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New York Times, Saturday, July 19, 2008

Author:
Todd McClary
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : Eco-friendly commuters, for short
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1410/3/20003/27/20121
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
10304222
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.637856%
Todd McClary

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QVZ} Spans: 2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. McClary. Saturday freshness: 17%
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© 2008, The New York Times7/19/8 ( No. 21,438 )
Across
1
Thrill : BLOWAWAY
9
Recording studio sound shields : GOBOS
14
Cause of some tan lines : BIKINITOP
16
Avoid extinction, say : ADAPT
17
Hero/giant created by Rabelais : GARGANTUA
18
Shiftless sort : IDLER
19
Merkel of moviedom : UNA
20
Wrinkle-resistant fabric : DACRON
22
___ sequence : DNA
23
Foul : NASTY
26
Some pinball targets : RAMPS
27
Mature tadpole, of a sort : EFT
28
Sugarhouse stuff : SAP
30
Dot follower, often : NET
31
Selective service registrant : MALE
32
National champions in 2002, 2004 and 2005 : PATRIOTS
35
Grandson of Noah : MAGOG
36
Suffered defeat : METONESWATERLOO
38
Way up or way down : STEPS
39
Menacing : SINISTER
40
Eco-friendly commuters, for short : PEDS
41
Operatic tenor Vickers : JON
42
Smokestack output : ASH
43
Maria's love in the 1996 Tony-winning play "Master Class" : ARI
44
Olympic blade : SABER
46
Owner of the Flickr Web site : YAHOO
50
"AC360°" channel : CNN
51
Marshall Plan signer : TRUMAN
53
TV tuner input option: Abbr. : AUX
54
Its logo features a globe on a table : MENSA
56
Language group including Hebrew : CANAANITE
59
Stretches : AREAS
60
Snowy locale of song : OLDSMOKEY
61
Pole position? : NORTH
62
Navigation figure : LATITUDE
Down
1
Plinking weapon : BBGUN
2
Jungle obstacle : LIANA
3
Five-sided pods : OKRAS
4
Disguise part : WIG
5
Actress Ortiz of "Ugly Betty" : ANA
6
Make tired : WIND
7
Rosa damascena product : ATTAR
8
Words of consolation : YOUCANTWINEMALL
9
Results of bull markets : GAINS
10
Eyebrow-raising : ODD
11
Quarter image : BALDEAGLE
12
Debate format : OPENFLOOR
13
Game with 40 pieces per side : STRATEGO
15
Kraft offering in a can : PARMESAN
21
Go (for) : OPT
24
Braking maneuvers for skaters : TSTOPS
25
Lies along the waterfront? : YARNS
29
Tin contents : PIE
31
First name in homemaking hints : MARTHA
32
Pianist leader of the Philly Pops : PETERNERO
33
Took evening courses? : ATEDINNER
34
Trattoria offering : OSSOBUCO
35
Poorly organized : MESSY
36
Arcade star of the '80s : MSPACMAN
37
Woman at a reunión : TIA
41
Rattle : JAR
44
Drug store? : STASH
45
Joe ___, ex-Royals third baseman known as the Joker : RANDA
47
One-stanza poem : HAIKU
48
Exposed : OUTED
49
Common daisy : OXEYE
52
Creator of 1867's "Grand Caricaturama" : NAST
55
Had an uneventful day : SAT
57
Soirée invitee : AMI
58
"___ even!" : NOT

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

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