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New York Times, Saturday, March 28, 2015

Author:
David Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
23-Across : Increase the pitch of
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David Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 38 for Mr. Steinberg. Saturday freshness: 34%
Jeff Chen notes:
Solid construction. Really nice to see very little glue throughout the grid; fun to follow David's progression as a constructor. To be ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times3/28/15 ( No. 23,881 )
Across
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Hair-raising experience for a beachgoer? : BIKINIWAX
10
Cry of mock enthusiasm : OHJOY
15
Bypass brand names, say : ECONOMIZE
16
Hyperrealist sculptor Hanson : DUANE
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Planet pulverizer of sci-fi : DEATHSTAR
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"Today" co-anchor Hill : ERICA
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Composer of the opera "Fiesque" : LALO
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What an au pair might study, briefly : ESL
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One of a set set in hair : ROLLER
22
Bygone military commander : AGA
23
Increase the pitch of : STEEPEN
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He worked with the illustrator Phiz : BOZ
26
Tough to resolve : MESSY
28
Catch but good : NAIL
29
Computer command : SAVE
30
Western shocker : PROD
32
"Jeweler of kings, king of jewelers," per Edward VII : CARTIER
34
Harum-___ : SCARUM
37
Setting for un'opera : TEATRO
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It has rules for writers : NOTEPAD
40
Stand : BEAR
41
Natural pain reliever : ALOE
42
Chain for a mechanic : NAPA
44
Like new bills : CRISP
48
Fluffy toy, familiarly : POM
49
Novel opinions, informally? : LITCRIT
51
It fell after 15 years : MIR
52
"Jeepers!" : CRIPES
54
32-Across offering : GEM
55
Word of caution : FORE
56
Like some broken pledges? : HAZED
57
They're taken to go : LAXATIVES
59
Expert : ADEPT
60
Periodical whose first shared cover featured Michelle Obama : OMAGAZINE
61
Six-pack container? : TORSO
62
Option for giving food a bite : LEMONZEST
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Rowdydow : BEDLAM
2
Big chill? : ICEAGE
3
Some joeys : KOALAS
4
___ pieces : INTO
5
Overseas drama : NOH
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Response to "Need anything else?" : IMSET
7
Point of exasperation : WITSEND
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Spring-blooming bush : AZALEA
9
Kid who had an original Rubik's Cube, e.g. : XER
10
Classical music venue : ODEON
11
Cast : HURL
12
Under-age temptation : JAILBAIT
13
Quick examination : ONCEOVER
14
Beginning of time : YEARZERO
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Apply : RELATE
23
Some cough medicine : SYRUP
24
34-Down item : PIC
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Major indulgence : SPREE
29
Best successor : STARR
31
Musandam Peninsula populace : OMANIS
33
Change color, maybe : REACT
34
Disappearing communication system? : SNAPCHAT
35
Home of the Canyon of the Ancients : COLORADO
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Perfume delivery option : ATOMIZER
39
Colloquial pronoun : DAT
40
Need to practice? : BAREXAM
43
Microsoft's Age of Empires, e.g. : PCGAME
45
Apple app for video editing : IMOVIE
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Emergency alerts : SIRENS
47
Like many radio stations : PRESET
49
Prompted : LEDTO
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Late stage, of sorts : IMAGO
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Fires (up) : PEPS
55
Opposite of flatness : FIZZ
57
Modern lead-in to cat : LOL
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Lick : TAN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later.

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