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New York Times, Thursday, November 17, 2005

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Across : Preoccupy
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Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JKQVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 101 for Mr. Quigley. Thursday freshness: 93%
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© 2005, The New York Times11/17/5 ( No. 20,463 )
Across
1
Semifluid material : PLASM
6
Enchantress, in Shakespeare : HAG
9
Put a belt on : GIRD
13
Why and wherefore : RATIONALE
15
Prefix with logical : PATHO
16
"Old" ship's name : IRONSIDES
17
Big name in printers : EPSON
18
2005 Samuel L. Jackson biopic : COACHCARTER
20
George who wrote "Fables in Slang" : ADE
21
De bene ___ (legal phrase) : ESSE
22
Preoccupy : OBSESS
23
Controlled : LED
24
Recording medium, for short : DAT
25
Humorist Shriner : WIL
26
Go through : PERUSE
28
Many a stained glass window : MOSAIC
31
Eyelashes : CILIA
32
Same old, same old : BUSINESSASUSUAL
36
Without a break : ONEND
37
Time in advertising : TONITE
38
Knocked on the noggin : BEANED
40
Mineral suffix : ITE
41
28-Across, e.g. : ART
44
Some notes : FAS
45
Lap again : REPASS
48
Foreign dignitary : EMIR
49
"The Lord of the Rings" extra : ORC
50
Ones getting Secret Service protection : FIRSTFAMILY
52
Acronym since 1941 : SNAFU
54
Private talks : ONEONONES
55
Bud protector : SEPAL
56
Uncover : FERRETOUT
57
Innocence locale : EDEN
58
Some job hunters: Abbr. : SRS
59
University of Maryland, informally : TERPS
Down
1
Going for, with "at" : PRICED
2
"Domani" singer Julius : LAROSA
3
Wedding reception cry : ATOAST
4
Because : SINCE
5
Do slam-dancing : MOSH
6
Really enjoyed oneself : HADABLAST
7
A's, e.g. : ALERS
8
Beau ___ : GESTE
9
Dental problem : GAP
10
"Wow!" : ITSALULU
11
Land that declared its independence on 11/11/1965 : RHODESIA
12
Words said before shaking hands : DONEDEAL
14
Ratatouille ___ : NICOISE
15
Hound, say : PERSECUTE
19
"Reading" ability : ESP
25
Bang-up : WONDERFUL
27
Appear on the scene : RISE
28
Where Bob Dylan was born: Abbr. : MINN
29
Prefix with propyl : ISO
30
Kitchen containers : CANISTERS
32
"Liza With a Z" Emmy winner : BOBFOSSE
33
Like some income : UNEARNED
34
1975 Edward Albee Pulitzer-winning play : SEASCAPE
35
Takes, as an exam : SITSFOR
39
"Vox populi, vox ___" : DEI
41
Key of Mozart's "Odense" Symphony : AMINOR
42
Anger : RILEUP
43
Rendezvous : TRYSTS
46
Leaders of class struggles? : PROFS
47
Host Jules of E! : ASNER
48
Not play subtly : EMOTE
51
Without ___ (dangerously) : ANET
53
Jersey wearer, maybe : FAN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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