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New York Times, Thursday, July 21, 2011

Author:
Michael Sharp
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1-Across : Traditional March birthstone
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Michael Sharp

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 35 Missing: {QWY} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Sharp. Thursday freshness: 64%
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J
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A
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S
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P
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E
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R
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F
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G
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S
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S
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T
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U
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D
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O
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T
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G
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Z
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E
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R
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H
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B
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V
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E
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P
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O
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L
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E
X
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O
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R
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G
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B
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C
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R
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O
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T
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S
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C
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D
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C
H
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A
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T
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A
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B
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O
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C
A
L
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T
O
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P
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C
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K
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L
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M
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L
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B
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A
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N
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T
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© 2011, The New York Times7/21/11 ( No. 22,535 )
Across
1
Traditional March birthstone : JASPER
7
Three-pointers: Abbr. : FGS
10
Hoop alternative : STUD
14
What might be a knockout? : OPIATE
15
Meal preceder? : OAT
16
___ salad : TUNA
17
French writer with snaky hair and a petrifying gaze? : GORGONZOLA
19
Sportscaster Andrews : ERIN
20
Dissolve a relationship : ENDIT
21
Antelope of southern Africa : RHEBOK
23
Swerves : VEERS
26
In favor of the first book?: Abbr. : PROVOLONE
28
Joint custody parties : EXES
29
Rich : OPULENT
30
A to Z, e.g. : RUN
31
Unisphere, e.g. : GLOBE
32
"The Bridge at Narni" artist : COROT
36
With 38-Across, deli purchase ... or a description of the answer to 17-, 26-, 47- or 55-Across : SLICED
38
See 36-Across : CHEESE
39
Troubled : ATEAT
40
From the start : ABOVO
43
Food label abbr. : CAL
44
Like some bars and beaches : TOPLESS
46
Green gourd, informally : CUKE
47
One trying to shake a leg, for instance? : LIMBURGER
50
Seuss character who "speaks for the trees" : LORAX
51
Provoke : INCITE
52
___ One : FIBER
54
Mech. whiz : ENGR
55
Mom's special road-trip corn bread? : MASCARPONE
60
Put out, with "off" : TEED
61
Australian sprinter : EMU
62
It's developed during training season : ROSTER
63
Buried treasures : ORES
64
Swim : DIP
65
"Baby" singer Justin : BIEBER
Down
1
Nudge : JOG
2
Receiver of private letters?: Abbr. : APO
3
___ Barton, first Triple Crown winner, 1919 : SIR
4
Obsolescent communication devices : PAGERS
5
Short jackets : ETONS
6
Tear : REND
7
Service that requires no shoes : FOOTRUB
8
Hoedown participant : GAL
9
Make fast : STARVE
10
Common work boot feature : STEELTOE
11
Engine type : TURBO
12
Marriage : UNION
13
Comment preceding "Gern geschehen" : DANKE
18
Nada : ZIPPO
22
Bigwig : HONCHO
23
Compact Nissan model : VERSA
24
Rejoice : EXULT
25
Start of a children's rhyme : EENIE
27
29-Down, down South : OLE
29
See 27-Down : OLD
31
"Beat it!" : GETOUT
33
Come to mind again : RECUR
34
City of 2 1/2+ million at the mouth of the Yodo River : OSAKA
35
Fax predecessor : TELEX
37
Mewing passerines : CATBIRDS
38
Walgreens competitor : CVS
40
N. African land : ALG
41
Fortifies : BEEFSUP
42
Courtier who invites Hamlet to fence with Laertes : OSRIC
45
Common undergrad course of study : PREMED
46
Zombie, essentially : CORPSE
47
Deceive : LIETO
48
Hidden : INNER
49
1985 N.L. M.V.P. Willie : MCGEE
50
"Vive" follower : LEROI
53
Sharp put-down : BARB
56
"What a good boy ___!" : AMI
57
Pony players' parlor: Abbr. : OTB
58
Formerly, name-wise : NEE
59
Drop the ball : ERR

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

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