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New York Times, Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Author:
Steven L. Zisser
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
56-Across : South American flower
TotalDebut
110/29/2008
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.58526%
Steven L. Zisser

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JX} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Zisser. Wednesday freshness: 38%
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B
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© 2008, The New York Times10/29/8 ( No. 21,540 )
Across
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Jerry's sitcom neighbor : COSMO
6
Part of C.S.A.: Abbr. : AMER
10
Winter hrs. in St. Louis : CST
13
John who played Gomez Addams : ASTIN
14
"The Cloister and the Hearth" novelist : READE
15
Pal of Tarzan : APE
16
Meteor shower : PLANETARIUM
18
Scand. land : NOR
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Low on the Mohs scale : SOFT
20
"Bingo!" : IWIN
21
In romance poetry, a frequent rhyme for June : MOON
22
Country bowers : FIDDLEPLAYERS
26
Fife and Frank : BARNEYS
28
Languishes : AILS
29
Suffix with reflex : OLOGY
30
Fought : WRESTLED
34
Southeast Asian : LAO
35
Online activities : CHATS
37
Org. in "Michael Collins" : IRA
38
Georgian's neighbor : ARMENIAN
41
In reference to : ASFOR
43
Square thing : MEAL
44
Most dismal : DARKEST
46
Farm towers : TEAMSOFHORSES
50
Shade at a swimming pool : AQUA
51
"Look ___ hands!" : MANO
52
It may be minimum : WAGE
55
Paste's partner : CUT
56
South American flower : AMAZONRIVER
59
Trireme tool : OAR
60
Police weapon : TASER
61
Like krypton : INERT
62
Like some grins : SLY
63
Last team managed by Casey Stengel : METS
64
What subjects and verbs should do : AGREE
Down
1
Play ammo : CAPS
2
Capital of 18-Across : OSLO
3
Schoolteachers' break area : STAFFROOM
4
Moneymaking activity : MINTING
5
1969 Three Dog Night hit : ONE
6
Falcon's home : AERIE
7
Lead role : MAINPART
8
School's Web suffix : EDU
9
Band with the 1993 hit "Man on the Moon" : REM
10
Lake rental, maybe : CANOE
11
Animal's trail : SPOOR
12
Fork-tailed fliers : TERNS
14
"Lady Love" singer Lou : RAWLS
17
Like Felix Unger's room : TIDY
21
Computer game set on an island : MYST
23
Susan of "L.A. Law" : DEY
24
Links positions : LIES
25
Bundy and Kaline : ALS
26
Gaucho's weapon : BOLA
27
Wing-shaped : ALAR
30
Hardly ruddy : WAN
31
Holey confection : LIFESAVER
32
Lustful god : EROS
33
Blowgun ammo : DART
35
"Ta-ta!" : CIAO
36
Flag's position, at times : HALFMAST
39
Actress Samms : EMMA
40
Super ___ (old game product) : NES
41
Companion of scientia : ARS
42
Presenting unfairly : SKEWING
44
Blood drive attendee : DONOR
45
Schönberg's "Moses und ___" : ARON
46
Glen Bell's fast food : TACOS
47
Add up to : EQUAL
48
Cowboy who rode Champion : AUTRY
49
Initiates cruelly : HAZES
53
Richard of "Bee Season" : GERE
54
One-named artist : ERTE
56
Convenience store convenience : ATM
57
Al Capp's Daisy ___ : MAE
58
Narrow inlet : RIA

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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