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New York Times, Thursday, January 3, 2013

Author:
Bruce Haight
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
24-Across : Swimmer
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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Bruce Haight

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQWXZ} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Haight. Thursday freshness: 100%
Notepad: Four answers in this puzzle are incomplete. The missing part can be found in four other places in the grid.
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A
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L
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L
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F
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O
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R
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P
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T
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T
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N
A
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A
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O
U
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P
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T
A
K
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T
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L
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M
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B
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D
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© 2013, The New York Times1/3/13 ( No. 23,067 )
Across
1
Start of a motto first published in an 1844 book : ALLFORONE
7
1967 disaster : APOLLOONE
13
Lazy sort : LIEABED
15
Criticize cattily : SNIPEAT
16
Unwakeable, say : INACOMA
17
"No use arguing with me" : IINSIST
18
It took 70 years to complete, in brief : OED
19
Vintner's need : VAT
20
Cockney abode : OME
21
Chateau ___ Michelle : STE
22
Tex-Mex order : TOSTADA
24
Swimmer : NATATOR
26
Go beyond : OUTSTEP
27
"Any ___?" : TAKERS
28
Be a tippler : TOPE
29
Bookish : LITERARY
32
Single, slangily : ACE
33
Dreams up : IMAGINES
38
Ready for a drive : TEED
42
Hit hard, as the brakes : SLAMON
43
Was on tour, in a way : TROUPED
46
Most light : AIRIEST
48
Earthen casserole dish : TERRINE
49
Susan of "L.A. Law" : DEY
50
Not just threaten, say : SUE
51
Japanese vegetable : UDO
52
Group of whales : GAM
53
Some map lines : ISOBARS
55
Old guitarlike instrument : BANDORE
57
Tight situations : SCRAPES
58
Country where marinated bear is a specialty food : ESTONIA
59
Serious rap : MURDERONE
60
Sports coup : HOLEINONE
Down
1
Former San Francisco mayor Joseph : ALIOTO
2
Make a hard, low hit that's caught : LINEOUT
3
Causes : LEADSTO
4
Univ. body : FAC
5
Inversely egg-shaped : OBOVATE
6
Like "The Karate Kid" and "Total Recall" : REMADE
7
Enliven : ANIMATE
8
It helps one get a grip : PINETAR
9
Special ___ : OPS
10
Three-pronged fishing spear : LEISTER
11
Steve Martin romantic comedy : LASTORY
12
Bewhiskered animals : OTTERS
14
Purchase with a cell phone : DATAPLAN
15
Priory in "The Da Vinci Code" : SION
23
Kitchen meas. : TSP
25
Alias : AKA
30
Diamonds : ICE
31
Lab sight : TESTTUBE
33
Two-time Romanian president Ion : ILIESCU
34
Writer of the story on which "All About Eve" is based : MARYORR
35
Athos, to Porthos, to Aramis : AMI
36
Has a cow : GOESAPE
37
John Hancock, e.g. : INSURER
38
Hockey Hall of Fame site : TORONTO
39
It.'s here : EUR
40
Inferior imitator : EPIGONE
41
Ancient Roman coins : DENARII
42
Extreme cruelty : SADISM
44
Tree whose wood is used in guitar-making : REDASH
45
Abase : DEMEAN
47
Dick Tracy's girl : TESS
54
Spoiled : BAD
56
Aust. currency : DOL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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