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New York Times, Saturday, October 18, 2008

Author:
Brad Wilber
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Across : Robert B. Parker's private eye
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Brad Wilber

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 24 Missing: {QVW} Spans: 4, (2 double stacks) This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Wilber. Saturday freshness: 41%
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© 2008, The New York Times10/18/8 ( No. 21,529 )
Across
1
Like Delftware : CERAMIC
8
Robert B. Parker's private eye : SPENSER
15
Court slam dunk : OPENANDSHUTCASE
17
Seriously deteriorate : GOTORACKANDRUIN
18
Projects : EXUDES
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Rubs the wrong way : IRKS
20
Gathered dust : SAT
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Rewards for good dives : NINES
22
It's in the cards : TREY
23
"The Right Stuff" subj. : NASA
24
Stucco ingredients? : CEES
25
Dotty : BATS
26
Precursor of Pascal : ALGOL
27
Things to rush for: Abbr. : YDS
28
It builds up in bars : SILT
29
Designing women : SIRENS
30
Use a metal detector, maybe : BEACHCOMB
32
Bolts : SCRAMS
35
Sound system parts? : EARS
36
Baseball positions: Abbr. : CFS
39
Wolf who wrote "The Beauty Myth" : NAOMI
40
Life-or-death : DIRE
41
Fashion : SORT
42
2006 Grammy-winning blues singer ___ Thomas : IRMA
43
Fall shade : RUST
44
See 46-Across : ATSEA
45
Sch. figure : GPA
46
With 44-Across, 1940 Laurel and Hardy film : SAPS
47
Chemical relative : ISOMER
48
Writing that mixes reportage and fiction : GONZOJOURNALISM
51
It's not a total knockout : LOCALANESTHESIA
52
Writer of pieces in passing? : ELEGIST
53
Wagner opera title role : TRISTAN
Down
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Persuasiveness : COGENCY
2
Glued, in a way : EPOXIED
3
Makes grand adjustments? : RETUNES
4
Magnetron parts : ANODES
5
Some nags : MARES
6
Much may come after it : INAS
7
Quarantining org. : CDC
8
Corporation allocation : SHARES
9
Very slow-burning, as a fire : PUNKY
10
Waiting area announcements, briefly : ETDS
11
Big A.T.M. maker : NCR
12
It may be chain-linked : SAUSAGE
13
Star QB for the 1980s-'90s Bengals : ESIASON
14
Many tuxes : RENTALS
16
Equivocate : SKIRTTHEISSUE
22
Creator of a bathroom cloud : TALC
23
Collective bargaining watchdog org. : NLRB
25
Pollster's concern : BIAS
26
Points : AIMS
28
Important match : SEMI
29
Irritated : SORE
30
Southeastern Conference team, for short : BAMA
31
Online shopping icon : CART
32
Fish by thrusting a baited hook into holes : SNIGGLE
33
Auto-rotating system : CARPOOL
34
Bookstore section : ROMANCE
36
Philosophical studier of the universe : COSMIST
37
Cousin of a crocus : FREESIA
38
DC Comics superhero : STARMAN
40
Spandex source : DUPONT
41
Choir robe accessories : STOLES
43
Asian nobles : RAJAS
44
Brew from Tokyo : ASAHI
46
Star turns : SOLI
47
Preface: Abbr. : INTR
49
Turn back : ZAG
50
Letter run : RST

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

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