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New York Times, Friday, March 16, 2007

Author:
Eric Berlin
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Across : A.A.A. offering
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
436/23/200211/29/20203
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1413521521
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
361.5223969%
Eric Berlin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 37 Missing: {F} This is puzzle # 31 for Mr. Berlin. Friday freshness: 43%
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© 2007, The New York Times3/16/7 ( No. 20,947 )
Across
1
"Same here" : ASAMI
6
Journey part : LEG
9
A.A.A. offering : JUMP
13
Backless furniture : DIVANS
15
Let go : AXE
16
Martini & Rossi product : ASTI
17
Punish arbitrarily : AMERCE
18
It has its highs and lows in math : SINEWAVE
20
Longtime TV host with a 1997 Lifetime Achievement Emmy : MISTERROGERS
22
Something gotten on principal : INTEREST
23
Alternate name indicator : AKA
26
Feeling of excited anticipation : PINSANDNEEDLES
29
Pal : MAC
30
Antique dealers' destinations : ESTATESALES
31
Washington capital? : ONES
33
Make a sacrifice, perhaps : BUNT
34
Treason : LESEMAJESTE
42
Affairs : DOS
43
Producer of many fragrances : ELIZABETHARDEN
45
Hirer's request: Abbr. : SSN
46
"Sense and Sensibility" sister : MARIANNE
47
Microscopic code carrier : MESSENGERRNA
51
It was on the 37-Down of Johnny Unitas and Lenny Wilkens : NINETEEN
54
Heavy metal : OSMIUM
55
Like the ocean : AQUA
56
Rembrandt van ___ : RYN
57
Complaints, informally : STATIC
58
Head-turner : PSST
59
Navigation abbreviation : SSE
60
Crib parts : SLATS
Down
1
Exile of note : ADAM
2
Winery in Sonoma County : SIMI
3
Pennsylvania and others: Abbr. : AVES
4
Variety of swallow : MARTIN
5
Holy smoke? : INCENSE
6
World Series team manager of 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1988 : LASORDA
7
Pressing : EXIGENT
8
River through Rochester : GENESEE
9
Gum holders : JAWS
10
33-time Walker Cup winner : USA
11
"Road Rules" airer : MTV
12
Quiche, e.g. : PIE
14
Some dormitory purchases : SERTAS
19
The sculptures "Rigoletto" and "La Tosca," e.g. : ERTES
21
Check for a place to stay : RENT
23
Drive at, with "to" : ALLUDE
24
Really into : KEENON
25
Seconds: Abbr. : ASSTS
26
Experts sit on them : PANELS
27
Strands, somehow : ICESIN
28
Bit : DAB
29
Some infiltrators : MOLES
32
Informal states? : SEZ
35
"American Buffalo" playwright : MAMET
36
Bullies, often : ABASERS
37
See 51-Across : JERSEYS
38
French philosopher Gilson : ETIENNE
39
Tien ___ mountains in central Asia : SHAN
40
"Romance de Barrio" and others : TANGOS
41
Poet Thayer and others : ERNESTS
44
Skinny? : DERMAL
47
Stuff in a locker : MEAT
48
Reporter Skeeter of Harry Potter novels : RITA
49
Jour's opposite : NUIT
50
Gremlins and Hornets : AMCS
51
Be off one's guard : NAP
52
Brightness measures : IQS
53
Some college Greeks : NUS

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

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