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New York Times, Friday, June 13, 2014

Author:
David Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
37-Across : Extremely long string
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David Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {Q} Spans: 4, (2 double stacks) This is puzzle # 28 for Mr. Steinberg. Friday freshness: 78%
David Steinberg notes:
I constructed this puzzle a long time ago . . . in April 2012, to be precise! My seed entries were SKINNER BOX, GOOGOLPLEX, and the ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
One aspect I really like about David's constructions is that they're hardly ever derivative. Sometimes it gets a little tiring to see ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times6/13/14 ( No. 23,593 )
Across
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Family guy : MADEMAN
8
Create some ties : NETWORK
15
It often has chips : CHOCOLATECOOKIE
17
1974 #1 hit written by Bob Marley : ISHOTTHESHERIFF
18
Almost equaling : CLOSETO
19
Brat's place : DELI
20
With 24-Across, "The Pianist" star : ADRIEN
23
Unlikely donor : MISER
24
See 20-Across : BRODY
25
Common shower garment : ONESIE
29
First name in westerns : ZANE
30
Conditioning apparatus : SKINNERBOX
34
Family guy, affectionately : UNC
35
Once-common commercial fuel : COALGAS
36
Skippered : LED
37
Extremely long string : GOOGOLPLEX
39
___ Robles, Calif. : PASO
40
Like some symmetry : RADIAL
41
Congolese, e.g. : BANTU
42
Word menu option? : ROGET
45
Criminal activity : RACKET
46
Khloé Kardashian's married name : ODOM
47
Like St. Catherine : SIENESE
51
Rapper with the 2009 hit "Kiss Me Thru the Phone" : SOULJABOYTELLEM
56
Classroom films, e.g. : AUDIOVISUALAIDS
57
Like opinion pieces : SLANTED
58
World of DC Comics : KRYPTON
Down
1
Sprint competitor, once : MCI
2
Physical reactions? : AHS
3
"I'm such a fool!" : DOH
4
Deforestation, e.g. : ECOCIDE
5
Assorted : MOTLEY
6
TV foodie Brown : ALTON
7
Informal rejections : NAHS
8
Rail construction : NEST
9
Say again : ECHO
10
Nail site : TOE
11
Less direct, say : WORDIER
12
Steinbeck have-nots : OKIES
13
It can kick back : RIFLE
14
Fermented milk drink : KEFIR
16
Souvenir shop purchase : TEE
20
Feminist with the 1984 book "Gender Gap" : ABZUG
21
Product under a sink : DRANO
22
Dial-O-Matic maker : RONCO
23
___ van der Rohe : MIES
25
Animal whose tongue is more than a foot long : OKAPI
26
Brand that's a shortened description of its flavor : NILLA
27
Topper of der Tannenbaum : ENGEL
28
Munchies, in ads : SNAX
30
"Storage Wars" cry : SOLD
31
Scrabble player's asset : BLANK
32
Durango direction : OESTE
33
Unlisted? : XDOUT
35
Dog breed distinction : COAT
38
Scapegoat for many a failure : GREMLIN
39
Driver's warm-up : PACELAP
41
In a vulgar way : BASELY
42
Día de San Valentín bouquet : ROSAS
43
Lefty out in left field : ODOUL
44
Cheese burg? : GOUDA
45
Fix, as some roofs : RETAR
47
Stat for a pitcher : SAVE
48
Term paper abbr. : IBID
49
Canon shooter : EOS
50
Stooge syllable : NYUK
52
Insignificant amount : JOT
53
Blitzed : LIT
54
Japan's ___ Castle : EDO
55
___ Explorer : MSN

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

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