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New York Times, Saturday, August 22, 2015

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
53-Across : Hot deli orders
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Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Scrabble average: 1.93 This is puzzle # 88 for Mr. Silk. Saturday freshness: 82%
Barry C. Silk notes:
I constructed this puzzle in March 2014. My seeds for this puzzle were HJ HEINZ and CHANNEL SURF. My goal was to have a themeless ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Barry is known for his desire to work in high Scrabble value letters, and he does so in spades today. At least one each of the four ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times8/22/15 ( No. 24,028 )
Across
1
Spring performances? : IRISHJIGS
10
Disney World's 27,000+ : ACRES
15
1960s pop idol : DAVYJONES
16
Rump alternative : CHUCK
17
Subject for a makeup class : EYESHADOW
18
Vacation rental : CANOE
19
J.F.K.'s U.N. ambassador : AES
20
The Spanish word "nación" has two : ENES
21
"___ Gets Drafted" (Disney short) : DONALD
22
Hoodoo : JINX
23
Chills, so to speak : LOUNGES
24
Female helicopter pilot from Hasbro : GIJANE
27
New York Post headline writer, often : PUNNER
28
Like hives : ABUZZ
29
Shooter with a spark : FLINTLOCK
32
Pioneering automaker : BENZ
33
End : CEASE
34
"What-ev-er you say ..." : SURE
35
What bows were once examples of : ETIQUETTE
37
One fixing flats? : TUNER
38
Sunday talk show guest : PUNDIT
39
Dairy giant : BORDEN
40
Having lost a winter coat? : SHEARED
42
Magician's word : POOF
43
Besmirched : TARRED
44
Flames on ice, e.g. : TEAM
45
Fell for a trick : BIT
48
It doesn't require a paper ballot : EVOTE
49
"Can you believe that?!" : WHATAJOKE
51
To whom Prospero says "Thou liest, malignant thing!" : ARIEL
52
One playing to the balcony? : SERENADER
53
Hot deli orders : MELTS
54
Colorful item in a jar : JELLYBEAN
Down
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One may get carried out : IDEA
2
Comedian once called the Female Bob Hope : RAYE
3
"A Little Bitty Tear" singer, 1962 : IVES
4
Awacs component: Abbr. : SYS
5
"It's red magic time!" sloganeer, once : HJHEINZ
6
Part of J. K. Rowling's "J. K." : JOANNE
7
Search facilitator : INDEX
8
Bygone compacts : GEOS
9
Hartford-to-New Haven dir. : SSW
10
Eyewitness's offering : ACCOUNT
11
Keep flipping on the couch? : CHANNELSURF
12
Not pass the bar? : RUNAGROUND
13
Place to learn leçons : ECOLE
14
Programs, informally : SKEDS
21
"Stay, O Sweet" writer : DONNE
22
Benny Goodman led one : JAZZQUARTET
23
Rainer of "The Great Ziegfeld" : LUISE
24
Sitcom teacher of Vinnie and Boom Boom : GABE
25
"Fat chance" : IBET
26
Aromatherapy option : JUNIPEROIL
27
Oliver of stage and screen : PLATT
29
Rank : FETID
30
One of the Northwest Territories' official languages : CREE
31
Typeface projection : KERN
33
Turned over : CEDED
36
Is shown, as a film : UNREELS
37
One drink, to a designated driver : TOOMANY
39
Inn in an inlet, say : BOATEL
40
Old-fashioned letter opener : STEAM
41
Le ___, France : HAVRE
42
Fine example : PEARL
44
Final word of "O Canada" : THEE
45
Seem to indicate : BODE
46
Company with "Long live the home" ads : IKEA
47
Arctic ___ : TERN
49
Paper with a "Mansion" section, for short : WSJ
50
Bit of snark : JAB

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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