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New York Times, Saturday, March 22, 2008

Author:
Byron Walden
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Across : Volkswagen Polo, for one
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
10811/23/20014/6/202415
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1412393697
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
321.591,28194%
Byron Walden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 27 Missing: {VZ} This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Walden. Saturday freshness: 99%
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J
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A
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B
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© 2008, The New York Times3/22/8 ( No. 21,319 )
Across
1
Yak : JABBER
7
Nurses, say : CARESFOR
15
Zebralike : EQUINE
16
Like anchors : ONCAMERA
17
Kept one's own counsel, online : LURKED
18
Geographic feature depicted in the Armenian coat of arms : MTARARAT
19
Some pointers : LASERS
20
Big numismatic news : MISPRINT
21
Steps away from : OPTSOUTOF
23
Forced, in a way : STAGY
24
See 22-Down : SLOT
25
"Obviously, Einstein!" : NODUH
27
___ legomenon (word or phrase used only once in a document or corpus) : HAPAX
29
Salt with the maximum proportion of element #53 : PERIODIDE
35
Common soccer score : ONENIL
37
Star of "London After Midnight," 1927 : CHANEY
38
1991 conflict between Slovenia and Yugoslavia : TENDAYWAR
42
Western Australia, for example : STATE
43
Brawn : SINEW
45
Compound with a double bond : ENOL
46
Soft leather used in wallets, whose name derives from a place in California : NAPPA
51
Volkswagen Polo, for one : SUPERMINI
53
Shrub also known as Russian olive : OLEASTER
55
One suspended in adolescence : BOYMAN
56
Light mixer : DIETSODA
57
Split personality? : EXMATE
58
As time expires, in a football game : ATTHEGUN
59
Street lighting specialist? : RIOTER
60
Roller skate features : TOESTOPS
61
Claim of convenience, in ads or otherwise : NOMESS
Down
1
Jigger that jiggles? : JELLOSHOT
2
Alternative to a water ski : AQUAPLANE
3
Begin to blossom : BURSTOPEN
4
Lance Armstrong foundation? : BIKESTAND
5
Hot month in Chile : ENERO
6
Notable distinction for the planet Krypton : REDSUN
7
Where to go : COMMODE
8
Like some animal rights campaigns : ANTIFUR
9
Some DVRs : RCAS
10
Legendary brothers in law : EARPS
11
Sting : SMART
12
Spanish festival : FERIA
13
Animal in Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" : ORANG
14
Run-down : RATTY
22
With 24-Across, number one position : TOP
26
Minute Maid drink brand : HIC
28
Earliest recorded Chinese dynasty : XIA
30
Quaker cereal : OHS
31
MTV reality show : DATEMYMOM
32
Lifeless : INANIMATE
33
Sets off : DETONATES
34
Parts of makeup kits : EYELINERS
36
Flower of Pâques : LYS
39
Saw the light : WISEDUP
40
Frogs and toads : ANURANS
41
One who stands for something : REP
44
Composer of "Das Augenlicht," 1935 : WEBERN
46
Tacitly acknowledge : NODAT
47
First justice alphabetically in the history of the Supreme Court : ALITO
48
First African-American golfer with 12 P.G.A. Tour wins : PEETE
49
They go places : PATHS
50
Plus : ASSET
52
CD-burning software company that bought Napster : ROXIO
54
Neighbor of Ghana : TOGO

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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