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New York Times, Friday, February 13, 2009

Author:
Doug Peterson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
20-Across : Potential sucker
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
572/20/200610/13/202435
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
6383313183
RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.6226368%
Doug Peterson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Peterson. Friday freshness: 27%
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© 2009, The New York Times2/13/9 ( No. 21,647 )
Across
1
Activity involving a needle : SPINALTAP
10
Expression of praise : PAEAN
15
Household help? : HOMELOANS
16
Flavor of Calvados brandy : APPLE
17
Wave measurement : AMPLITUDE
18
Unusually high 17-Across : SPIKE
19
Closest to nil : LEAST
20
Potential sucker : RUBE
22
Wretched : SAD
23
Gallimaufry : OLIO
24
One getting pinned? : VOODOODOLL
27
Even's counterpart : MORN
28
It's hard to penetrate : ARMOR
29
"Desperate Housewives" housewife : EDIE
30
"Point taken" : ISEE
31
Out-of-the-way spots : GLENS
32
Big draw of early Broadway : ZIEGFELDFOLLIES
38
Putters : IDLES
39
Ray in pictures : ALDO
40
Dispensary stock, for short : MEDS
41
Cat's-eye alternative : AGGIE
43
Furry sci-fi figure : EWOK
47
Self-starter's equipment? : BOOTSTRAPS
49
Something that's picked up : VIBE
50
Field of field workers: Abbr. : AGR
51
Small dabbler : TEAL
52
Grinder in an Italian restaurant : DENTE
53
Indication of a job well done : BRAVO
55
Getting ready to make one's move? : PACKINGUP
58
Crane, e.g. : WADER
59
Command : EXPERTISE
60
Act unprofessionally : EMOTE
61
Merrie Melodies regular : SYLVESTER
Down
1
Peace : SHALOM
2
Thick-skinned fruit : POMELO
3
Debilitate : IMPAIR
4
"The Simpsons" bully : NELSON
5
Set down : ALIT
6
Choosing method : LOT
7
19th of 24 : TAU
8
Locale of Krypton in the Superman saga : ANDROMEDAGALAXY
9
Feigned : PSEUDO
10
Madrid's ___ del Prado : PASEO
11
Useful piece of code, briefly : APP
12
Series kickoff : EPISODEI
13
1955 A.L. batting champ : ALKALINE
14
Gratuitous : NEEDLESS
21
Part of N.Y.C.: Abbr. : BOR
24
Boughpot : VASE
25
City liberated during the Battle of Kursk : OREL
26
Hollow : DELL
30
Hypotheticals : IFS
31
___ Worm (1980s light-up toy) : GLO
32
Victoria Falls forms part of its border : ZIMBABWE
33
"No smoking" symbol, e.g. : IDEOGRAM
34
Poe poem about a knight's lifelong quest : ELDORADO
35
Exploit : GEST
36
Disrespectful : FLIP
37
Expressions of praise : ODES
41
Bolted things down : ATE
42
Balsamic vinegar source : GRAPES
43
Composition of some chains : EVENTS
44
Ad-lib : WINGIT
45
Thick : OBTUSE
46
Big-enough catch : KEEPER
48
Browser setting? : STORE
52
Very serious : DIRE
54
Clinic worker : VET
56
Person in the fourth grade: Abbr. : CPL
57
"The Wonder Years" teen who loved Winnie : KEV

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

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