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New York Times, Friday, February 8, 2013

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
18-Across : Against all standards of decency
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Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 27 Missing: {FJQ} This is puzzle # 74 for Mr. Silk. Friday freshness: 76%
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© 2013, The New York Times2/8/13 ( No. 23,103 )
Across
1
Heavenly measurement : AZIMUTH
8
Be unable to stand : DESPISE
15
Primary figure : NOMINEE
16
Hand sanitizer ingredient : ETHANOL
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Five-star : TOPLINE
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Against all standards of decency : WRONGLY
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1964 album that was #1 for 11 weeks : MEETTHEBEATLES
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Political blogger Klein : EZRA
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Sound : HALE
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What many an amusement park has : THEME
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Projecting corner : COIGN
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Johnny Fever's station : WKRP
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Old laborer : ESNE
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Hide : HOLEUP
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Fielding percentage factor : ERROR
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Yogi's sounds : OMS
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London's ___ Palace : KEW
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Corral O.K.? : YEP
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3-D picture producer : MRI
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It may be seen with a 37-Across : HEART
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Capital on the Sava River : ZAGREB
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2002 Literature Nobelist Kertész : IMRE
47
Michael Jordan teammate Steve : KERR
49
Break in concentration : LAPSE
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Scratch : MOOLA
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What a bottom may be on top of : SEAT
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Religious leader with a pet elephant : LEOX
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Jack regarded as an object of devotion : ALMIGHTYDOLLAR
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Like orthorhombic crystals : BIAXIAL
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Not recognizable by : ALIENTO
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Rattle : UNNERVE
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Hijack, maybe : REROUTE
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What might be treated with vitamin A megadoses : MEASLES
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One with a booming voice : STENTOR
Down
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Minute marcher? : ANT
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Car ad catchphrase : ZOOMZOOM
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Threatens : IMPERILS
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Car ad datum : MILEAGE
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Soldier's assignment : UNIT
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Like the Mets in every season from 1962 to 1965 : TENTH
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Act like an ass : HEEHAW
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Bramble with edible purple fruit : DEWBERRY
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To be very far away? : ETRE
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Sty youngster : SHOAT
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Apple product before Tiger : PANTHER
12
It's spoken in los Estados Unidos : INGLES
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Grave : SOLEMN
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The Republican Guard guards it : ELYSEE
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Sommer of Hollywood : ELKE
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Returned waves? : ECHO
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Zap : NUKE
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W., once : PREZ
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Mountain climber's conquest : PEAK
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Australian export : OPAL
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Puts a hold on, say : WRESTLES
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Mascot since 1916 : MRPEANUT
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Employ as plan B : RESORTTO
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Bearded mountain climber : IBEX
40
Slinkys, e.g. : HELIXES
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Loser in war, usually : TREY
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Spanish Main crosser : GALLEON
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Declaration after "Hallelujah" : IMABUM
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Illinois home of the John Deere Pavilion : MOLINE
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Curia ___ (body assisting the pope) : ROMANA
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Storm trackers : RADARS
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"Image of ___" (1960 hit by the Safaris) : AGIRL
53
Flat sign : TOLET
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Experience : HAVE
57
Old Italian capital : LIRE
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Anthem preposition : OER

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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