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New York Times, Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Author:
Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
18-Across : Lower
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713254116108
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6331.5658749%
Peter A. Collins
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51.4849785%
Joe Krozel

This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 15 Words: 75, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 56 for Mr. Collins. This is puzzle # 54 for Mr. Krozel. Wednesday freshness: 99%
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© 2012, The New York Times3/21/12 ( No. 22,779 )
Across
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Says impulsively : BLURTS
7
Everything : THELOT
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Southwestern spread : RANCHO
14
Precious : DEARONE
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Harm : IMPAIR
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Horsehide leather : CORDOVAN
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Men's patriotic org. : SAR
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Lower : NETHER
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Evening on the Arno : SERA
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Walt Frazier or Patrick Ewing : KNICK
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Some museum pieces : VASES
25
Over there : YON
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Danish shoe company : ECCO
27
Fraternity letters : PSIS
28
Horseshoe-shaped fastener : UBOLT
30
Nickname for 42-Across : THEQUEENOFSOUL
33
Bummed : SAD
34
The U.K. is in it, but Ire. is not : NATO
35
Rainy and cold : RAW
36
Exit key : ESC
37
Willing : FAIN
39
Day-___ : GLO
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Singer born March 25, 1942 : ARETHAFRANKLIN
46
Mural painter Rivera : DIEGO
47
Koh-i-___ diamond : NOOR
48
Fill : SATE
49
Where IVs might be hooked up : ERS
50
___ Penh : PHNOM
52
___ Bees (big company in personal care products) : BURTS
53
A ponytail hangs over it : NAPE
55
"Yowzer!" : OOLALA
57
Biblical judge : ELI
58
Holders of frozen assets? : ICETRAYS
60
Withstood : ABIDED
62
Religious figures : RECTORS
63
Specifically : BYNAME
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Largest city on the Belgian coast : OSTEND
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Examined thoroughly, with "through" : SIFTED
Down
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Meat cuts : BRISKETS
2
Sancho Panza's land : LAMANCHA
3
Yet to be tagged, say : UNPRICED
4
Elvis's label : RCA
5
1968 hit for 42-Across : THINK
6
Irked : SORE
7
___ Haute : TERRE
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"I've ___ it!" : HAD
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God whose name is 6-Down reversed : EROS
10
See 52-Down : LOVEYOU
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Putting up big numbers : ONAROLL
12
Studio occupant, e.g. : TENANT
14
Recess rebuttal, perhaps : DOESSO
16
1967 hit for 42-Across : CHAINOFFOOLS
19
Family room fixture : TVSET
22
___ au vin : COQ
24
"Valley of the Dolls" author : SUSANN
27
It has fuzz : PEACH
29
End of many a concert : BOW
31
Pull a cork out of : UNSTOP
32
Brother : FRIAR
36
Mental image, for short? : EEG
38
Bouquet : AROMA
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Gave the evil eye : GLAREDAT
40
1962 Neil Simon musical : LITTLEME
41
Not bilateral : ONESIDED
42
Chuck Yeager and others : AIRACES
43
1967 hit for 42-Across : RESPECT
44
Irks : ANNOYS
45
The Wildcats of the Big 12 Conf. : KSU
46
Bickle portrayer in "Taxi Driver" : DENIRO
51
Stash : HOARD
52
With 10-Down, 1967 hit for 42-Across : BABYI
54
Suffix with kitchen : ETTE
56
Bell ___ : LABS
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Howard of Hollywood : RON
61
Like Beethoven's Sixth Symphony : INF

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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