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New York Times, Friday, January 26, 2001

Author:
Joe DiPietro
Editor:
Will Shortz
42-Down : Car reservoirs
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331.591,23673%
Joe DiPietro

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 45 for Mr. DiPietro. Friday freshness: 11%
Jim Horne notes:

There is a rare error in this puzzle. The "China Beach" star at 14 Down is Dana DELANY, not DELANEY. Ms. Delany was a guest solver at Wordplay in 2011.

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© 2001, The New York Times1/26/1 ( No. 18,707 )
Across
1
Escaped punishment : GOTOFF
7
Like some stairs : CARPETED
15
Highest point : APOGEE
16
Piecemeal? : ALACARTE
17
Put away : STORED
18
Faces facts : GETSREAL
19
Digestion aid : BILE
20
Needing to cut down : OBESE
22
Roman-fleuve : SAGA
23
Well-intentioned grp.? : AMA
24
Spanish Main cargo : ORO
25
Place to play cards : DEN
26
Clean out, in a way : GUT
27
Where to spend a balboa : PANAMA
31
Burned up the road : TORE
32
Slight on the stump, say : SMEAR
34
Like some bets : EVENMONEY
36
Vacationer's hiree, perhaps : CATSITTER
38
"Author! Author!" autobiographer : WODEHOUSE
41
Choker : NOOSE
45
Nephew of Abel : ENOS
46
Shades : SPOOKS
48
Afflicted : ILL
49
Liberal leader? : NEO
50
A, in Aquila : UNA
51
Math figure : LOG
52
Cutting : TART
54
Angiogram image : AORTA
57
Monkey : APER
58
Guar gum, e.g. : ADDITIVE
60
Looks : VISAGE
62
Ready to board the Ark : PAIREDUP
63
Word with food or group : ETHNIC
64
License bureau procedures : EYEEXAMS
65
Refuses : SAYSNO
Down
1
Big talkers : GASBAGS
2
Perfect : OPTIMUM
3
Not in time : TOOLATE
4
Tyrant : OGRE
5
Membership requirement, often : FEE
6
It has a creased crown : FEDORA
7
Exercise wheel locale : CAGE
8
Some are pale : ALES
9
Give a 5, e.g. : RATE
10
Some clones : PCS
11
They may be ringing : EARS
12
Trample : TREADON
13
Stand for trinkets : ETAGERE
14
"China Beach" star : DELANEY
21
Crams : BONESUP
24
Sofia's portrayer in "The Color Purple" : OPRAH
28
Dispatch boat : AVISO
29
Admeasure : METEOUT
30
Symbol of industry : ANT
31
Ring rampager : TORO
33
They're part of a good deal : ACES
35
Group of whizzes : MENSA
37
Set-___ : TOS
38
Flipped : WENTAPE
39
Centrum competitor : ONEADAY
40
All-out : DOORDIE
42
Car reservoirs : OILPANS
43
Alabama slammer ingredient : SLOEGIN
44
Spanish Mannerist : ELGRECO
47
Jacks : KNAVES
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It may be worn after traveling : TIRE
54
It opened in 1871 : AIDA
55
One in the sac : OVUM
56
Gym set : REPS
57
Like some fireplaces : ASHY
59
Cowboy's moniker : TEX
61
"Give ___ whirl" : ITA

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