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New York Times, Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
58-Across : With 46-Across, late, legendary director
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 80, Blocks: 38 Missing: {Q} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 146 for Mr. Kahn. Wednesday freshness: 52%
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© 2011, The New York Times5/18/11 ( No. 22,471 )
Across
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Bean holder : POD
4
58-/46-Across movie (1973) : SERPICO
11
Actuarial stat : AGE
14
Blood type letters : ABO
15
Provide with too much staffing : OVERMAN
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Workplace for 58-/46-Across : LOT
17
Figure out : GET
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Most slippery : WILIEST
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Strike force?: Abbr. : PBA
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"Murder on the ___ Express," 58-/46-Across movie (1974) : ORIENT
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"Hmm, don't think so" : NAH
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With 55-Across, 58-/46-Across movie (1964) : FAIL
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Lisbon lady : DONA
25
Pinball paths : ARCS
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Lighter brand : BIC
28
"12 ___ Men," 58-/46-Across movie (1957) : ANGRY
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Quick turnaround, slangily : UEY
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Like some symmetry : AXIAL
34
Cubic Rubik : ERNO
36
Tanned : BRONZE
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58-/46-Across movie (1975) : DOGDAYAFTERNOON
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Annoy, and then some : ENRAGE
43
Kind of surgeon : TREE
44
Fishing net : SEINE
45
Upsilon's follower : PHI
46
See 58-Across : LUMET
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Start to cry? : FAR
52
Musical McEntire : REBA
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Defendant's plea, briefly : NOLO
55
See 23-Across : SAFE
57
Jiffy : SEC
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With 46-Across, late, legendary director : SIDNEY
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Butterfly wrapping? : OBI
61
Actress Mills and others : JULIETS
63
Cable inits. : AMC
64
Workplace for 58-/46-Across : SET
65
With 66-Across, "Aida" aria : OPATRIA
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See 65-Across : MIA
67
Gray shade : ASH
68
Frequent location of 58-/46-Across movies : NEWYORK
69
Where Oskar Schindler is buried: Abbr. : ISR
Down
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Tiered tower : PAGODA
2
Titania's husband : OBERON
3
Being too affectionate : DOTING
4
Planted : SOWN
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Best Musical of 1980 : EVITA
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Sunday subj.? : REL
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58-/46-Across movie (1981) : PRINCEOFTHECITY
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"No matter what you choose for me is fine" : IMEASY
9
Bills and coins : CASH
10
It borders Lake Huron: Abbr. : ONT
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Star of 4- and 37-Across : ALPACINO
12
Dry stretch in Mongolia : GOBI
13
List space saver : ETAL
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Listener : EAR
23
Choose definitely : FIXON
26
___ temperature : RUNA
27
Gun part : BARREL
29
Test pilot Chuck : YEAGER
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___ dye : AZO
33
Author Deighton : LEN
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Toast type : RYE
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Spell-off : BEE
37
___ Plaines : DES
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Wedded : ONE
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D. W. ___ Award, honor for 58-/46-Across for lifetime achievement : GRIFFITH
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Mother of Perseus : DANAE
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Chi-town read, with "the" : TRIB
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Future attorney's field of study : PRELAW
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"Tristan ___ Isolde" : UND
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Friendly term, to a Parisian : MONAMI
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Varnish resins : ELEMIS
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Hot Wheels product : TOYCAR
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Moving : ASTIR
55
Slugger Sammy : SOSA
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Fivers : ABES
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Caretaker, for short : SUPE
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Writer Dinesen : ISAK
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Funny Stewart : JON
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Ranch add-on : ERO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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