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New York Times, Saturday, January 28, 2012

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
48-Down : Quick and thorough learner
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Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {FJVXZ} This is puzzle # 62 for Mr. Silk. Saturday freshness: 36%
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© 2012, The New York Times1/28/12 ( No. 22,726 )
Across
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Concern for a dermatologist : LUMP
5
They often come with eggs : HASHBROWNS
15
Catalan article : UNES
16
What cuts power in half? : SQUAREROOT
17
Sheila's welcome : GDAY
18
Opposite of "dissuaded from" : TALKEDINTO
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Coulee : GULCH
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Messed up : BLEW
22
Roster curtailer: Abbr. : ETAL
23
Product of some decay : ALPHARAY
25
Non-Hollywood, say : INDIE
26
Bit of wet-weather wear : GALOSH
27
Packed things : PISTOLS
29
Touchdown letters : ETA
30
Something stuck in a freezer? : POPSICLE
33
Five in the ninth inning? : ENS
35
Step : NOTCH
36
Prefix with 11-Down : DIS
39
Signs near a teller's window, maybe : ENDORSES
42
Some proctors, briefly : TAS
44
Of the essence : CRUCIAL
47
Silverwing flier : CESSNA
49
Prepare to send some mail : LOGON
50
Route through a park, maybe : BIKEPATH
52
The toe of a boot? : OMAN
53
Schnapps choice : PEAR
55
Declamation stations : PODIA
56
Many a crash cushion at a construction zone : SANDBARREL
59
Get 44-Down : NEAR
60
Affection : ENDEARMENT
61
Bananas : GAGA
62
Civil engineering vehicle : ROADGRADER
63
School in the Piedmont region : ELON
Down
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It's checked before taking off : LUGGAGE
2
Ripple : UNDULATE
3
Dieter's design : MEALPLAN
4
Like many horror flick characters : PSYCHO
5
One of the subjects of the best-selling '02 book "The Conquerors" : HST
6
King Hussein Airport locale : AQABA
7
Disgrace : SULLY
8
Cod relative : HAKE
9
Java, for one : BREW
10
Like the Phillies' caps : RED
11
Word with career or goal : ORIENTED
12
Falls short : WONTDO
13
Manx trait : NOTAIL
14
Some ermines : STOLES
20
Securing device : HASP
24
Her help was solicited in a hit song : RHONDA
25
P.R., e.g. : ISL
27
P.R. releases : PICS
28
Passing comment at a poker table : ICHECK
31
Shared funds : POOL
32
Symphonic score abbr. : STR
34
Backed up : SECONDED
37
"Sold!" : ITSADEAL
38
Universidad de las Américas site : SANTIAGO
40
"Children of the Albatross" novelist : NIN
41
Osmose : SEEP
43
Like much of Niger : SAHARAN
44
Not so remote : CLOSER
45
Swiss alternative : ROMANO
46
Big coffee exporter : UGANDA
48
Quick and thorough learner : SPONGE
50
Like some canine teeth : BARED
51
Daughter of Zeus and Themis : IRENE
53
"The Incredibles" family name : PARR
54
Aretha's Grammy-nominated sister : ERMA
57
Bit of 1-Down : BAG
58
Photocopier abbr. : LTR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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