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New York Times, Friday, October 17, 2014

Author:
Michael Ashley
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
30-Across : Let up
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Michael Ashley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Ashley. Friday freshness: 46%
Michael Ashley notes:
In my themeless crosswords, I like to lead off with something that makes me appear considerably more tech savvy and up-to-date than I ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Today brings us a grid based on the common four-quadrant design, which Michael extends by sticking in a pair of long entries in the ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times10/17/14 ( No. 23,719 )
Across
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Something running on a cell : MOBILEAPP
10
"The Waltons" co-star Ralph : WAITE
15
Starting to succeed : ONONESWAY
16
Opera title boy : AMAHL
17
Been exposed to an awful lot : SEENITALL
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Like Royal Albert Hall : DOMED
19
Roofing option : TAR
20
"Palindromania!" writer Jon : AGEE
21
Male duck : DRAKE
22
Be up : BAT
24
Ones hanging around delis? : SALAMIS
26
Flashers at a rock concert : STROBES
30
Let up : RELENT
31
Superslim : THINASAREED
34
Some QB protectors : RGS
35
Out of service?: Abbr. : RETD
36
Gouge, e.g. : MAR
37
Dog tag? : FIDO
38
Thespian Thurman : UMA
39
One who's often 31-Across : FASHIONICON
43
Orbiting Galaxy, e.g. : COMSAT
45
Hulu offerings : STREAMS
46
Like a cat-o'-nine-tails' nine tails : KNOTTED
48
Spitfire org. : RAF
49
Paul who pioneered in quantum mechanics : DIRAC
50
Means to deep spiritual insight : YOGA
53
Malaria-fighting compound during W.W. II : DDT
56
Development sites? : UTERI
57
"V for Vendetta" writer : ALANMOORE
60
"Le Bassin aux Nymphéas" painter : MONET
61
Tabs, e.g. : DIETSODAS
62
Lead character in seasons 1-3 of "Homeland" : BRODY
63
One-run homers : SOLOSHOTS
Down
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Start of many records : MOST
2
Prime draft pick : ONEA
3
Two-time belligerent against the British Empire : BOER
4
Country ___ : INN
5
"Magnum, P.I." wear : LEI
6
Things dealt with in passing? : ESTATES
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Like many dogs' tails : AWAG
8
Faint : PALE
9
TV's Goober and others : PYLES
10
Was ducky? : WADDLED
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Lacking scruples : AMORAL
12
2007 satirical best seller : IAMAMERICA
13
2007 Jamie Foxx film set in Saudi Arabia : THEKINGDOM
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Many future monarchs : ELDESTSONS
22
What atoms may have : BOND
23
Oakland Oaks' org. : ABA
25
Consist of : ARE
26
Overawed : STRUCKDUMB
27
Church-owned newsweekly, for short : THEMONITOR
28
Only Hispanic performer with an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony : RITAMORENO
29
___ Club : SAMS
32
Player motivator : RAH
33
Olympian troublemaker : ERIS
37
Person's sphere of operation : FIEF
39
Easy street's location? : FATCITY
40
Had : ATE
41
Town at the tip of Italy's "heel" : OTRANTO
42
Carrying people, for short? : NRA
44
Didn't just peek : STARED
47
Couples : DYADS
51
Potpourri : OLIO
52
Fine ___ (Irish political party) : GAEL
53
Dummy : DODO
54
"Consarn it all!" : DRAT
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Danny Ocean's ex-wife in "Ocean's Eleven" : TESS
58
Some mail for a mag : MSS
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"Will ya look at that!" : OOH

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

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