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New York Times, Thursday, March 26, 2009

Author:
Edward Safran
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
23-Across : Levels
TotalDebutLatest
29/17/20083/26/2009
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.53642%
Edward Safran

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BJQZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Safran. Thursday freshness: 18%
Jim Horne notes:

This exact quote was previously used in 1997.

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C
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K
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© 2009, The New York Times3/26/9 ( No. 21,688 )
Across
1
What you might push a pushpin in : CORK
5
Dimwit, in Yiddish slang : GOLEM
10
International company with the slogan "Home away from home" : ELAL
14
North African city captured by the Allies in 1942 : ORAN
15
In unison : ASONE
16
1899 gold rush locale : NOME
17
A la ___ (nearby: Sp.) : MANO
18
David ___ George, British P.M., 1916-22 : LLOYD
19
New growth : TWIG
20
Start of a poem by Emily Dickinson that continues "But God be with the Clown, / Who ponders this tremendous scene" : ALITTLEMADNESS
23
Levels : TIERS
24
Barker of the Cleveland Indians who pitched a perfect game in 1981 : LEN
25
Increases : ADDSTO
28
Refuge for David, in the Bible : DEADSEA
32
Eur. monarchy : NOR
33
Poem, part 2 : INTHESPRING
36
Christmas verse starter : TWAS
38
Radio geek : HAM
39
Former Nebraska senator James : EXON
40
Poem, part 3 : ISWHOLESOME
45
"... ___ he drove out of sight" : ERE
46
Chinese porcelain with a pale green glaze : CELADON
47
Sleep disturbers : ALARMS
49
Sedona maker : KIA
50
Puts in a snug spot : TUCKS
52
Poem, part 4 : EVENFORTHEKING
58
Warren who founded a rental car company : AVIS
59
Chew the scenery : EMOTE
60
Spray target : ODOR
61
Pull-down list : MENU
62
Fix : RIVET
63
It runs parallel to the radius : ULNA
64
Teacher's before-class work : PREP
65
Volume unit : STERE
66
Overbrim (with) : TEEM
Down
1
1977 best seller set at Boston Memorial Hospital : COMA
2
___ contraceptive : ORAL
3
Queen of Bollywood : RANI
4
Funnyman Don : KNOTTS
5
Shipping mainstay of the 1600s : GALLEON
6
Physician William : OSLER
7
Appears imminent : LOOMS
8
Singer with the 2008 gold record "And Winter Came ..." : ENYA
9
Acts the yenta : MEDDLES
10
Double ___ : ENTENDRE
11
The worst of times : LOWS
12
"Lucky Jim" novelist, 1954 : AMIS
13
Relay division : LEG
21
South American monkey : TITI
22
___ tide : NEAP
25
Monkeyshine : ANTIC
26
Divine water : DOWSE
27
Say with two syllables where one would do, say : DRAWL
28
Promotional item : DEMO
29
Philly hoopster : SIXER
30
Extremely large, old-style : ENORM
31
1985 Meg Tilly title role : AGNES
34
In the past : THEN
35
Is afflicted by : HAS
37
Reorganizes drastically : SHAKESUP
41
Figure in the Edda : ODIN
42
They have no ties : LOAFERS
43
Rain forest implement : MACHETE
44
Sommer of Hollywood : ELKE
48
Try to see : ASKOUT
50
Antique dealer's happy discovery : TROVE
51
Articulate : UTTER
52
Anytime : EVER
53
Melon's site : VINE
54
Drop : OMIT
55
Fallow : IDLE
56
"___ But the Brave" (1965 Sinatra film) : NONE
57
Elderly relative, informally : GRAM
58
Crank (up) : AMP

Answer summary:
1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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