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New York Times, Saturday, February 14, 2009

Author:
Joe Krozel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
32-Across : Aggressive guarding option
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Joe Krozel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 40 Missing: {BJQWZ} Spans: 6, (2 triple stacks) This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Krozel. Saturday freshness: 2%
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© 2009, The New York Times2/14/9 ( No. 21,648 )
Across
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Unpleasant face covering : EGG
4
"O Fortuna" composer : ORFF
8
Notice in a restaurant : NOMSG
13
Battery, e.g. : TORT
15
Fifth-century pope called "the Great" : LEOI
16
1973 musical for which George S. Irving won a Tony for Best Actor : IRENE
17
Stat for a state : AREA
18
"Can-Can" song : ILOVEPARIS
20
Unexpected info source : LEAK
21
Edgy? : OUTER
22
Member of a NATO land since 2004 : LETT
23
Manual component : STEP
25
It's all relatives : CLAN
26
Old Mideast org. : UAR
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A long one is 12% "longer" than a short one : TON
28
Emulate a woman, in "I Am Woman" : ROAR
32
Aggressive guarding option : MANTOMANDEFENSE
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Bad thing to drive into : ONCOMINGTRAFFIC
38
What some dogs and flaming daredevils do : ROLLONTHEGROUND
39
Winter Olympics maneuver : AXEL
40
Get into : DON
41
From left to right: Abbr. : ACR
42
Plasma alternatives, briefly : CRTS
43
As required : DULY
45
It's taken in court : OATH
49
Was compelled : HADTO
51
Added power, in slang : SOUP
53
"Tell me more ..." : PLEASEGOON
55
Coin with 12 stars on both the front and back : EURO
56
It's often filtered : EMAIL
57
Fee-faw-fum : OGRE
58
Company V.I.P.'s: Abbr. : SGTS
59
Do nothing worthwhile : DALLY
60
Minuscule part of a 34-Down: Abbr. : NSEC
61
Surprise winner of 1948: Abbr. : HST
Down
1
Citation abbreviation : ETAL
2
Tusks, e.g. : GORES
3
Lionel to Drew Barrymore : GREATUNCLE
4
Number between scenes : OLIO
5
1941 Disney film based on a Kenneth Grahame story, with "The" : RELUCTANTDRAGON
6
They're sold in oversize rolls : FOOTLONGHOTDOGS
7
Bygone emporium : FIVEANDTENSTORE
8
Autumn arrival : NIP
9
Like some confessions : ORAL
10
Simple : MERE
11
Tizzy : SNIT
12
Adventure : GEST
14
Result in serious damage : TAKEATOLL
19
It follows directions : ERN
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Many an ad : PROMO
28
Shakes off new distractions : REFOCUSES
29
Away, in a way : ONFURLOUGH
30
Clarifying link : ASIN
31
Invoice abbr. : RECD
32
Third baseman Melvin : MORA
33
"He eateth grass as ___": Job 40:15 : ANOX
34
See 60-Across: Abbr. : MIN
35
Tiny fraction of a foot-pound : ERG
36
F on a physics exam : FARAD
42
1969 Omar Sharif title role : CHE
44
Nomadic dwellings : YURTS
45
Piece of punditry : OPED
46
Book of Mormon's longest book : ALMA
47
Cousin of a greenwing : TEAL
48
Approve enthusiastically : HAIL
50
"Currently serving" military designation : ONEC
52
Blog bit : POST
54
Apt to trick : SLY

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

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