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New York Times, Friday, June 24, 2011

Author:
Milo Beckman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
15-Across : Words after an insult
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Milo Beckman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {KQZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Beckman. Friday freshness: 78%
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© 2011, The New York Times6/24/11 ( No. 22,508 )
Across
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"Try not to stand out" : ACTCASUAL
10
Call ___ to (stop) : AHALT
15
Words after an insult : NOOFFENSE
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Jason who directed 2011's "Arthur" : WINER
17
Beatles song with a complaining title : IMSOTIRED
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Utah State athlete : AGGIE
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I. M. Pei's alma mater, for short : MIT
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War hero who killed himself with a onetime rival's sword : AJAX
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Rapid descent on skis : SCHUSS
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Hail ___ : ACAB
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Where purchases cost 69¢, 99¢ or $1.29 : ITUNESPLUS
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Burdened : LADED
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French waters : EAUX
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"Bloody" : RARE
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Ticket : SLATE
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Honorary deg. for many a writer : DLIT
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They're found in rock bands : ORES
33
End of a flick? : ASH
35
Letters at the beach : SPF
37
Absorbed : RAPT
40
"Here comes trouble!" : UHOH
44
Some stars : DIVAS
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Plot segment : ACRE
49
Tons of : MANY
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Cover : ALIBI
51
Words accompanying an arrow : THISSIDEUP
54
Kind of twin : EVIL
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Like some glasses : TINTED
56
Professor 'iggins : ENRY
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Gray : AGE
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Admit : LETIN
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Prepared : MADEAPLAN
62
Levels : EVENS
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"Told you so!" : ICALLEDIT
64
Suit material : SERGE
65
Remedy for a tizzy : CHILLPILL
Down
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Some cracker shapes : ANIMALS
2
Wacky : COMICAL
3
Fiesta food item : TOSTADA
4
$$$ head : CFO
5
Old Spice rival : AFTA
6
Conductor Ozawa : SEIJI
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Like a first-time tournament player, usually : UNRATED
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Type of reproduction : ASEXUAL
9
Was up : LED
10
___ plane : AWACS
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Very recognizable : HIGHPROFILE
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Bony, as a face : ANGULAR
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Work's opposite : LEISURE
14
Locks : TRESSES
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Titillating transmissions : SEXTS
23
One stage of development : BETATESTING
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Rapa ___ (Easter Island) : NUI
27
"Der Ring ___ Nibelungen" : DES
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Moist : HUMID
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Smartphone, e.g., for short : PDA
37
Discombobulates : RATTLES
38
Carry out : ACHIEVE
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Press user : PRINTER
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Cheated : HAD
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Rule for free samples : ONEEACH
43
Sonata maker : HYUNDAI
45
Composer known as the Red Priest : VIVALDI
46
First name of two first ladies : ABIGAIL
47
Calf part : SILENTL
52
Detect : SENSE
53
Old "Go from flat to fluffy" sloganeer : PRELL
57
Term of address in the South : YALL
60
Open ___ : MIC
61
Fire : PEP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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