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New York Times, Friday, January 13, 2012

Author:
Todd Gross and Doug Peterson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
17-Across : One shooting out on a golf course
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
189/13/200911/13/20245
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RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
131.538764%
Todd Gross
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
572/20/200610/13/202435
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6383313183
RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.6226368%
Doug Peterson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 5, (2 double stacks) Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Gross. This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Peterson. Friday freshness: 11%
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© 2012, The New York Times1/13/12 ( No. 22,711 )
Across
1
Eaters of halal food : MUSLIMS
8
Like many mall fixtures? : TEENAGE
15
Star of 2011's "Puss in Boots" : ANTONIOBANDERAS
17
One shooting out on a golf course : SPRINKLERSYSTEM
18
Oil sources for oil paint : LINSEEDS
19
Mode : STYLE
20
Mo. containing Constitution Day : SEP
21
Unhealthily light : PALISH
25
From : ASOF
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It may be fat after a fight : LIP
32
Digs : ISINTO
33
Onetime Taliban stronghold : TORABORA
35
What twisty arrows warn drivers of : DANGEROUSCURVES
37
Bring into being : ENGENDER
38
Hit film directed by James Cameron : ALIENS
39
Football linemen: Abbr. : RTS
40
Arctic or Antarctic fish-eater : TERN
41
It has left and right channels : STEREO
42
Part of S.F.S.U. : SAN
43
How some hearts are broken : INTWO
48
Car exhaust part : MANIFOLD
54
Potential pets : DOMESTICANIMALS
57
Worker whose charges may charge : ELEPHANTTRAINER
58
Answer that avoids answering : DONTASK
59
Writer's field : LETTERS
Down
1
More, to a señor : MAS
2
Like surprises you'd rather not get : UNPLEASANT
3
Youth : STRIPLINGS
4
Chop source : LOIN
5
They have keepers : INNS
6
Bit of D.J. equipment : MIKE
7
Flat bottom : SOLE
8
Hold hands? : TARS
9
Nav. position : ENS
10
Nestlé brand : EDYS
11
Partridge family setting : NEST
12
Hanging out in galleries, say : ARTY
13
Isle of Man man : GAEL
14
"Nine Stories" title girl : ESME
16
Flat bottom : BED
20
Web presence : SPIDER
22
"Natural Affection" playwright : INGE
23
Surgical aid : STENT
24
Big band : HORDE
25
Done to ___ : ATURN
26
Foundering call : SOS
27
Black-and-white giants : ORCAS
28
Geologist's big break? : FAULT
29
Couples' retreat : LOVERSLANE
30
Rachel McAdams's "Sherlock Holmes" role : IRENEADLER
31
Choose to refuse : PASSON
34
Big wheel at a party? : BRIE
36
Beyond, to Browning : OER
43
Put the finger on : IDED
44
Short plea : NOLO
45
Some govt. raiders : TMEN
46
Imitated Niobe : WEPT
47
Dept. of Labor division : OSHA
48
Stole option : MINK
49
Do one's part? : ACT
50
N.F.C. part: Abbr. : NATL
51
Concerning : INRE
52
Order : FIAT
53
Except : OMIT
55
Univ. helpers : TAS
56
Some 55-Down: Abbr. : SRS

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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