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New York Times, Saturday, November 3, 2007

Author:
Brad Wilber
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Place for trophies at an awards luncheon
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21.6035482%
Brad Wilber

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 26 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Wilber. Saturday freshness: 37%
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© 2007, The New York Times11/3/7 ( No. 21,179 )
Across
1
Sleuthing aid : FLASHLIGHT
11
Early education : ABCS
15
Hammer wielder : AUCTIONEER
16
Bangkok currency : BAHT
17
YouTube phenomenon : VIRALVIDEO
18
___ witness : STAR
19
Suffix with polymer : ASE
20
Walk-on parts? : LEGS
21
Safari hazard : TSETSE
23
"Rhapsodie norvégienne" composer : LALO
24
Co-creator of Hulk and Thor : STANLEE
25
Napoleon, e.g. : PASTRY
28
Allergist's procedure : SKINTEST
29
Lexicon listing : ENTRY
30
Relative of homespun : TWEED
31
Century-ending Middle Ages year : MCC
32
Modern organizers, briefly : PDAS
33
Judge, e.g. : TRIER
34
Skittish wildlife : DEER
35
Record finish? : EST
36
Fail to be : ARENT
37
Food also called mostaccioli : PENNE
38
Fictional Pulitzer-winning journalist in a 2006 film : LOISLANE
40
Didn't fizzle : LASTED
41
Aquatinting acid : ETCHANT
42
Succeed : WORK
43
Grinders : MOLARS
44
One might be kidding : GOAT
45
U.S.C.G. rank : CPO
48
"Madama Butterfly" wear : OBIS
49
Much-anticipated Paris debut of 1992 : EURODISNEY
52
Colleague of 38-Across : KENT
53
Place for trophies at an awards luncheon : PRIZETABLE
54
Concert venues : ODEA
55
1971 Elton John song : TINYDANCER
Down
1
Kind of bean : FAVA
2
See 51-Down : LUIS
3
Plot segment : ACRE
4
Where folks go off and on: Abbr. : STA
5
"View From the Summit" memoirist : HILLARY
6
Swell : LOVELY
7
___ López de Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus : INIGO
8
People may get them before going to coll. : GEDS
9
Part of a giggle : HEE
10
Hockey Hall-of-Famer Bryan : TROTTIER
11
Not in the picture : ABSENT
12
Archer's post : BATTLEMENT
13
Action thriller staple : CHASESCENE
14
Homey's acceptance : STREETCRED
22
Innards of some clocks : SAND
23
Posts: Abbr. : LTRS
24
Earth-shattering activity? : SKEET
25
Casbah fugitive of French film : PEPELEMOKO
26
Noted diary words : ANDSOTOBED
27
Alternative to a rip cord : STATICLINE
28
Coarse type : SWINE
30
___ Canal (connector of lakes Ontario and Huron) : TRENT
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It intersects the nave : TRANSEPT
34
Secretary, e.g. : DESK
36
Garden no-no, now : ALAR
37
One of six pieces by Bach : PARTITA
39
Daisy variety : SHASTA
40
Like some questions : LOADED
42
Vertiginous : WOOZY
44
Wink accompanier : GRIN
45
"Power Lunch" channel : CNBC
46
Legendary kicker : PELE
47
Legal hearing : OYER
50
Sch. in Kingston : URI
51
With 2-Down, seat of Costilla County, Colo. : SAN

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

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