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New York Times, Friday, November 6, 2009

Author:
Doug Peterson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
23-Across : Solstice celebrators
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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31.6226368%
Doug Peterson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 30 Missing: {QW} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Peterson. Friday freshness: 65%
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© 2009, The New York Times11/6/9 ( No. 21,913 )
Across
1
Far Eastern pilgrimage destination : MOUNTFUJI
10
Page with convictions : OPED
14
Dull type : IGNORAMUS
15
Campus V.I.P. : PREXY
16
Leader of the pack : ALPHAMALE
17
Clearly riveted : AGAPE
18
"One ___!" : SEC
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"The Ballad of ___," 1967 comedy western : JOSIE
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Made time : RACED
21
Suspension : PAUSE
22
Relatively stable : SANER
23
Solstice celebrators : PAGANS
26
Set up : TRAP
28
___ Bernina (highest peak in the Eastern Alps) : PIZ
30
Dull shade : ECRU
31
Then : ATTHETIME
33
Some audiophiles' collections : REELTOREELTAPES
36
Subject of the 2005 biography "iCon" : STEVEJOBS
37
Spotted : LENT
38
Kafka's "___ Hungerkünstler" : EIN
39
City in San Joaquin County : LODI
40
Gruff : CRUSTY
42
They may be glowing : COALS
44
William McKinley's Ohio birthplace : NILES
46
Hamburger's acknowledgment : DANKE
47
Availability sign : TOLET
48
Occasional medicine dropper?: Abbr. : FDA
51
Not so welcoming : ICIER
52
John Hurt played Caligula in it : ICLAUDIUS
54
They had C-shaped sound holes : VIOLS
55
Avalanche, e.g. : CHEVROLET
56
Best in shows : EDNA
57
Where some buffalo roam : SERENGETI
Down
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They're officially honored on the third Friday in Sept. : MIAS
2
Regard impolitely : OGLE
3
Sexist, say : UNPC
4
Stylized drama : NOH
5
A tall Roman column is named after him : TRAJAN
6
Celebrated : FAMOUS
7
Dr. J's alma mater : UMASS
8
"The English Patient" Oscar winner : JULIETTEBINOCHE
9
Comment when following someone : ISEE
10
Source of ballpark pitches? : ORGAN
11
They go around on reservations : PEACEPIPES
12
It often has controls : EXPERIMENT
13
Like some changed locks : DYED
15
Citadel feature : PARAPET
21
Pope who met with Galileo : PAULV
22
"The Future Lies Ahead" comedian, 1958 : SAHL
23
By its nature : PERSE
24
Wood distillation product : ACETICACID
25
Its bulb is small : GREENONION
27
G.P.S. output: Abbr. : RTES
29
Vivacious : ZESTY
31
Baseball nickname that's a portmanteau : AROD
32
Fibula neighbor : TALUS
34
They're concerned with checks and balances : TELLERS
35
Sight-seers at the Prado? : OJOS
40
Split : CLEAVE
41
Trip part : RETURN
43
Kipling's "great gray Lone Wolf" : AKELA
45
More terrific, to a hip-hopper : ILLER
46
One may be given a 10 : DIVE
47
Nervous reactions : TICS
48
Cabinet member? : FILE
49
Shared air : DUET
50
Wine spot : ASTI
53
Frank : DOG

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

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