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New York Times, Saturday, August 12, 2006

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
19-Across : Wet
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981.541,84281%
Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JQXYZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 89 for Mr. Berry. Saturday freshness: 13%
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© 2006, The New York Times8/12/6 ( No. 20,731 )
Across
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Cheerleader's syllable : SIS
4
"Aunt" with a 1979 best seller : ERMA
8
Former Dodgers owner Charlie : EBBETS
14
Windowless : INTERIOR
16
Where the Chiefs play minor-league baseball : PEORIA
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Achluophobic : AFRAIDOFTHEDARK
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Wet : MOISTEN
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Works over : REVISES
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Lancaster's "From Here to Eternity" co-star : KERR
22
Formulator of the incompleteness theorems : GODEL
23
Material for a dry cleaner : SUEDE
25
Country club figure : COURSEPRO
29
Peaks on a graph : UPS
30
Winner of all four majors : AGASSI
32
Look : SEEM
33
Put away : STOW
35
Tree with roundish leaves : ASPEN
36
D. H. Lawrence's "The Rainbow," e.g. : SAGA
37
Cuckoo announcement : HOUR
38
Two-part : STEREO
40
Showed : RAN
41
Calculus calculations : INTEGRALS
43
1960's-70's vocalist known for his falsetto : VALLI
45
Chieftains' groups : CLANS
46
"___ Man" (1980's cult film) : REPO
47
Expo '74 site : SPOKANE
50
New York river popular with kayakers : SARANAC
53
1988 film that precipitated the Buchwald v. Paramount lawsuit : COMINGTOAMERICA
55
Medium condition : TRANCE
56
Their work may involve banking : AVIATORS
57
Touches (on) : VERGES
58
Leftovers : REST
59
Court sight : NET
Down
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Prajadhipok's kingdom : SIAM
2
It's gathered by scouts : INFO
3
Unsuccessfully asks for a date : STRIKESOUT
4
Where Tigrinya is an official language : ERITREA
5
Piece of pork? : RIDER
6
Night light provider : MOON
7
Kennel sound : ARF
8
Medicine used to treat hypotension : EPHEDRINE
9
Red meat sources : BEEVES
10
Like ghosts : BODILESS
11
Timeline divisions : ERAS
12
It's worn on a road trip : TIRE
13
Rival of Neiman's : SAKS
15
Made better : EASED
18
Suit part : TROUSERS
22
Biblical foursome : GOSPELS
23
Futomaki or uramaki, e.g. : SUSHI
24
Long Island home of the Brookhaven National Laboratory : UPTON
25
Clicker : CASTANET
26
Gibson garnish : PEARLONION
27
À la king? : REGAL
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Gulf State resident : OMANI
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Pilots are found inside them : GASRANGES
34
Demolition : WRECKING
39
Have a cow? : OVEREAT
42
Bounce (off) : GLANCE
44
Not together : APART
46
"Caddyshack" director : RAMIS
47
Where 46-Down got his start : SCTV
48
Sweater? : PORE
49
Former Panamanian leader Torrijos : OMAR
50
Goalie's feat : SAVE
51
Planting unit : ACRE
52
It goes on a break : CAST
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Steering ___ : OAR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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