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New York Times, Thursday, February 21, 2008

Author:
Peter A. Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
26-Across : Some beams
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1205/2/200610/26/202414
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
713254116108
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
6331.5658749%
Peter A. Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {GJVZ} This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Collins. Thursday freshness: 36%
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R
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© 2008, The New York Times2/21/8 ( No. 21,289 )
Across
1
Luxury hotel amenity : ROBE
5
Some exam practice, for short : PSAT
9
"Get ___!" : THIS
13
Show ___ (attend) : UPAT
14
Somewhat : ATAD
15
"Hard Cash" author Charles : READE
16
Farberware set : SAUCEPANS
18
Film director Morris : ERROL
19
Word with red, white or rock : ELM
20
Baker's supply : LARD
21
Copied : APED
22
Coffee maker component : FILTERBASKET
26
Some beams : IBARS
29
Huffington of the Huffington Post : ARIANNA
30
Talk that might get one in trouble : SASS
31
Embryonic membrane : AMNION
34
Hitter of 511 lifetime home runs : OTT
35
HBO's "Da ___ G Show" : ALI
36
Bothers : CHEWSAT
37
Excavation machine, for short : CAT
38
Dr. J's first pro league : ABA
39
Post-vacation, say : RESTED
40
Home tool maker : SKIL
41
It may fill a hall : CONCERT
43
Twisted thread : LISLE
44
Longtime ABC newsman : SAMDONALDSON
48
Heraldic border : ORLE
49
Sony subsidiary : AIWA
50
Sine ___ non : QUA
53
It's often turned upside down when not in use : CANOE
55
Party snack (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) : MIXEDNUTS
57
Bullet followers : ITEMS
58
Sterile : ARID
59
Cry at Old MacDonald's : OINK
60
Side in a debate : NAYS
61
"It's so obvious!" : ISEE
62
Mountain West Conference team : UTES
Down
1
Flimflam : RUSE
2
Off-white shade : OPAL
3
Creator of Oz : BAUM
4
Abbr. that may precede an ellipsis : ETC
5
Like a certain court : PAPAL
6
Sign of fright : START
7
Owner of The History Channel : AANDE
8
Instant replay subjects, for short : TDS
9
Mother ___ : TERESA
10
Providers of life lessons : HARDKNOCKS
11
Words with a familiar ring? : IDO
12
"S" on a French shaker : SEL
15
Put a new coat on : REPAINT
17
"___ Coming" (1969 Three Dog Night hit) : ELIS
21
Overseas : ABROAD
22
Priests: Abbr. : FRS
23
Summon up : RAISE
24
Require : ENTAIL
25
Get in trouble, in a way, with "on" : TATTLE
26
Susan who wrote the best seller "Compromising Positions" : ISAACS
27
Sighter of the Pacific, Sept. 25, 1513 : BALBOA
28
Yen or yuan : ASIANMONEY
31
1939 Academy Award nominee Brian : AHERNE
32
Political hostess Perle : MESTA
33
Yukon neighbor: Abbr. : NWT
36
Some bayou residents : CREOLES
40
Wrong : SIN
42
Software backups, typically : CDROMS
43
Put shells in : LOAD
45
Hideouts : LAIRS
46
Classic song with the words "Look away! Look away! Look away!" : DIXIE
47
Singer of the anthem "Sång till Norden" : SWEDE
50
Computer command : QUIT
51
___ Reader : UTNE
52
Solicits : ASKS
53
Red letters? : CIN
54
___ gallop : ATA
55
Avril follower : MAI
56
___-turn : NOU

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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