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New York Times, Friday, May 4, 2012

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
57-Across : Buzz producers
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
929/1/20037/8/20166
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358532741
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
121.6540277%
Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 28 Missing: {QV} This is puzzle # 67 for Mr. Silk. Friday freshness: 66%
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© 2012, The New York Times5/4/12 ( No. 22,823 )
Across
1
Goldeneye relative : SMEW
5
Emergency extractor : JAWSOFLIFE
15
"Must've been something ___" : IATE
16
No night owl : EARLYRISER
17
Jags of the 1960s and '70s : XKES
18
Eggbeater : WHIRLYBIRD
19
Election extension? : EER
20
Wrestling event : MEET
21
Only one of the 13 Colonies not touching the Atl. Ocean : PENNA
22
Go crazy : RUNWILD
24
Board provision : MEAL
26
They're prepared to sell snake oil : SPIELS
27
Stock keeper : BARN
28
Third qtr. closer : SEP
31
See : GETIT
32
Ferris wheel in Dallas that is the tallest in North America : TEXASSTAR
34
Angle in botany : AXIL
35
Support : AEGIS
36
El ___ : PASO
37
Very turbulent situation : MAELSTROM
39
Slopes : CANTS
40
Lifesaving squad: Abbr. : EMS
41
Wrong : TORT
42
Collector of dust bunnies : DRYMOP
43
ESPN anchor Kolber : SUZY
44
Word before and after "for" : MEASURE
45
Moolah : BREAD
48
Ancient neighbor of Judah : MOAB
49
Bladder : SAC
50
Follower of "Help!" : RUBBERSOUL
53
Feature of some lenses : TINT
54
___ Line (international boundary) : ODERNEISSE
55
Alfredo sauce brand : RAGU
56
One concerned with bouquets : WINETASTER
57
Buzz producers : ALES
Down
1
Wells Fargo Center event, informally : SIXERSGAME
2
38-Down's second chance : MAKEUPEXAM
3
They never end : ETERNITIES
4
Jazzman Montgomery : WES
5
The Pink Panther and others : JEWELS
6
Showed delight, in a way : AAHED
7
Certiorari, e.g. : WRIT
8
Olympus OM-1, e.g. : SLR
9
Olive ___ : OYL
10
Browning equipment : FRYPANS
11
Smearing in ink? : LIBEL
12
"The fix ___" : ISIN
13
Shedder of spores : FERN
14
Mother of the Valkyries : ERDA
20
Three-time All-Star pitcher Pappas : MILT
23
"Mack the Knife" composer : WEILL
24
Annual "Hot 100" publisher : MAXIM
25
They're historically significant : ERAS
27
Generated : BEGOT
28
Cardinal for 22 years : STANMUSIAL
29
Newark suburb : EASTORANGE
30
Security account? : PROSPECTUS
32
Robe material : TERRY
33
Fixes at an animal hospital : SPAYS
35
Complete : ATOZ
38
Person making a mark : STUDENT
39
Grouch : CRAB
42
Crack investigator's target? : DEALER
43
Buffalo pro : SABRE
44
Quiet type : MOUSE
45
It's often knitted : BROW
46
Designer Gernreich : RUDI
47
"___ Holden" (Irving Bacheller novel) : EBEN
48
Very : MOST
51
"Still Crazy" star, 1998 : REA
52
Family nickname : SIS
53
Singsong syllable : TRA

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

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