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New York Times, Thursday, April 7, 2011

Author:
Henry Hook
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
57-Across : Synchronizes
TotalDebutLatest
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
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Henry Hook

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JKQVXZ} This is puzzle # 58 for Mr. Hook. Thursday freshness: 88%
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© 2011, The New York Times4/7/11 ( No. 22,430 )
Across
1
Undergrad degs. : BAS
4
Source of venom : ASP
7
Rum-enhanced dessert : TORTONI
14
Original "Spy vs. Spy" cartoonist Prohias : ANTONIO
16
Straight As in chemistry? : ARSENIC
17
Longshoreman's venue : SEAPORT
18
Try again? : RETASTE
19
Churchill subject, with "The" : IRFINESTHOUR
21
Pousse-___ (multicolored drink) : CAFE
22
Changes the locks? : DYES
23
Bernard formerly of CNN : SHAW
27
Success on a second attempt, of a sort : SPARE
29
"Swan Lake" role : ODILE
30
Rodgers and Hart song, with "The" : RESASMALLHOTEL
34
Triage site workers : MEDICS
35
Eddying : ASWIRL
36
George C. Scott movie with a rock band namesake, with "The" : YMIGHTBEGIANTS
40
___ Chris Steak House : RUTHS
41
Anguish : AGONY
42
Paralegal, for example: Abbr. : ASST
43
When repeated, a train sound : CHOO
44
Tire : FLAG
48
Hit movie of 1991, with "The" : LMAANDLOUISE
52
Revolver, e.g. : SIDEARM
55
Chocolate treats : BONBONS
56
Fat substitute : OLESTRA
57
Synchronizes : ATTUNES
58
Big band brothers : DORSEYS
59
"That Night in ___" (1941 film) : RIO
60
Full house indicator : SRO
Down
1
Computer language from 1964 : BASIC
2
End of ___ : ANERA
3
Scepter : STAFF
4
Like most proverbs, for short : ANON
5
Term for a crown : SIRE
6
Capital of Brandenburg : POTSDAM
7
A.C.C. athlete : TARHEEL
8
Topic of Weird Al Yankovic's "The White Stuff" : OREOS
9
Queue after Q : RSTU
10
Razes : TEARSDOWN
11
See 43-Down : ONS
12
Minor criticism : NIT
13
Lemieux milieu : ICE
15
Mayberry moppet : OPIE
20
Banks on a Sports Illustrated cover : TYRA
24
"Let's go!" : HITIT
25
Jays and Rays : ALERS
26
Utterance from Reagan mimics : WELL
27
Goldman partner : SACHS
28
It may precede a tip : PSST
29
Key's opener? : OHSAY
30
Harris's uncle : REMUS
31
Takes out of context? : EDITS
32
Blind : SIGHTLESS
33
Reposed : LAIN
34
Name in a Gore Vidal title : MYRA
37
Its coat of arms includes a marlin and a flamingo : BAHAMAS
38
Painter Schiele : EGON
39
"Mr." at the candy counter : GOODBAR
43
With 11-Down, flight crew concerns : CARRY
44
Clothing company since 1992 : FUBU
45
They have their pride : LIONS
46
Actor who played himself in 1988's "Moon Over Parador" : ASNER
47
Bas-relief material : GESSO
49
Running ___ : MATE
50
Pierre who wrote "Pêcheur d'Islande" : LOTI
51
Words after catch or hang : ONTO
52
Ground cover : SOD
53
U.N. workers' grp. : ILO
54
Aachen article : DER

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

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