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New York Times, Saturday, November 12, 2011

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
7-Across : Bombing, e.g.
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Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 60 for Mr. Silk. Saturday freshness: 30%
Jim Horne notes:

Many solvers complained about 44 Across claiming the "Dir. from Gramercy Park to Central Park" should be NNW not NNE. Indeed, many maps seem to show just that. As usual, the crossword turns out to be correct.

Manhattan maps often artificially "straighten out" the island to appear more aligned to true north. This maps shows the correct orientation. Gramercy Park is marked with a pushpin. Central Park is up and, yes, to the right.

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J
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B
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A
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C
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C
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T
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O
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F
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R
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A
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V
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O
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D
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C
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J
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L
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E
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E
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H
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V
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E
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C
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L
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H
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B
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N
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A
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P
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B
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© 2011, The New York Times11/12/11 ( No. 22,649 )
Across
1
Musical great whose grave went unmarked for nearly 150 years : JSBACH
7
Bombing, e.g. : ACTOFWAR
15
Pôrto ___, Brazil : ALEGRE
16
One whose crush was caped : LOISLANE
17
Frank : WIENER
18
Player of the evil Blofeld in "Never Say Never Again" : VONSYDOW
19
Make more efficient : STREAMLINE
21
All-inclusive : WIDE
22
All targets : STAINS
23
Troubled : BESET
24
Pulitzer-winning sports reporter Berkow : IRA
27
Sight-seeing need in Spain? : OJO
28
What a weaver may be guilty of, briefly : DUI
29
Inner city, e.g. : CONCRETEJUNGLE
35
Words of betrayal : ETTU
36
Cheese ___ : STEAK
37
Eat : HAVE
39
42
It's cut and dried : HAY
43
One often seen in drag : BOA
44
Dir. from Gramercy Park to Central Park : NNE
45
Stage part : APRON
48
One side in a 1960s civil war : BIAFRA
51
Record producer Talmy : SHEL
52
People who see what you're saying? : LIPREADERS
56
Didn't approve : SAIDNOTO
58
Some dishwashers : AMANAS
59
Prescription proviso : ASNEEDED
60
Herald : RINGIN
61
Quaint introduction : DEARSIRS
62
Picks up : LEARNS
Down
1
Awesome parts of a Museum of Natural History display : JAWS
2
Cut : SLIT
3
See 24-Down : BEER
4
Georgia's ___ Scott College : AGNES
5
Tyra Banks, vis-à-vis "America's Next Top Model" : CREATOR
6
Lead-in to some royal names : HERMAJESTY
7
All-Star Dark of the 1950s Giants : ALVIN
8
Masked scavengers : COONS
9
Sticker on a plate : TINE
10
"Inglourious Basterds" org. : OSS
11
Boxing class : FLYWEIGHT
12
Relatives of arroyos : WADIS
13
Part of an ignitron : ANODE
14
Keep from drying out : REWET
20
2005 Emmy winner for "ER" : LIOTTA
23
17-Across supporter : BUN
24
With 3-Down, Bud product : ICE
25
Coll. elective : ROTC
26
Broadway acronym : ANTA
28
The "me" in "nothing can stop me now," in a 1962 #1 hit : DUKEOFEARL
30
Place for some car fluid : CUPHOLDER
31
Shocker, perhaps : EEL
32
Al-___ (one of the names of God in Islam) : JABBAR
33
Grass roots development? : LAWN
34
Form of "John" : EVAN
38
Good looker? : EYE
40
Form of "John" : IAN
41
North Platte feeder : LARAMIE
45
Name of father-and-son world leaders : ASSAD
46
Period : PHASE
47
Palacio resident : REINA
48
Junkyard dog, probably : BITER
49
They may help people tune out conversations : IPODS
50
Turkish city or province : ADANA
52
California wine locale : LODI
53
Many a Lockheed Martin employee: Abbr. : ENGR
54
Pavement pounder : RAIN
55
ID theft targets : SSNS
57
Video game letters : NES

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

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