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New York Times, Friday, November 7, 2008

Author:
Kevin G. Der
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
16-Across : Doctrine developer of 1823
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Kevin G. Der

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 26 Missing: {FJQZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Der. Friday freshness: 72%
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© 2008, The New York Times11/7/8 ( No. 21,549 )
Across
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Big name in bikes : KAWASAKI
9
Happen (upon) : ALIGHT
15
Medal of Honor recipient, say : BRAVEMAN
16
Doctrine developer of 1823 : MONROE
17
Hotel waiters? : TAXICABS
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Be a catalyst for : INCITE
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Accessories whose colors may indicate rank : OBIS
20
Flavoring in a Tom and Jerry : NUTMEG
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Put down on the street : DIS
23
Part of a philosophical dichotomy : YIN
24
Port on Osaka Bay : SAKAI
25
Temper, informally : IRISH
27
"Contact" author, 1985 : SAGAN
29
Research venue: Abbr. : INST
31
About : ORSO
32
___ Cabos, Mexico : LOS
34
Sits beside a fireplace, perhaps : THAWSOUT
36
Self-contained music equipment : KARAOKEMACHINES
40
Half a pair for pairs : ICESKATE
41
Burns into film : KEN
42
Clammy : DANK
43
Former news gatherer : TASS
45
Space traveler of 1957 : LAIKA
49
Grass unit : SPEAR
51
"Wicked Game" singer, 1991 : ISAAK
53
Pilothouse dir. : NNW
54
Cry from a litter : MEW
55
Untimely comment? : IMLATE
57
Anatomical part named after the Latin for "grape" : UVEA
58
Go by : ELAPSE
60
It's heard at a slumber party : GIRLTALK
62
In it together : ALLIED
63
"Spamalot" lyricist : ERICIDLE
64
Depilatory equipment : LASERS
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Like some watermelons : SEEDLESS
Down
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Retail chain popular with kids : KBTOYS
2
Coffee source : ARABIA
3
Not yet full : WAXING
4
Warren of the car rental business : AVIS
5
Mo : SEC
6
Dryer maker : AMANA
7
Drama in which male actors play both male and female parts : KABUKI
8
E-mail alternatives : INSTANTMESSAGES
9
Chérie : AMIE
10
Piece of pi? : LONGI
11
Yellow pages abbr. : INC
12
Where guards are stationed : GRIDIRON
13
Highly sought shares : HOTISSUE
14
Drives : TEESHOTS
21
Bear cub mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics : MISHA
24
Thumbing-the-nose gesture : SNOOK
26
Almaviva serenades her in "The Barber of Seville" : ROSINA
28
Its motto is "North to the future" : ALASKA
30
Strategy : TACK
33
Activity in which people are not playing with a full deck : SKAT
35
Snail variety : WHELK
36
Smaller fare, usually : KIDSMEAL
37
Like many doo-wop groups: Var. : ACAPELLA
38
Big part of magazine income : RENEWALS
39
What PayPal facilitates : ETAIL
44
"The Colbert Report" and such : SATIRE
46
Irrupt : INVADE
47
Sounds ominously : KNELLS
48
See 50-Down : AWAKES
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One who 48-Down : RISER
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Thing to soar to and from : AERIE
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Some are covered by insurance, informally : MEDS
57
Monopoly buy: Abbr. : UTIL
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Kind of filling : PIE
61
Laptop feature, for short : LCD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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