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New York Times, Friday, September 30, 2011

Author:
Joe Krozel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Across : 1958 Pulitzer-winning novelist and family
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Joe Krozel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 62, Blocks: 34 Missing: {HQZ} This is puzzle # 48 for Mr. Krozel. Friday freshness: 99%
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© 2011, The New York Times9/30/11 ( No. 22,606 )
Across
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Many viviparous births : LITTERS
8
Where many beads are formed : PORES
13
Pretty good result for a golf round : ONEOVER
14
Without incident : SAFELY
15
Coyote, say, to a Western rancher : VARMINT
16
Subject of the 2001 book subtitled "The Shock of the Century" : SPUTNIK
17
Stumble : ERR
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Like many resorts : COASTAL
20
Expression of praise : ODE
21
Clouds : TAINTS
23
Toppers popular with jazzmen : PORKPIES
25
1958 Pulitzer-winning novelist and family : AGEES
26
His character had the signature line "Book 'em, Danno" : JACKLORD
27
Territory on a Risk board : PERU
28
Like stools and many benches : BACKLESS
29
Event for many a dashing young man : TRACKMEET
31
Having been overexposed to the sun, maybe : FRECKLED
32
Unrefined sort : BOOR
36
Officially starts work : CLOCKSIN
37
"Nature's lay idiot, I taught thee to love" penner : DONNE
38
Sea food : PLANKTON
39
Points of view? : PIXELS
40
"Chariots of Fire" co-star Charleson : IAN
41
Doesn't go away : LINGERS
43
Thing to drive off of : TEE
44
Choices for snaps : GINGERS
46
Like some Internet searches : BOOLEAN
48
___ monkey : GREASE
49
Least desirably : ATWORST
50
Sounds from a 3-Down : YELPS
51
They're far from stars : NONAMES
Down
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Slight show of affection : LOVETAP
2
Going ballistic : INARAGE
3
One producing 50-Across : TERRIER
4
Petty recording : TOM
5
Boots : EVICTS
6
"___ Most Wanted" ("best-of" compilation of a popular TV cop show) : RENOS
7
Miss hitting a piñata?: Abbr. : SRTA
8
Bauhaus artist and teacher : PAULKLEE
9
"___ I had heard of Lucy Gray": Wordsworth : OFT
10
"La Loge" and "La Grenouillère" : RENOIRS
11
Skipped over : ELIDED
12
General George at Gettysburg : SYKES
14
Performed brilliantly : SPARKLED
16
Warehouse workers : STOCKMEN
19
Job for some wall fixers : SPACKLING
22
Deuterium has one : NEUTRON
24
London letter getter : POSTBOX
26
Twenties : JACKSONS
28
Wheelie supporter : BACKTIRE
30
Daredevilish : RECKLESS
31
Muleta material : FLANNEL
33
Four years as governor, say : ONETERM
34
Like most apartments : ONLEASE
35
Minds : RESENTS
36
Danes featured in films : CLAIRE
37
Renounce : DISOWN
38
Little digit? : PIGGY
39
Prefix with type : PROTO
42
Israel's first U.N. delegate : EBAN
45
Orthodontist's concern : GAP
47
Mauna ___ : LOA

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

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