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New York Times, Thursday, December 6, 2012

Author:
Jill Denny and Jeff Chen
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
37-Across : Substance in the middle of the 49-Across
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
57/5/20107/4/20165
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0200300
RebusScrabDebutFresh
21.681346%
Jill Denny
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1577/5/201010/27/2024109
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatAcr
431017263711121
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
11411.6292255%
Jeff Chen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Denny. This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Chen. Thursday freshness: 65%
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© 2012, The New York Times12/6/12 ( No. 23,039 )
Across
1
Needle holder : TACH
5
Substances high on the 49-Across : BASES
10
Ring : PHONE
14
Federal watchdog agcy. : OSHA
15
Complete : UNCUT
16
Swear : AVOW
17
Half an Asian capital? : PHNOM
18
Cache : STORE
19
End of a haircut? : NAPE
20
___-engine : AERO
21
Stick (to) : HEW
22
Vixen feature : ANTLER
24
Leaned in one direction : TRENDED
26
"Typee" sequel : OMOO
27
Verbalized : ORAL
28
Won : TRIUMPHED
32
Delivery person : OBGYN
34
Programs : CODES
35
Nigerian native : IBO
36
House starter or ender : WARE
37
Substance in the middle of the 49-Across : WATER
38
Program : PLAN
39
Actress Long : NIA
40
Avid : EAGER
41
Lifts : BUOYS
42
Contemporary of Aeschylus : SOPHOCLES
44
N.L. East team, informally : PHILS
45
Place for cargo : HOLD
46
Fictional captive in carbonite : HANSOLO
49
Theme of this puzzle : PHSCALE
52
Mich. neighbor : WIS
53
Destructive pest : APHID
54
___-Tass news agency : ITAR
55
Foolable : NAIVE
57
DVR system : TIVO
58
Pop : SODA
59
Hold off : DEFER
60
Six-Day War leader Weizman : EZER
61
Some map lines: Abbr. : HWYS
62
Substances low on the 49-Across : ACIDS
63
Capitol V.I.P.'s: Abbr. : SENS
Down
1
Bit of attire for Mr. Monopoly : TOPHAT
2
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-star : ASNER
3
Arrange : CHOREOGRAPH
4
Deli choice : HAMONRYE
5
Whole lot : BUSHEL
6
Chipped in : ANTED
7
Cargo vessel : SCOW
8
E.E.C. part: Abbr. : EUR
9
More erotic : STEAMIER
10
Unreal : PHANTOM
11
Elliptical : OVAL
12
"Fat chance!" : NOPE
13
Pitcher : EWER
23
Entre ___ : NOUS
25
Lieutenant ___ of "Forrest Gump" : DAN
26
Command : ORDER
28
Lugs : TOTES
29
Speculate superficially : PHILOSOPHIZE
30
PayPal purchaser : EBAY
31
Gets into : DONS
32
Dominates : OWNS
33
"Charles in Charge" star : BAIO
34
Imprisoned : CAGED
37
Big name in flying : WALLENDA
38
Beats : PULSATES
40
Subj. for a forest ranger : ECOL
41
Recycling ___ : BIN
43
Scarlett's kin : OHARAS
44
Futuristic weapons : PHASERS
46
Gathered, as bees : HIVED
47
Energize : LIVEN
48
Olfactory ticklers : ODORS
49
Do some online skulduggery : PHISH
50
Place, as cargo : STOW
51
Women's rights pioneer Elizabeth ___ Stanton : CADY
52
Surcharge item in many hotels : WIFI
56
Federal agcy. of 1946-75 : AEC

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

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