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New York Times, Saturday, December 15, 2018

Author:
Erik Agard
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
48-Down : Mono, e.g.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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Erik Agard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJ} This is puzzle # 30 for Mr. Agard. Saturday freshness: 33%
Erik Agard notes:
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Jeff Chen notes:
Talk about CHUTZPAH! Few constructors dare to dip into quad-stack territory; those 4x10 regions in the SW / NE are so daunting. ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times12/15/18 ( No. 25,239 )
Across
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Athlete with the 1999 guide "Go for the Goal" : HAMM
5
Folklore monster whose name means "goat-sucker" : CHUPACABRA
15
Cream alternative : ECRU
16
What might precede a parachute jump : HESITATION
17
Captain Morgan and Admiral Nelson's : RUMS
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"I got you" : UNDERSTOOD
19
Dog jog : TROT
20
Attempts to remove some barriers : TRADETALKS
21
River with Victoria Falls : ZAMBEZI
23
Wave function symbol in quantum mechanics : PSI
24
Having someone's thoughts in mind? : ESP
25
Revolving toy : SITNSPIN
30
1988 security guard comedy : RENTACOP
33
Stimulate : GOOSE
34
Prefix with god : DEMI
35
Jazzman Earl : HINES
37
Cardinal point? : CLAW
38
Put away for later : ONICE
40
Like agliata sauce : GARLICKY
42
Where you might go downstairs for drinks : HOTELBAR
44
Dir. that's also a suffix : ENE
45
[That makes me mad!] : GRR
46
Program opening? : CDDRIVE
50
Didn't think about : SUPPRESSED
55
Product with six fruity flavors : TRIX
56
#1 hit for the Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey : ILLBETHERE
57
Role for Hugh O'Brian on TV and Kevin Costner in film : EARP
58
Tailgaters' tote : BEERCOOLER
59
Shade akin to cerulean : AQUA
60
Enthusiast's purchase : SEASONPASS
61
Wet cloud : MIST
Down
1
Bandwidth unit : HERTZ
2
Maker of the MDX and RDX : ACURA
3
1983 comedy/drama about a stay-at-home dad : MRMOM
4
Remark of envy : MUSTBENICE
5
Arguing with God, for example : CHUTZPAH
6
One of several French kings : HENRI
7
___-approved : USDA
8
Sort who entices others to follow : PIEDPIPER
9
Still : ATREST
10
Assigning stars to? : CASTING
11
Congratulatory start : ATTA
12
Science subj. : BIOL
13
Swindle : ROOK
14
Connectors : ANDS
22
Attendance abbr. : EST
25
One method of locating schools : SONAR
26
United, e.g. : SOCCERTEAM
27
Apt surname for an acupuncturist? : POLK
28
"By Jove!" : ISAY
29
"What's ___?" : NEW
30
Setting of a 2000s Comedy Central police show : RENO
31
Let off : EMIT
32
Locale for Cubans : CIGARSHOP
34
"Silly me!" : DOH
36
Some Winter Olympians : SLEDDERS
39
Nickname of Doménikos Theotokópoulos : ELGRECO
41
Political designation: Abbr. : IND
43
Nova Scotia's Cape ___ Island : BRETON
46
Crop deity : CERES
47
Operation Red Dawn defender : IRAQI
48
Mono, e.g. : VIRUS
49
Overseas worker, perhaps : EXPAT
50
Some family folks, informally : SIBS
51
Nickname for Ulysses : ULEE
52
Entered response : PLEA
53
Some 58-Across contents, in brief : PBRS
54
Ward with many awards : SELA

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

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