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New York Times, Saturday, April 16, 2011

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
34-Across : "Is this thing on?"
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Robert H. Wolfe

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 6 This is puzzle # 82 for Mr. Wolfe. Saturday freshness: 11%
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© 2011, The New York Times4/16/11 ( No. 22,439 )
Across
1
Statement of resignation : ALAS
5
Slave-making ants steal them : PUPAE
10
507s of the '50s, e.g. : BMWS
14
Marketable securities, e.g. : CASHASSETS
16
Only hypothetical : MOOT
17
"No way!" : THATSIMPOSSIBLE
19
Headgear for medieval soldiers : ARMETS
20
Foot massager? : POET
21
Elvis's "___ Lost You" : IVE
22
___ price : ATA
23
Coverage provider named after a smoker : AETNA
24
Was up : LED
25
Inits. associated with the old theme park Heritage USA : PTL
26
TiVo or ReplayTV : DVR
27
Rear's rear? : ENDER
29
Part of une phrase : MOT
30
The Bionic Woman's first name : JAIME
32
Ben Jonson title woman : CELIA
34
"Is this thing on?" : AREYOULISTENING
37
They're often pickled : OKRAS
38
Side against : ANTIS
39
Cell occupant : BEE
40
Word with face or hand : POKER
42
Ranch handle : TEX
43
Educ. higher-ups? : SRS
44
Distinction, briefly : DIF
45
Puerto Rico's Museum City : PONCE
47
Org. concerned with the correct approach : FAA
48
Ruling official : REF
49
One breaking new ground? : HOER
50
Kids in Kilmarnock : BAIRNS
53
"Guilty or not?" : WHATSTHEVERDICT
56
Stomach : HACK
57
1977 cult film with the tagline "Where your nightmares end ..." : ERASERHEAD
58
Anne Frank's father : OTTO
59
Part of a whispering campaign : RUMOR
60
"The stroke of death ___ a lover's pinch": Cleopatra : ISAS
Down
1
Exitus ___ probat (the end justifies the means) : ACTA
2
Player of a big yellow cat : LAHR
3
Actually : ASAMATTEROFFACT
4
Where Yiddish was once spoken : SHTETL
5
Fraternity characters : PSIS
6
Lance cpl.'s grp. : USM
7
Zingy cupcake filling : PEPPERMINTCREAM
8
On ___ (bingeing) : ATOOT
9
Certain Judean : ESSENE
10
Performing rights org. : BMI
11
Novel ideas for rural areas? : MOBILELIBRARIES
12
51-Down hoops champs of 1989 : WOLVERINES
13
Part of Paul Revere's Boston statue : STEED
15
1930s film star with notable facial hair : ASTA
18
Positions : STANCES
23
1954 A.L. batting champ Bobby : AVILA
25
Buster Keaton trademark : PORKPIEHAT
26
Family tree abbr. : DAU
28
Remote spot? : DEN
29
He married He : MAO
30
Brooklyn's St. ___ College : JOSEPHS
31
Name on Intuition perfume boxes : ESTEE
33
Match.com datum : AGE
35
Twaddle : YAK
36
Things shown before shows, informally : TIX
41
Noisy fan : ROOTER
43
Didn't just wave : SAIDHI
44
"Torchwood" was spun off from it : DRWHO
46
Chief Indian, once : NEHRU
47
"The Red Skelton Show" regular : FARR
50
Lone Star, e.g. : BEER
51
See 12-Down : NCAA
52
Regular set: Abbr. : STDS
54
Decision letters : TKO
55
Brandy letters : VSO

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

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