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New York Times, Friday, July 6, 2007

Author:
Pete Mitchell
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Across : Crack
TotalDebutLatest
37/6/20071/21/2011
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1.631488%
Pete Mitchell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 25 Missing: {JZ} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Mitchell. Friday freshness: 80%
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© 2007, The New York Times7/6/7 ( No. 21,059 )
Across
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Actor whom People magazine erroneously declared dead in 1982 : ABEVIGODA
10
Aid in retriever retrieval? : IDTAG
15
Persian's gift : NINELIVES
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Gull-like : NAIVE
17
Basis of "America" : GODSAVETHEQUEEN
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"Get ___" (1967 hit for the Esquires) : ONUP
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Filmmaker Morris : ERROL
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Barrel statistic : BORE
22
Turkey dough? : LIRAS
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"The Christmas Song" co-writer : TORME
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Univ. research grantor : NSF
27
Crack : ACE
28
Military V.I.P. : LOOIE
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Slippery as ___ : ANEEL
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Deserve consideration : COUNT
33
The last novel featuring him was "Stopover: Tokyo" : MRMOTO
34
Fugitive's fear : CAPTURE
37
"Let's be reasonable ..." : COMENOW
38
Annular seals : ORINGS
39
Water softener : BORAX
40
Sensation : SMASH
41
Cheekbone : MALAR
42
Syst. of unspoken words : ASL
45
Muffin holder : TIN
46
He served between Hubert and Gerald : SPIRO
48
First name in college football coaching : KNUTE
50
Pizzeria chain since 1943, informally : UNOS
52
Val d'___ (French ski resort) : ISERE
54
"La ___," 1946 Dolores del Rio film : OTRA
55
Punish publicly, perhaps : MAKEANEXAMPLEOF
58
Way to stand : ERECT
59
Place for a vacuum : RADIOTUBE
60
Rocker Patty who married John McEnroe : SMYTH
61
Felt suppressed rage : SMOLDERED
Down
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Land bordered by the Congo : ANGOLA
2
Having some replacement parts? : BIONIC
3
Last : ENDURE
4
Line of motor scooters : VESPA
5
Pier grp. : ILA
6
Springiness : GIVE
7
Implication : OVERTONE
8
Home to Rosa Parks Blvd. : DETROIT
9
Bad way for a ship to be driven : ASHORE
10
Govt. probe : INQ
11
Plaster : DAUB
12
Get plastered : TIEONEON
13
Not at all fond of : AVERSETO
14
Result of cross-fertilization within a population : GENEFLOW
18
Dartboard material : ELM
23
Discards, with "off" : SLOUGHS
25
Designate : EARMARK
29
Couple's word : OURS
31
Home of Silver City: Abbr. : NMEX
32
Stack on a pallet: Abbr. : CTNS
33
Melvin of the Orioles : MORA
34
Film studio department : COSTUMES
35
How some people walk : ARMINARM
36
Hammer activator : PIANOKEY
37
Avalanche setting : COLORADO
39
Something taken before practicing : BAREXAM
41
Dough must be squeezed out of them : MISERS
42
Distinctive director : AUTEUR
43
Light up at a dance? : STROBE
44
Paged : LEAFED
47
Sticker : PIN
49
"Affliction" star, 1998 : NOLTE
51
It's splintered : SECT
53
Graphic artist Nolde : EMIL
56
Letter wearer: Abbr. : ATH
57
Milkweed part : POD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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