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New York Times, Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Author:
Tim Wescott
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
5-Across : Sheetful of cookies
TotalDebutLatest
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Tim Wescott

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 2 Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzles. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Wescott. Tuesday freshness: 57%
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© 2009, The New York Times1/20/9 ( No. 21,623 )
Across
1
Pickle flavoring : DILL
5
Sheetful of cookies : BATCH
10
Eight: Prefix : OCTA
14
"The ___ Love" (hit by 42-Across) : ONEI
15
Nasty virus : EBOLA
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Setting for an Inaugural Address : DAIS
17
Representation of a state on the U.S. flag : STAR
18
Silents actress Normand : MABEL
19
Jane Austen novel : EMMA
20
Book by 52-Across, with "The" : AUDACITYOFHOPE
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Test for coll. seniors : GRE
24
Opposite SSW : NNE
25
Former body for 52-Across : SENATE
27
Dresses like a justice : ENROBES
29
Synagogue-goer : JEW
30
It's not free of charge : ION
31
Hobbit's enemy : ORC
32
"The Bells" poet : POE
33
Frozen waffle brand : EGGO
34
Crash site? : SOFA
36
See 29-Down : BIDEN
38
Winter forecast : SNOW
39
___ Office : OVAL
40
Hobbit's friend : ELF
41
52-Across once passed it, with "the" : BAR
42
Rock band fronted by Michael Stipe : REM
43
Cartoon collectible : CEL
44
Senses : INTUITS
48
You can dig it : TRENCH
50
"___ what?" : NOW
51
Vintner's container : VAT
52
Oath of office taker on 1/20/09 : PRESIDENTOBAMA
56
Not of the cloth : LAIC
57
May 8, 1945 : VEDAY
58
"Oh, woe!" : ALAS
59
QB Michael : VICK
60
Upper echelon : ELITE
61
___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
62
Actress Lupino and others : IDAS
63
Winter forecast : SLEET
64
Bakery loaves : RYES
Down
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Medicinal amount : DOSAGE
2
Through regular order of succession : INTURN
3
52-Across, starting 1/20/09 : LEADEROFAMERICA
4
Old Italian money : LIRA
5
Valentine candy message : BEMINE
6
Lets up : ABATES
7
Sir ___ Belch of "Twelfth Night" : TOBY
8
Nile queen, informally : CLEO
9
Not fully noticed : HALFSEEN
10
Ancient Greek theater : ODEON
11
52-Across had one with John McCain : CAMPAIGNRIVALRY
12
Cry just before leaving : TIMETOGO
13
Solid ___ rock : ASA
21
"Mad Money" network : CNBC
22
Chop : HEW
26
Sufficient, once : ENOW
28
Transmitted by speech : ORAL
29
With 36-Across, 52-Across's number two : JOE
32
Suffix for many a computer attachment : PDF
33
Biblical birthright seller : ESAU
34
Variety : SORT
35
Spent too much (for) : OVERPAID
36
1960s hairdos : BEEHIVES
37
Home state of 52-Across: Abbr. : ILL
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Kind of bomber : BTWO
43
What secondary recipients of e-mails get : CCS
44
Natural : INNATE
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"Maybe later" : NOTYET
46
"Hot" food : TAMALE
47
Equilibria : STASES
49
Parts of bottles : NECKS
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Big name in computers : DELL
54
Actress Sedgwick : EDIE
55
1930s boxing champ Max : BAER
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This clue's number in Roman numerals : LVI

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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