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New York Times, Friday, March 27, 2009

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
50-Across : It's not really mink, for example
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Paula Gamache

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: {HQ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 41 for Ms. Gamache. Friday freshness: 98%
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© 2009, The New York Times3/27/9 ( No. 21,689 )
Across
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Detoured to pay a visit along the way : SWUNGBY
8
Gallimaufry : GRABBAG
15
One of the 10 brightest stars : CAPELLA
16
Engine line : OILTUBE
17
Having superior amenities : RITZIER
18
Cools, in a way : BLOWSON
19
Literature Nobelist Andric : IVO
20
It may fall flat : BADJOKE
22
Critical cluck : TUT
23
Hippie happening : BEIN
25
1971 title role for Donald Sutherland : KLUTE
26
Height of fashion? : MINI
27
These, overseas : ESTOS
29
Periodical output: Abbr. : ISS
30
Shifting sequence : PRNDL
31
Sully : TAINT
33
Liberal, informally : LEFTIE
34
Certain sex scandal, in slang : BIMBOERUPTION
37
Their beans were used as currency by the Aztecs : CACAOS
38
Connecticut town attacked by the British in the War of 1812 : ESSEX
39
Instrument : AGENT
40
Wassailing choice : ALE
41
Not quite mashed : RICED
45
Sitcom character discussed in the 2003 biography "Ball of Fire" : LUCY
46
Quaint aviation accessory : SCARF
48
Former Yankee Martinez : TINO
49
"Magnificat anima ___ Dominum" : MEA
50
It's not really mink, for example : FAUXFUR
52
Bit of the Bahamas : CAY
53
Chef's cry : ETVOILA
55
Finger food at a Japanese restaurant : EDAMAME
57
Diamond-shaping choice : STEPCUT
58
Prodded : EGGEDON
59
One way to die : TESTATE
60
Fleet activities : SEAWARS
Down
1
Worker who sets things down : SCRIBE
2
Doesn't take advantage of : WAIVES
3
Game : UPTOIT
4
Arôme detector : NEZ
5
Smooth to a fault : GLIB
6
Discouraging : BLEAK
7
Grid marking : YARDLINE
8
Transforming Tonka toys : GOBOTS
9
"The Book of Hours" poet : RILKE
10
Natural treatment : ALOE
11
Start of a text-message afterthought : BTW
12
Enter like a storm trooper : BUSTINTO
13
Crawl with : ABOUNDIN
14
Guest at a synagogue : GENTILE
21
"Cool your jets!" : JUSTRELAX
24
One or two : NOTMANY
26
Recipient of a honey-do list : MRFIXIT
28
Cousin of a clog : SABOT
30
Fizzle (out) : PETER
32
Island SSW of Naxos : IOS
33
Old track holders : LPS
34
Diamond-shaping choice : BAGUETTE
35
Some permafrost features : ICECAVES
36
Tolls, essentially : USERFEES
37
Still the most : CALMEST
40
Needle-shaped : ACUATE
42
Shrill flier : CICADA
43
Bewitch : ENAMOR
44
Ones with seniority : DOYENS
46
Gallic greeting : SALUT
47
"Oh, phooey!" : FUDGE
50
W-2 inclusion : FICA
51
Music that influenced the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" : RAGA
54
Elect : OPT
56
Cry from a litter : MEW

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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