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New York Times, Saturday, January 7, 2006

Author:
Jim Hyres
Editor:
Will Shortz
33-Across : Time to attack
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Jim Hyres

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 21 Missing: {JKQX} Spans: 6, (2 double stacks) Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Hyres. Saturday freshness: 91%
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© 2006, The New York Times1/7/6 ( No. 20,514 )
Across
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Some pizza slices, e.g. : OCTANTS
8
They employ speakers : STEREOS
15
Army E-7 : PLATOONSERGEANT
17
One good at making faces : PORTRAITPAINTER
18
Moved like molasses : OOZED
19
Plant holder? : VAT
20
Needles : STYLI
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1971 U.S. Open winner ___ Smith : STAN
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Launch : BEGIN
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It's sold in bars : SOAP
25
A abroad : EIN
26
Modern company category : TELECOM
28
A abroad : UNE
29
Modified : RETOOLED
31
Like British bishops : MITRED
33
Time to attack : HHOUR
34
2004 P.G.A. Player of the Year : SINGH
35
Dreamliner developer : BOEING
37
Miss Gulch miffed her : AUNTIEEM
40
Ovidian openings : ORA
41
Contact lens solutions : SALINES
43
N.L. West team, on scoreboards : ARI
44
Home on the range: Var. : TIPI
46
Moselle feeder, to Moselle natives : SARRE
47
South-of-the-border spouses: Abbr. : SRAS
48
End of ___ : ANERA
50
36-Down, por ejemplo : RIO
51
Island in the East China Sea : MATSU
52
1995 Annie Lennox hit : NOMOREILOVEYOUS
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"Maybe yes, maybe no" : ICANTSAYFORSURE
56
Be made up : CONSIST
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Worried about, slangily : SWEATED
Down
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Anti : OPPOSER
2
Satan, to Scots : CLOOTIE
3
Fictional swinger : TARZANTHEAPEMAN
4
When some people retire : ATTEN
5
Sud's opposite : NORD
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___ T : TOA
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Whiny one : SNIVELER
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Infected : SEPTIC
9
Chorus bit : TRA
10
Sponsorship : EGIS
11
Lessor's list : RENTS
12
Gloater's remark : EATYOURHEARTOUT
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Narrow, in a way : ONELANE
14
Lineate : STRIPED
16
Not impromptu : STAGED
22
Caviar fish : BELUGAS
23
Potential vote-getter : NOMINEE
26
Pluto and others : TOONS
27
Change places? : MINTS
30
"___ get it!" : OHI
32
___ Friday's : TGI
34
Auto options : SUNROOFS
35
Like some gardens : BOTANIC
36
Ciudad Bolívar is on it : ORINOCO
37
With lightness : AIRILY
38
Wipeout? : ERASURE
39
Bullyragged : MISUSED
42
Driving aid, of sorts : LARIAT
45
Hotel room amenities : IRONS
47
___ lot (is telling) : SAYSA
49
First drawing class, perhaps : ARTI
51
Only : MERE
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Mountain road section : ESS
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Binding declaration : VOW

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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