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New York Times, Thursday, July 13, 2006

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Across : Grand finale?
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JKMQ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 236 for Mr. Nosowsky. Thursday freshness: 61%
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Z
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© 2006, The New York Times7/13/6 ( No. 20,701 )
Across
1
Makes an unexpected move : ZIGS
5
Captain's hires : CREW
9
Where you live : ABODE
14
___ instant : INAN
15
Dragon slayer : HERO
16
WASP part : SAXON
17
See circles : POLITICALBELIEF
20
It hangs by the neck : CRAVAT
21
"Yep, that's the way it is" : FRAIDSO
22
Voiced admiration : OOHED
23
Bottom : BASE
25
Part of NASA: Abbr. : NATL
26
Two-part : DUAL
27
Did laps? : SAT
28
What a leader may give : THENOD
30
Something that may be delayed by a storm: Abbr. : ETD
31
Happy guy in a musical : FELLA
33
These: Sp. : ESTOS
34
See circles : NEWSANGLE
36
Atmospheric mix : GASES
39
Cancel : ANNUL
40
Boxer's mitt : PAW
43
Slow on the uptake : OBTUSE
45
Trike rider : TOT
46
10th, in a way: Abbr. : SOPH
47
Bleacher feature : TIER
48
Not home : AWAY
50
Homeland to Hadrian : TERRA
51
Grand finale? : OLEOPRY
53
"Oh, right" : IGETIT
54
See circles : PERSONALOPINION
57
"The Emmys" author Thomas : ONEIL
58
Brouhaha : TODO
59
Mower maker : TORO
60
Short and maybe not sweet : TERSE
61
Mary who married a future president : TODD
62
"I'm working ___!" : ONIT
Down
1
12345, e.g. : ZIPCODE
2
Pet's choice : INOROUT
3
Knight in shining armor : GALAHAD
4
Whine : SNIVEL
5
Marker : CHIT
6
Boom box button : REC
7
Chapter in history : ERA
8
Devours, with "down" : WOLFS
9
Out of port : ASEA
10
Some Indonesian islanders : BALINESE
11
Rust-causing agent : OXIDANT
12
Half a playground argument : DOESTOO
13
Wraps around : ENFOLDS
18
Wee bit : TAD
19
Cy Young winner Saberhagen : BRET
23
Model material : BALSA
24
Home of Home Depot : ATLANTA
27
Tend to hems : SEW
29
"A place where you have nothing to do but amuse yourself": Shaw : HELL
31
Own (up) : FESS
32
Needle : ANNOY
34
Hang-up : NEUROSIS
35
Destroy the interior of : GUT
36
Deteriorate : GOTOPOT
37
Eisenhower Center site : ABILENE
38
One at the helm : STEERER
40
Helping : PORTION
41
Kind of reasoning : APRIORI
42
Stand for bric-a-brac : WHATNOT
44
Take home : EARN
46
Taken care of : SEENTO
49
One of the Earp brothers : WYATT
50
___ Friday's : TGI
52
Make a gondola go : POLE
53
Song holder : IPOD
55
Bathroom, in Bath : LOO
56
Anomalous : ODD

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

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