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New York Times, Friday, September 14, 2012

Author:
Peter A. Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
47-Across : Overseas relig. title
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Peter A. Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 62 for Mr. Collins. Friday freshness: 34%
Jim Horne notes:

In this rare themed Friday, you can find the four BEATLES in the corners.

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J
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O
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H
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N
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D
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E
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N
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V
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R
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C
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H
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M
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L
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B
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N
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B
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G
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M
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S
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O
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A
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S
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F
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G
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C
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© 2012, The New York Times9/14/12 ( No. 22,956 )
Across
1
Colorado state song composer : JOHNDENVER
11
Minor but necessary part : COG
14
The main characters are usually introduced in it : EPISODEONE
15
100% : PURE
16
Head off? : DECAPITATE
17
"Let ___ already!" : ITGO
18
It might be disappearing : INK
19
What-___ : IFS
20
Liberty League school : VASSAR
22
Head-turning cry : HEY
23
Coke user's activity : SMELTING
25
Relatively ready : RIPER
28
Christ the Redeemer overlooks it : RIO
29
Pierre's world : MONDE
30
Having complicity with : INON
31
Its discovery may result in a recount : LOSTBALLOT
33
Some Windows systems : NTS
34
Players who made a historic touchdown in 1964 : BEATLES
35
Dionysus' aunt : INO
36
Hitch up? : GETMARRIED
38
It hits the ground silently : SNOW
39
Alternative name for abalone : ORMER
40
At-cost connection : ANY
41
Bow's counterpart : STERN
42
It's the same for all customers : FLATRATE
44
Come together : GEL
45
Uses a 46-Across : FISHES
46
One holding the line : ROD
47
Overseas relig. title : STE
50
Hooked on, say : INTO
51
Natural hair conditioner : COCONUTOIL
55
Stick by the water? : REED
56
Delicious leftovers : APPLECORES
57
Trip up : ERR
58
Figure on a $5,000 EE savings bond : PAULREVERE
Down
1
Sci-fi knight : JEDI
2
With 7-Down, easy things to score goals on : OPEN
3
Hayshaker : HICK
4
Grp. concerned with hacking : NSA
5
Not so smart : DOPIER
6
Improve morally : EDIFY
7
See 2-Down : NETS
8
Big multilanguage broadcaster, briefly : VOA
9
Penlight-wielding doc : ENT
10
Seymour's "Somewhere in Time" co-star : REEVE
11
Acts rudely at a supermarket, say : CUTSINLINE
12
Notice on a driver's license : ORGANDONOR
13
Guyanese capital : GEORGETOWN
15
Packed piece : PISTOL
21
Father-and-son prophets in the Book of Mormon : ALMAS
22
Chick magnet? : HEN
23
Raphael's "___ Madonna" : SISTINE
24
Disparate : MOTLEY
25
What "burns, burns, burns" in a hit country song : RINGOFFIRE
26
One making a coat warmer, say : INTERLINER
27
Official in charge of sorts? : POSTMASTER
28
Criticize loudly : ROARAT
31
The Once-___ (Seuss character) : LER
32
It's often made before breakfast : BED
34
Support for a dancer : BARRE
37
Process : METHOD
38
Busch Stadium scoreboard abbr. : STL
41
Beguile : SEDUCE
43
Licensing fee collector, briefly : ASCAP
44
Doomed soul : GONER
46
Order to make a scene? : ROLL
47
Upset : SORE
48
Seating specification : TIER
49
"What ___?" : ELSE
52
___-Locka, Fla. : OPA
53
Intel product, for short : CPU
54
Hebrew for "good" : TOV

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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