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New York Times, Thursday, January 19, 2012

Author:
Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
17-Across : Like the maximum-height New York City apartment building that's not required to have a fire evacuation plan
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Sarah Keller

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 39 Missing: {JQWZ} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Bowman. This is puzzle # 48 for Ms. Keller. Thursday freshness: 92%
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© 2012, The New York Times1/19/12 ( No. 22,717 )
Across
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*Rumpus : BROUHAHA
9
Spanning : ACROSS
15
Some : AHANDFUL
16
*Excitement : HOOHAH
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Like the maximum-height New York City apartment building that's not required to have a fire evacuation plan : SIXSTORY
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Suave : SMOOTH
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Santa ___ : ANA
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Encyclopedia units: Abbr. : VOLS
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World financial grp. : IMF
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Footnote abbr. : LOC
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Stallone and Stone : SLYS
24
Bridge seats : NORTHS
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Inits. on many uniforms since 2002 : TSA
29
"Pfui!" : BAH
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George of "Star Trek" : TAKEI
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The Wildcats of the N.C.A.A. : KSU
34
Figure on Scotland's coat of arms : UNICORN
36
Innovator : PIONEER
40
Quick check : LOOKSEE
41
Unprincipled : IMMORAL
42
Run after K : LMN
43
"Good ___!" : GRIEF
44
Singer Sumac : YMA
46
Check the box (for) : OPT
49
Plays matchmaker for : SETSUP
51
Web site that includes the heading "Dolls & Bears" : EBAY
54
Social : TEA
55
Calgary Stampeders' grp. : CFL
56
Ready for shipping : LADE
57
Bit of Highlands attire : TAM
58
Attack from above : STRAFE
61
Something to settle : OLDSCORE
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*Foofaraw : HOOPLA
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They may be painted in a bathroom : TOENAILS
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Ran the show : EMCEED
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Agenda ... or, together, what the seven starred clues and their answers constitute? : TODOLIST
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Volcanic rock : BASALT
2
Zoo critters : RHINOS
3
Southern Mexican state : OAXACA
4
Young ___ : UNS
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Many flat-screens : HDTVS
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Make ___ of : AFOOL
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*Hubbub : HURLYBURLY
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Milano of "Charmed" : ALYSSA
9
Bret Harte/Mark Twain play : AHSIN
10
*Turmoil : COMMOTION
11
Auto attachment : ROOFRACK
12
Cry of surprise : OHO
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Perched : SAT
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Theater admonishment : SHH
25
Match enders, briefly : TKOS
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"Just take it" : HERE
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Trig term : SINE
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*Ruckus : HULLABALOO
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*Tumult : KERFUFFLE
33
Slew : SEA
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___ de famille : NOM
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They want the most : PIGS
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Hungarian hero ___ Nagy : IMRE
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Cut out : OMIT
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1994 Ray Liotta action film : NOESCAPE
45
1920s-'40s baseballer with a retired "4" : MELOTT
46
Holy Roman emperor who succeeded his father in 973 : OTTOII
47
Cultured ones? : PEARLS
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Most likely to eat out of one's hand, say : TAMEST
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Pray : PLEAD
52
Threw in : ADDED
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Kind of question : YESNO
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___-goat : SHE
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Big gobbler : TOM
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"Arabian Nights" bird : ROC
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Home of 19-Across: Abbr. : CAL

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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