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New York Times, Saturday, February 18, 2006

Author:
Eric Berlin
Editor:
Will Shortz
14-Across : Firm up-and-comers
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
436/23/200211/29/20203
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1413521521
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
361.5223969%
Eric Berlin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 29 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 24 for Mr. Berlin. Saturday freshness: 45%
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© 2006, The New York Times2/18/6 ( No. 20,556 )
Across
1
2005's "Bad News Bears" and the like : STUDIOREMAKES
14
Firm up-and-comers : JUNIORPARTNERS
15
Saw about frugality : WASTENOTWANTNOT
16
Wildcats' sch. : UNH
17
TV Guide listings: Abbr. : STNS
18
Johnny Cash's "___ Picture of Mother" : SENDA
19
Pauperize : RUIN
21
Resting places : SOFAS
24
They're game : DEER
25
Something rattled : SABER
27
Identi-Kit options : NOSES
29
Church with elders: Abbr. : LDS
30
Commander at the Alamo : TRAVIS
32
Brings in : REAPS
34
Modern inhabitants of ancient Aram : SYRIANS
36
Fast movement : ALLEGRO
40
Have bad posture : STOOP
42
Material for some sheets : SATEEN
43
Legal V.I.P.'s : AGS
46
"That's ___!" : AWRAP
48
Woman with une nièce : TANTE
49
It might be stuck to a dish : SOAP
51
Longtime first name in South Carolina politics : STROM
53
Peter Gunn's girlfriend : EDIE
54
Megalopolis with about 30 million people, for short : SOCAL
56
Pianist Maisenberg : OLEG
58
It may finish second : ARY
59
Realize there will be no resolution : AGREETODISAGREE
63
"Don't put words in my mouth" : YOUSAIDITNOTME
64
Not here : SOMEPLACEELSE
Down
1
Place to get rolls : SUSHIBAR
2
Letters of discharge : TNT
3
Turnabouts, slangily : UIES
4
Proscriptions : DONTS
5
Like some transfers : IRONON
6
Picks : OPTSFOR
7
Damp and chilly : RAW
8
Great time : ERA
9
People may take a pass on them: Abbr. : MTNS
10
Chose to play : ANTED
11
Lab locale : KENNEL
12
Like badlands : ERODED
13
Cool red giants : SSTARS
14
When many resolutions are broken : JANUARY
15
Certain links : WURSTS
20
One of the Leeward Islands : NEVIS
22
Unable to get one's feet on the ground? : ASEA
23
Makes an impression on? : SEALS
26
It's twirled on a trail : RIATA
28
Smash production? : SPLAT
31
Puts one over on : SNOWS
33
Caterpillar features : SETAE
35
Breed : SORT
37
French copper : GENDARME
38
Many a senior : RETIREE
39
King of diamonds feature : ONEEYE
41
Like Mad : PARODIC
43
Tests : ASSAYS
44
Loving, as eyes : GOOGOO
45
Backbone part : SACRUM
47
Gentlemanly : POLITE
50
Bel ___ : PAESE
52
Intervening, legally : MESNE
55
Proceed impulsively : LEAP
57
Canterbury can : GAOL
60
Up to : TIL
61
Ladies' room : ODA
62
Some racecars : GTS

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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