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New York Times, Saturday, January 29, 2011

Author:
Ned White
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
63-Across : Aids in preparing spots?
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Ned White

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 27 Missing: {FJQZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. White. Saturday freshness: 84%
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© 2011, The New York Times1/29/11 ( No. 22,362 )
Across
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Eric ___, Google C.E.O. beginning in 2001 : SCHMIDT
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Period between Shaban and Shawwal : RAMADAN
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"It doesn't matter ... anyone's fine" : WHOEVER
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Home of Nascar's longest oval : ALABAMA
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It may be free or attached : EARLOBE
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Title for Columbus, in the Indies : VICEROY
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Start of some picture books : AIS
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They can make people break up : RIBTICKLERS
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More than un peu : TRES
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Rags : TEASES
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Firth class? : SCOTS
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Soapmaking compound, chemically : KOH
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Make clean ... or dirty : DUST
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Expect that one will : HOPETO
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Something handed down : SENTENCE
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Turn into a chestnut : OVERUSE
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Keeps cruising : SAILSON
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Present day figure in Paris? : PERENOEL
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Cheap cigar, in slang : ELROPO
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They have maridos: Abbr. : SRAS
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Glass part : LIP
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One kneeling at work : TILER
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More than ruffles : ANGERS
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Sheep genus : OVIS
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A runner who loses may still win it : POPULARVOTE
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With 36-Down, cocked : ATA
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Works with steam? : EROTICA
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Smallish ballpark, in slang : BANDBOX
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Clues from 7-Down : ANSWERS
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Lazuline : SKYBLUE
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Camphor and such : KETONES
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Aids in preparing spots? : TEASETS
Down
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Much of New York's Garment District, once : SWEATSHOPS
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Upscale wedding reception amenity : CHAIRCOVER
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Wild West show? : HORSEOPERA
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TV diner employer of 9-Down : MEL
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English poet/composer Gurney : IVOR
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Checkout choice : DEBIT
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TV host with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame : TREBEK
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Sends : RAVISHES
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See 4-Down : ALICE
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Some big trucks : MACKS
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He had righteous blood, per Matthew 23:35 : ABEL
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Say "You can't do that!" to, say : DARE
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The love of Juan's life? : AMOR
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Passage blockers : NAYS
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County with the resort town Red River : TAOS
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Volume measures : STERES
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Floor : STUN
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Texas city near the Coahuila border : DELRIO
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Like the equation "x = x + 1" : UNSOLVABLE
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Case the joint : SCOPEITOUT
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Staples of jazz music : TENORSAXES
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Big creature in un zoológico : OSO
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Aye's counterpart : NAE
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See 56-Across : TILT
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Freshwater plant also called wild celery : EELGRASS
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Actor Schreiber : LIEV
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Emmy-winning reality show host of 2008, '09 and '10 : PROBST
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Not from around here : ALIEN
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Inlay option : NACRE
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Driven supporter : STAKE
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Trough's opposite : PEAK
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D-Day invasion river : ORNE
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A Webmaster may approve it : POST
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Aircraft in 1960 headlines : UTWO
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Mononymous four-time Grammy winner : ENYA
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Volume measures: Abbr. : DBS

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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