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New York Times, Friday, November 9, 2007

Author:
Henry Hook
Editor:
Will Shortz
14-Down : Sighing a lot, maybe
TotalDebutLatest
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Henry Hook

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JVZ} This is puzzle # 49 for Mr. Hook. Friday freshness: 88%
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© 2007, The New York Times11/9/7 ( No. 21,185 )
Across
1
Concerned query : YOUOK
6
Without a leg to stand on? : STEMLESS
14
Vermont senator Sanders : BERNIE
15
It's a cinch : CORSELET
16
Pretentious : LADIDA
17
Without a match : UNIQUELY
18
"Pardon me" : AHEM
19
Closing bid? : ADIEU
20
Peak : MAX
21
McCartney, to fans : SIRPAUL
24
Horror film that starts in a filthy lavatory : SAW
26
Weaken, in a way : EMBRITTLE
29
Monotheistic Syrian : DRUSE
33
Most in need of toning : FLESHIEST
35
Top-rated, in a way : ONEA
36
Slant : BIAS
37
Get all histrionic : EMOTE
38
About 40 degrees, for N.Y.C. : NLAT
39
Hostel environments : INNS
40
Wore out : RANRAGGED
42
Some lap dogs : PEKES
44
Result of a new TV series' renewal : SEASONTWO
46
A.A. discussion topic : DTS
48
Appoints as an agent : DEPUTES
49
Roast pig side dish : POI
52
Stands : PODIA
55
Brew choice : MALT
56
Afro-Caribbean religion : SANTERIA
58
Toeless creature in an Edward Lear verse : POBBLE
60
Engine manufacturer Briggs & ___ : STRATTON
61
One with a second helping : DUELER
62
Super Bowl XX champs : THEBEARS
63
Personnel director, at times : FIRER
Down
1
Hoped-for reply to 1-Across : YEAHIMFINE
2
Payment is often sent with one : ORDERBLANK
3
Apt to say "So?" : UNIMPRESSED
4
Relative of -ish : OID
5
Mauna ___ : KEA
6
Missile with a mobile launcher : SCUD
7
Product whose ads featured twins : TONI
8
Iroquois' foes : ERIES
9
Lee Marvin TV oldie : MSQUAD
10
Moldovan money : LEU
11
He or I, but not you: Abbr. : ELEM
12
Ward of "Once and Again" : SELA
13
Deep river? : STYX
14
Sighing a lot, maybe : BLASE
19
Some Nissans : ALTIMAS
22
"___ for Alibi" : AIS
23
___ Pendragon, King Arthur's father : UTHER
25
Call slip? : WRONGNUMBER
27
West African currency : LEONE
28
Ponch player in 1970s-'80s TV : ESTRADA
30
Too awful even to fix up, as an apartment : UNLETTABLE
31
Octopus, e.g. : SEADWELLER
32
Take the cake? : EAT
34
Twit : TEASE
36
Marcel Marceau character : BIP
41
Bush league? : GOP
43
City connected to the 4.1-mile long Sunshine Skyway Br. : STPETE
45
Kitchen appliance brand : OSTER
47
In a sense : SORTA
49
"Over here" : PSST
50
Four-letter word, aptly : OATH
51
On : INRE
53
Pricey gown : DIOR
54
McShane and McKellen : IANS
57
Bill : TAB
58
Sharable computer file, for short : PDF
59
Overseas agreement : OUI

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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