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New York Times, Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Author:
Tom Baring
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
14-Across : Top-quality
TotalDebut
16/28/2011
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0010000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.55529%
Tom Baring

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQW} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Baring. Tuesday freshness: 55%
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© 2011, The New York Times6/28/11 ( No. 22,512 )
Across
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Opportunity to hit : ATBAT
6
Disco ___ of "The Simpsons" : STU
9
Pool divisions : LANES
14
Top-quality : PRIMO
15
Coop resident : HEN
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Nonsensical : INANE
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3.14159 : PIAPPROXIMATION
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"Send help!" : SOS
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Spanish muralist José María ___ : SERT
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Danny of "Do the Right Thing" : AIELLO
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Jazz aficionado : CAT
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Talk trash about : DIS
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72, at Pebble Beach : PAR
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-273.15°C : ABSOLUTEZERO
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Military aviators, collectively : AIRARM
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Sail through : ACE
33
"Born Free" lioness : ELSA
36
Island of the Minotaur : CRETE
37
Phone letters for 6 : MNO
38
Muddies : ROILS
39
Former N.F.L. great Junior ___ : SEAU
40
Laze, with "out" : VEG
41
Source of fine rugs : PERSIA
42
299,792,458 meters/second : SPEEDOFLIGHT
45
Frost's "The ___-Repeated Dream" : OFT
47
Amendment that repealed Prohibition : XXI
48
___ Cruces, N.M. : LAS
49
Manufacturer's payback : REBATE
51
Lectern's locale : DAIS
52
Creature with elbowed antennae : ANT
55
6.022 x 1023 : AVOGADROSNUMBER
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October Revolution leader : LENIN
59
Ararat lander : ARK
60
Kids' song refrain : EIEIO
61
Spiner of "Star Trek: T.N.G." : BRENT
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Home heating option : GAS
63
Dawdle : DALLY
Down
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iPhone programs : APPS
2
The Stooges, e.g. : TRIO
3
Pollster's worry : BIAS
4
Part of a public address system : AMP
5
It's first on the leaderboard : TOPSCORE
6
There's one in "puzzle" : SHORTU
7
It's dangerous to do while driving : TEXT
8
Prefix with dimensional : UNI
9
Be a go-between : LIAISE
10
Minimum poker loss : ANTE
11
Manicurist's supply : NAILPOLISH
12
___ Gay : ENOLA
13
Sir, abroad : SENOR
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King's domain : REALM
19
Polenta grain : MAIZE
24
Retro art style : DECO
26
Suffix for the wealthy : AIRE
27
Sternum : BREASTBONE
28
Partner of "took notice" : SATUP
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"Dancing With the Stars" dance : TANGO
30
Corporate shuffle, for short : REORG
31
Window units, briefly : ACS
34
Knife incision : SLIT
35
Cool ___ cucumber : ASA
37
Health plan prefix : MEDI
38
Released again on CD, say : REISSUED
40
In a pique : VEXED
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Nothing fancy : PLAIN
43
Not extinct : EXTANT
44
Chemistry lab vessels : FLASKS
45
Power Flosser brand : ORALB
46
Flu symptom : FEVER
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Not "fer" : AGIN
51
Explorer of kiddie TV : DORA
52
Genesis brother : ABEL
53
Moonmate of Buzz : NEIL
54
"Iliad" locale : TROY
56
Use for an old T-shirt : RAG
57
Farrow of "Rosemary's Baby" : MIA

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

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