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New York Times, Thursday, April 19, 2007

Author:
Henry Hook
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Cracked
TotalDebutLatest
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Henry Hook

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {Q} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Hook. Thursday freshness: 19%
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© 2007, The New York Times4/19/7 ( No. 20,981 )
Across
1
Hardware purchases : BRADS
6
Writer Silverstein : SHEL
10
Name-dropper, maybe : SNOB
14
Ladies' man : ROMEO
15
Readily shaped : WAXY
16
___ Bear : PAPA
17
It merged with BP in 1998 : AMOCO
18
Cracked : AJAR
19
Armstrong of N.F.L. fame : OTIS
20
With 32-Across, 48-Across's pet project : SPRINGTIME
22
Consequently : THUS
23
"Ditat ___" (Arizona's motto) : DEUS
24
Poetry contest : SLAM
25
Ones out for a while : DOZERS
28
"What's ___?" (informal greeting) : COOKIN
31
Brooklyn's Medgar ___ College : EVERS
32
See 20-Across : FORHITLER
35
Individually : PER
36
48-Across's partner : BLOOM
37
Way back when : AGO
38
1968 film or 2001 Broadway hit, with "The" : PRODUCERS
41
Its participants must form a line : BINGO
43
Sergio with two 1968 top 10 hits : MENDES
44
6'7" TV star of 1955-75 : ARNESS
45
Anjou kin : BOSC
46
Overseas friends : AMIS
47
Canvas holder : MAST
48
Flimflammer of stage and screen : BIALYSTOCK
54
Italian wine town : ASTI
55
Lip : EDGE
56
Holy book : KORAN
57
Air : MIEN
58
Knowing look : LEER
59
Remove, as characters : ERASE
60
Treaty signatory : ALLY
61
Wear well : LAST
62
Soprano Fleming : RENEE
Down
1
Support group? : BRAS
2
Easy win : ROMP
3
Son of Venus : AMOR
4
Game 7, e.g. : DECIDER
5
Children of Norman and Enid : SOONERS
6
Crushing blows : SWATS
7
Returnee of a sort : HAJI
8
Reason for an all-nighter : EXAM
9
Instrument for Orpheus : LYRE
10
Put the focus on : SPOTLIT
11
48-Across portrayer : NATHANLANE
12
Smuggled stuff : OPIUM
13
Stereo control : BASS
21
Nickname aboard Apollo 1 : GUS
24
Biathlon need : SKI
25
Johnny of Hollywood : DEPP
26
Outranking : OVER
27
48-Across portrayer : ZEROMOSTEL
28
The Rockies' ___ Field : COORS
29
1992 Olympics prizes : OROS
30
Law man : OHM
32
Run off : FLEE
33
Protesters' ammo : EGGS
34
Big hoppers, for short : ROOS
36
A train? : BCD
39
Hereafter : DESTINY
40
James K. Polk's alma mater: Abbr. : UNC
41
More invigorating : BRISKER
42
Awaiting : INSTORE
44
Dickens's "Little Dorrit" : AMY
45
Pesto ingredient : BASIL
46
Tip off : ALERT
47
___ Bear : MAMA
48
Man who found his calling? : BELL
49
Fancy : IDEA
50
"It's been ___!" : AGES
51
"The Plague" setting : ORAN
52
Purchase for a beer blast : CASE
53
Trick part? : KNEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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