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New York Times, Saturday, October 13, 2007

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 33 Missing: {X} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 16 for Mr. Silk. Saturday freshness: 45%
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© 2007, The New York Times10/13/7 ( No. 21,158 )
Across
1
Classic sports lineup : TFORMATION
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All in favor : PROS
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Antipathy : REPUGNANCE
16
Not be fair? : RAIN
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"I hear ya!" : AMENTOTHAT
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Regard impolitely : OGLE
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Low square : NINE
20
Work period : STINT
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Intelligence problem : MOLE
22
Winter fall, in Falkirk : SNA
23
Fortune 500 company founded in 1995 : EBAY
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It's often administered orally : QUIZ
25
Needle holders : FIRS
27
Power system : GRID
28
Birthplace of Evel Knievel and Martha Raye : BUTTE
29
Dill herb : ANET
30
"Follow the Fleet" co-star, 1936 : ASTAIRE
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Precursor to a historical "party" : TEAACT
34
Winner of four Oscars for musical scores : PREVIN
38
"Seems that way" : GUESSSO
42
One-named singer with the 1960s Velvet Underground : NICO
43
Decision maker : JUDGE
46
Calls in a field : CAWS
47
Proof word : STET
48
Home of Gannon University : ERIE
49
"I'll Be Doggone" singer, 1965 : GAYE
50
Lovelace who was called "The Enchantress of Numbers" : ADA
51
Cossacks' leader : TSAR
52
Take the top off : UNHAT
54
Wild : AMOK
55
Break : LULL
56
Enterprise : INITIATIVE
58
Natural healer : ALOE
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Decision maker : DETERMINER
60
Revolutionary War general Thomas : GAGE
61
Big name in foot care : ODOREATERS
Down
1
Dietary danger : TRANSFAT
2
Like some charms : FEMININE
3
Range, e.g. : OPENAREA
4
Old character : RUNE
5
Company keepers: Abbr. : MGT
6
Calendário units : ANOS
7
Ribbons : TATTERS
8
Check : INHIBIT
9
Preceder of many hockey games : OCANADA
10
Like a snood, commonly : NETTY
11
Some dance honorees : PROMQUEENS
12
Cousin of goulash : RAGOUT
13
Like some old-fashioned lamps : OILLIT
14
Cold response? : SNEEZE
26
1959 #1 hit for Lloyd Price : STAGGERLEE
27
Track take : GATE
28
Cold response? : BRR
31
Corp. capital raisers : IPOS
33
Breaking need : CUE
35
It's found in eggs : VITAMINE
36
Like some streams in winter : ICEDOVER
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"Isn't anyone interested?" : NOTAKERS
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Like many supermarket lines? : SCANNED
40
Greet : SAYHITO
41
Producer of some beads : SWEATER
43
It can give people flight reservations : JETLAG
44
Legendary Christian martyr : URSULA
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It's open for discussion : DIALOG
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"Life Is Beautiful" hero : GUIDO
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Spare change? : TIRE
54
Buckling down : ATIT
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Org. with its own insurance agency : AMA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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