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New York Times, Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Author:
Adam G. Perl
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Down : Stick of gum, e.g.
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Adam G. Perl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JMQXZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Perl. Tuesday freshness: 7%
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© 2008, The New York Times1/1/8 ( No. 21,238 )
Across
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"Mamma Mia" group : ABBA
5
Play chauffeur : DRIVE
10
Money to help one through a tight spot : LOAN
14
Either of two directing brothers : COEN
15
All gone, as dinner : EATEN
16
Mayberry boy : OPIE
17
Daydreamer's state : HEADINTHECLOUDS
20
Directional suffix : ERN
21
A choir may stand on it : RISER
22
Good thing : ASSET
23
Sailor, colloquially : TAR
24
Digit in binary code : ONE
25
Joseph Conrad novella : HEARTOFDARKNESS
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Edward who wrote the play "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia" : ALBEE
35
Pastor's flock : LAITY
36
Rebellious Turner : NAT
37
Vintage autos : REOS
38
Kind of club that's a hint to this puzzle's theme : FOURH
39
Prefix with lock or knock : ANTI
40
___-cone : SNO
41
Colonial settlement : TOWNE
42
Bobby Orr, notably : BRUIN
43
Vocational school instruction : HANDSONTRAINING
46
Superannuated : OLD
47
Ring outcome, briefly : TKO
48
___ pants (multipocketed wear) : CARGO
51
Room plus, in a hotel : SUITE
54
"Don't ___" : ASK
57
Common employment benefit : HEALTHINSURANCE
60
Cleveland's lake : ERIE
61
Enlarge a house : ADDON
62
Men-only : STAG
63
"The World of Suzie ___" : WONG
64
Sierra ___, Africa : LEONE
65
Certain vanity plate for husband-and-wife cars : HERS
Down
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Suffer from a charley horse : ACHE
2
Transvaal trekker : BOER
3
Vanilla ___ : BEAN
4
"What else?" : AND
5
"Meet the Fockers" co-star, 2004 : DENIRO
6
Hamelin's problem : RATS
7
"___ Jury" (Spillane novel) : ITHE
8
Zig or zag : VEER
9
S.A.S.E., e.g. : ENC
10
Relax, as rules : LOOSEN
11
Berkeley Breathed comic strip : OPUS
12
Lieutenant : AIDE
13
Fit snugly : NEST
18
Really hot under the collar : IRATE
19
Like Lincoln, in physique : LANKY
23
Uno + dos : TRES
24
Straight: Prefix : ORTH
25
Hard on the ears : HARSH
26
"Maria ___" (Dorsey tune) : ELENA
27
___ to mankind : ABOON
28
Taken wing : FLOWN
29
Intimidate : DAUNT
30
Station with a show : AIRER
31
The blahs : ENNUI
32
Participated temporarily, as with a band : SATIN
33
Police con : STING
38
Victuals : FOOD
39
Florence's river : ARNO
41
Letter-shaped opening for a bolt : TSLOT
42
Harley rider : BIKER
44
Links bend : DOGLEG
45
Bring into harmony : ATTUNE
48
Stick of gum, e.g. : CHEW
49
Prefix with -postale : AERO
50
Common Seattle forecast : RAIN
51
Slaw or fries, e.g. : SIDE
52
Reverse, on a PC : UNDO
53
"The shoe ___ the other foot" : ISON
54
A couple of chips, maybe : ANTE
55
Injury reminder : SCAR
56
Purchases for a shindig : KEGS
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___ 9000, sci-fi computer : HAL
59
Bit of air pollution : ASH

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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