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New York Times, Friday, October 2, 2009

Author:
Brad Wilber
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
28-Down : 1941 Jimmy Dorsey chart-topper
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
602/19/20055/31/202233
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21.6035482%
Brad Wilber

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FQXZ} This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Wilber. Friday freshness: 47%
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© 2009, The New York Times10/2/9 ( No. 21,878 )
Across
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Rabble-roused : CAUSEDASTIR
12
Luckman of Chicago Bears fame : SID
15
Tape deck convenience : AUTOREVERSE
16
Boyhood nickname in "The Phantom Menace" : ANI
17
Its clock was featured in the 1945 film "The Clock" : PENNSTATION
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Perps' preferences : MOS
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"Help!," e.g. : PLEA
20
Overcrowded digs : TENEMENT
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Ones maturing quickly, for short : TBILLS
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Recipient of a record 12 Best Director nominations : WYLER
27
Best-selling children's author who became a baronet : JMBARRIE
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Further : ELSE
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Delta competitor: Abbr. : UAL
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Get together : AMASS
34
Sticks one's nose in : PRIES
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Diagnosis facilitator : MRISCAN
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Where people do stretches : PRISONS
39
Wine option : PINOT
40
First name in 2000 headlines : ELIAN
42
Japanese market inits. : TSE
43
Cry of accomplishment : TADA
44
Tacit : UNSTATED
46
Cry made with great effort : HEAVE
48
Mine shaft drill : TREPAN
49
Multiple Emmy winner for "Nick News" : ELLERBEE
51
"Return of the Jedi" dancing girl : OOLA
55
Come together : GEL
56
Shuffling goal : RANDOMORDER
60
Rimbaud's "___ Saison en Enfer" : UNE
61
Dress style that appears to lengthen the body : EMPIREWAIST
62
Thumbs-down : NAY
63
Modern retelling of the Faust legend : DAMNYANKEES
Down
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Sadie Hawkins Day creator : CAPP
2
"The Valley of Horses" novelist, 1982 : AUEL
3
Magazine founder Eric : UTNE
4
"Tempest," for one : SONATA
5
First responders' destinations, briefly : ERS
6
Comerica Park team, on scoreboards : DET
7
"Nip/Tuck" character Moore : AVA
8
Quiets : SETTLES
9
Is a real burden to : TRIES
10
A couple of words after the race : ISON
11
People may ask you to do this : RENEW
12
Actress Katharine Ross's actor-husband : SAMELLIOTT
13
"You could look at it this way ..." : INONESENSE
14
Upset : DISTRESSED
21
Shrek's voicer : MYERS
23
Petal-like poinsettia part : BRACT
24
Bygone radio "friend" : IRMA
25
NPR host Hansen : LIANE
27
Be too hasty : JUMPTHEGUN
28
1941 Jimmy Dorsey chart-topper : MARIAELENA
29
It leads nowhere : BLINDALLEY
33
Moral fiber : SPINE
34
Ship to the New World : PINTA
36
Chardonnay alternative : SOAVE
38
Imitate Don Corleone : RASP
41
Seduced : LUREDIN
45
Preventer of northern exposure : ANORAK
47
Was off base : ERRED
48
Prime-time time : TENPM
50
Bart Starr's alma mater, briefly : BAMA
52
Tongue-lolling comics character : ODIE
53
Majesty lead-in : LESE
54
Entertainment partner? : ARTS
57
Kid ___ (old bandleader) : ORY
58
"Drop ___ line" : MEA
59
Be undefeated against, in sports lingo : OWN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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