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New York Times, Monday, August 24, 2009

Author:
Anthony J. Salvia
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
46-Across : Psychology 101, e.g.
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Anthony J. Salvia

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {J} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Salvia. Monday freshness: 76%
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© 2009, The New York Times8/24/9 ( No. 21,839 )
Across
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Kitchen V.I.P.'s : CHEFS
6
Towel (off) : WIPE
10
Rock star, say : IDOL
14
W.W. II German sub : UBOAT
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Peak : APEX
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Moore of "G.I. Jane" : DEMI
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Tilter at windmills : DONQUIXOTE
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City NNW of Oklahoma City : ENID
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Raised, as livestock : BRED
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"Dee-fense! Dee-fense!" and others : CHANTS
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Little article accompanying a bigger article : SIDEBAR
27
For free : GRATIS
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One of golf's four majors : USOPEN
29
Biblical objects of multiplication : LOAVES
30
Sprinted : RACED
31
___ Carlo (part of Monaco) : MONTE
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"Hike!" callers in football, for short : QBS
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Entryway : GATE
36
Fabricate, as a signature : FORGE
37
Multinational currency : EURO
38
Umberto ___, author of "The Name of the Rose" : ECO
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Santa's little helpers : ELVES
40
Cranium contents : BRAIN
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Hire, as a lawyer : RETAIN
43
Industry in Las Vegas and Atlantic City : GAMING
44
Plaza : SQUARE
45
Plaza displays : PARADES
46
Psychology 101, e.g. : COURSE
47
Number of calories in water : ZERO
48
Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE
49
Place to order a Blizzard : DAIRYQUEEN
55
Softly hit ball in tennis : DINK
56
"Render ___ Caesar ..." : UNTO
57
Eggs on : URGES
58
Writer ___ St. Vincent Millay : EDNA
59
Aspirin target : PAIN
60
___ Gay (W.W. II plane) : ENOLA
Down
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What a cow chews : CUD
2
"Entourage" network : HBO
3
Ages and ages : EON
4
Online help page : FAQ
5
Struck accidentally, as the toe : STUBBED
6
Floor finisher : WAXER
7
Item with earbuds : IPOD
8
Favorite : PET
9
Detest : EXECRATE
10
Think creatively : IDEATE
11
Star of "The Rookie," 2002 : DENNISQUAID
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Fails to mention : OMITS
13
Jar tops : LIDS
18
Ahmadinejad's country : IRAN
22
One who's well off : HAVE
23
Increase in troop levels : SURGE
24
Newton with a law named after him : ISAAC
25
Medicine woman of 1990s TV : DOCTORQUINN
26
Fencing sword : EPEE
27
Pagoda instruments : GONGS
29
Italian 31-Down star Sophia : LOREN
31
See 29-Down : MOVIE
33
Salt water : BRINE
34
Hymns, e.g. : SONGS
36
Came back strong, as allergies : FLAREDUP
37
Bombeck who wrote "The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank" : ERMA
39
Greek H's : ETAS
40
Like the works of Handel and Bach : BAROQUE
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"I've got it!" : EUREKA
43
Indiana birthplace of the Jackson 5 : GARY
44
Sphere or cube : SOLID
45
Argentine dictator who was ousted in 1955 : PERON
46
Relinquish : CEDE
47
Casserole pasta : ZITI
50
"Gimme ___!" (Alabama cheerleader's cry) : ANA
51
Container at many receptions : URN
52
Maniacal leader? : EGO
53
Ingredient in some sushi rolls : EEL
54
Intelligence-gathering org. : NSA

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

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