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Fred Piscop
Fred Piscop

NY Times, Sun, Mar 16, 2003 DIAGRAMLESS

4-Down : Key word?

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 84, Blocks: 72
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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© 2003, The New York Times
Across
1
Letter before beth : ALEPH
6
Pinup's leg : GAM
9
Bacon serving : RASHER
11
Hailer's call : TAXI
12
They're changed : FLATTIRES
15
Like some Jews : HASIDIC
18
Not so green : RIPER
19
Zigzag downhill : SLALOM
21
With 46-Across, place to barter : SWAP
22
Some ranges : AMANAS
24
Construction piece : IBAR
25
Freudian topic : EGO
26
Medical research agcy. : NIH
27
They're changed : DANCEPARTNERS
32
Heckler's missile : TOMATO
34
Came out of a second nap : REAWOKE
35
From K.C. to New Orleans : SSE
36
Frozen waffle brand : EGGO
39
On the lam : LOOSE
40
They're changed : DOLLARBILLS
44
English county : SHIRE
46
See 21-Across : MEET
47
Key in the upper-left corner : ESC
50
Carder's request : LICENSE
52
Advertising promo : TEASER
55
They're changed : RADIOSTATIONS
58
Drug in William Shatner novels : TEK
60
First mate? : EVE
61
Protest singer Phil : OCHS
62
Balkan Peninsula region : THRACE
64
Carrots partner : PEAS
66
Wraps around a tree : TOTALS
68
Undemanding, as a job : CUSHY
69
Went in circles? : ORBITED
71
They're changed : WETBABIES
73
60-Across's domain : EDEN
74
Took to the cleaners : SOAKED
75
Brooklynese pronoun : DEM
76
Bel ___ cheese : PAESE
Down
1
Algonquian Indians : ARAPAHOS
2
Grow dark : LATEN
3
"CHiPs" star Erik : ESTRADA
4
Key word? : PHI
5
Half a matched set : HERS
6
Krypton, e.g. : GAS
7
Italy was in it : AXIS
8
Wednesdays : MIDWEEKS
10
Museum item : RELIC
11
Skye cap : TAM
12
Football's Tarkenton : FRAN
13
55 m.p.h. and others : LIMITS
14
Kemo ___ : SABE
15
Goddesses of the seasons : HORAE
16
"Same here" : IAGREE
17
Some noncoms : CPOS
20
Covering for a winter carriage ride, maybe : LAPROBE
23
Didn't play : SAT
28
Eggnog time : NOEL
29
Political cartoonist Ted : RALL
30
Like Nash's llama : TWOL
31
Loops on lassos : NOOSES
33
Florence family name : MEDICI
37
Legislation of concern to hunters : GAMEACT
38
Coll. sr.'s test : GRE
41
Popular cookie : OREO
42
Lorgnette part : LENS
43
"What's ___ you?" : ITTO
44
Amistad, for one : SLAVER
45
Convertible sofa brand : HIDEABED
48
Hold for later : SETASIDE
49
Scene including the Magi : CRECHE
51
Put up with : STOOD
53
Med. specialty : ENT
54
Southern corn bread : ASHCAKE
55
Defaulter's loss : REPO
56
Get friendlier : THAW
57
59-Down, e.g. : ISLES
59
Florida features : KEYS
63
Snuffy Smith et al. : RUBES
65
Ally (with) : SIDE
66
Wrestling count : TEN
67
Organ piece : STOP
70
Pro ___ (for now) : TEM
72
Meadow call : BAA
Answer summary: 7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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