crown winner : SIRBARTON
73
Flick : MOVIE
75
___ City (Detroit) : MOTOR
76
Chit : IOU
77
Zones : AREAS
78
From Sacramento to L.A. : SSE
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Electrical unit : OHM
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"Phooey!" : NERTS
81
Apprehend : NAB
Down
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Feline whine : MEOW
2
Ennui, with "the" : BLAHS
3
1978 Triple Crown winner : AFFIRMED
4
Hall-of-Famer Mel : OTT
5
1977 Triple Crown winner : SEATTLESLEW
6
Type flourish : SERIF
7
Foreword : INTRO
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Newark's county : ESSEX
10
Buddy : PAL
11
Doe's beau : STAG
12
Big Ten team : IOWA
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___ de mer : MAL
17
Word part: Abbr. : SYL
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"Survivor" fare : RAT
24
Captain's "Stop!" : AVAST
25
Computer co. : NEC
26
With 45-Down, 1943 Triple Crown winner : COUNT
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Scared : AFRAID
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Light scarf used as protection from the sun : PUGREE
30
Poem : VERSE
33
1973 Triple Crown winner : SECRETARIAT
35
Play players : CAST
36
1935 Triple Crown winner : OMAHA
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Moved unsteadily : REELED
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Actor Underwood and others : BLAIRS
42
Sought damages : SUED
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The Jetson boy : ELROY
45
See 26-Down : FLEET
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Mr. T's group : ATEAM
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1948 Triple Crown winner : CITATION
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Wine choice : RED
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Goof : ERR
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Genesis 2:22 creation : WOMAN
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Like a lot : ADORE
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Common dog name : ROVER
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Belief : ISM
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Carnival city : RIO
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Crafts' partner : ARTS
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Wall St. deals with borrowed money : LBOS
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Uproar : HOOHA
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"You ___ Love" ("Show Boat" tune) : ARE
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Unfeeling : NUMB
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Curve in a road : ESS
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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