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New York Times, Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Author:
Jeff Dubner
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
15-Across : Bats
TotalDebutLatest
25/25/20119/22/2011
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Jeff Dubner

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQVWX} Spans: 4 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Dubner. Wednesday freshness: 91%
Jim Horne notes:

Mr. Dubner won the C division at the 2011 ACPT (photo).

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© 2011, The New York Times5/25/11 ( No. 22,478 )
Across
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Prepare for a bodybuilding competition : OILUP
6
Company with a spokesduck : AFLAC
11
Like Carnaby Street fashions : MOD
14
Prefight psych job : STARE
15
Bats : LOONY
16
Yellowfin tuna : AHI
17
Adoptable doll of the '80s : CABBAGEPATCHKID
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Taking after : ALA
21
Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. : ASSN
22
Rest atop : LIEON
23
Adriatic seaport : RIMINI
26
Sics on : LETSAT
27
Friday night ritual, in Judaism : SABBATHBLESSING
31
Bread from a tandoor : NAAN
32
A Monopoly token : IRON
33
General on Chinese menus : TSO
34
Gilbert and Sullivan's follow-up to "The Mikado" : RUDDIGORE
38
Narrow inlet : RIA
41
Tot's plea : CANI
42
Predator of seals : ORCA
45
Some Court of Appeals work : ENBANCDECISIONS
50
Whole lot : PASSEL
51
Appear that way : SEEMTO
52
Start of a number of Keats titles : ODETO
53
How it's done : MODE
56
Corsage part : PIN
57
"An Unquiet Mind" subject : MANICDEPRESSION
61
Drug taken in "Rent" : AZT
62
Certain navel : OUTIE
63
Gold measure : OUNCE
64
Duck Hunt gaming console, briefly : NES
65
Searched (around) : NOSED
66
Dracula's time : NIGHT
Down
1
Annual Kodak Theatre events, with "the" : OSCARS
2
With 49-Down, its form follows the pattern of the circled letters : ITALIAN
3
Biopic about Ritchie Valens : LABAMBA
4
Metro area : URB
5
Stew morsel : PEA
6
Publican's stock : ALES
7
Dandies : FOPS
8
Shylock's offering : LOAN
9
Cookout pest : ANT
10
Spring/summer/fall/winter and others : CYCLES
11
Reaches the big time : MAKESIT
12
Buckeyes : OHIOANS
13
Stayed put : DIDNTGO
18
Trot or canter : GAIT
19
Top 10, e.g. : HITS
24
Support beam : IBAR
25
When repeated, Mork's sign-off : NANU
26
TV monologist : LENO
28
Gridder's on-air greeting, maybe : HIDAD
29
Pickler's need : BRINE
30
Boolean ___ : LOGIC
35
Three-quarters of M : DCCL
36
Got promoted : ROSE
37
Canal of song : ERIE
38
Car tower, maybe : REPOMAN
39
Out to lunch : INADAZE
40
Removes (oneself) : ABSENTS
43
Giving for free : COMPING
44
Ancient capital of Syria : ANTIOCH
46
Source of bubbly : ASTI
47
Ex-lib, perhaps : NEOCON
48
"So it is" : ISEE
49
See 2-Down : SONNET
53
Willie Mays's last team : METS
54
Andy's TV son : OPIE
55
Scott in 1857 news : DRED
58
Tango team : DUO
59
Holy Trinity part : SON
60
___ generis : SUI

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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