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New York Times, Saturday, February 28, 2009

Author:
Frank Longo
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
56-Across : Epithet coined for the 2002 State of the Union address
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Frank Longo

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 89 for Mr. Longo. Saturday freshness: 69%
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© 2009, The New York Times2/28/9 ( No. 21,662 )
Across
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Hindenburg's predecessor as German president : EBERT
6
Cousin of an alewife : SHAD
10
Longtime name in news-gathering : TASS
14
Drive participant : DONOR
15
Heads of Italy : CAPI
16
Gifford's talk-show replacement : RIPA
17
Place for a tie : GARBAGEBAG
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Magnitogorsk's river : URAL
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Summer cooler : ITALIANICE
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Biblical trial word : ECCE
22
Manages to get through : NEGOTIATES
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Roger of "Cheers" : REES
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Multiplied : GREW
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One doing fitting work : TAILOR
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Hue similar to cyan : ELECTRICBLUE
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Miss at a rodeo : GAL
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Off for a stretch : ONLEAVE
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Brand of octane booster : STP
38
Oscar winner for "The Bridge on the River Kwai" : ALECGUINNESS
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Water-skiing variety : SLALOM
42
She, to Schiaparelli : ESSA
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Credit report tarnisher, briefly : REPO
47
First holder of the title Supreme Governor of the Church of England : ELIZABETHI
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Calls for passage : AYES
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Governing group : RULEMAKERS
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Origination point : NODE
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Epithet coined for the 2002 State of the Union address : AXISOFEVIL
57
Toe trouble : GOUT
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Recommend highly : TOUT
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Toy with tassels : TRIKE
60
Dr. Foreman's portrayer on "House" : EPPS
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Title aunt in a 1979 best seller : ERMA
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Plant ___ : ASEED
Down
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The rough vis-à-vis a green : EDGING
2
Summer headgear : BOATER
3
Bring to the boiling point : ENRAGE
4
2001 Emmy nominee for "The West Wing" : ROBLOWE
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Quality : TRAIT
6
Elaborate solo vocal composition : SCENA
7
It might be kicked after being picked up : HABIT
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With celerity : APACE
9
Like some tracts : DIGESTIVE
10
Sternum attachment : TRUERIB
11
Alveoli, e.g. : AIRCELLS
12
Enter la-la land : SPACEOUT
13
Spiel preparer : SALESREP
18
Cheerful, in Châlons : GAI
26
Sports winners : ACES
28
Stationery topper : LOGO
29
Count : ENUMERATE
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Second-century year : CLI
31
Phil Rizzuto, on the Yankees : TEN
32
Headed up : RAN
33
Burner locale : GASRANGE
34
Court crowd-pleaser : ALLEYOOP
35
Executed part of a 34-Down : LEAPEDUP
39
Shuts up : CLOSETS
40
Group with the 1967 #2 hit "Georgy Girl," with "the" : SEEKERS
43
English poet Smith : STEVIE
44
Butcherbird or woodchat : SHRIKE
45
Like supermarkets : AISLED
48
Locale of Theban ruins : LUXOR
49
Part of the body next to the sacrum : ILIUM
50
Ritz rival : ZESTA
51
Catullus's "Odi et ___" : AMO
52
U.K. equivalent to an Oscar : BAFTA

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

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