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New York Times, Friday, December 16, 2011

Author:
Doug Peterson and Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
31-Down : Volcano south of Quito
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
572/20/200610/13/202435
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
6383313183
RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.6226368%
Doug Peterson
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
929/1/20037/8/20166
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
358532741
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
121.6540277%
Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 25 Missing: {FZ} Spans: 4, (2 double stacks) Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Peterson. This is puzzle # 61 for Mr. Silk. Friday freshness: 81%
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© 2011, The New York Times12/16/11 ( No. 22,683 )
Across
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Like Celsius : SWEDISH
8
Alchemist's goal : PANACEA
15
Early Appalachian crossers : CONESTOGAWAGONS
17
Like friendly acquaintances : ONSPEAKINGTERMS
18
Google Maps offering : ROUTE
19
Prepare for gardening, maybe : KNEEL
20
Last article in the Constitution : VII
21
Striking things about rec rooms : CUES
22
Creature on the New York coat of arms : EAGLE
23
They're grounded when they're misbehaving : JETS
24
Columbia ___, Minn. : HTS
25
Betrays one's blue state : CRIES
26
Four front? : PETIT
27
Rat race remedy, briefly : RANDR
28
Pariahs and others : CASTES
29
Where to make tracks : STUDIO
31
Drops for dirty clothes : CHUTES
32
"Les Mots" autobiographer, 1964 : SARTRE
33
Pieces for grilling : COALS
34
Govt. instrument : TNOTE
35
Place for grilling : PATIO
36
Option for a seal : WAX
39
Taiwan Strait city : AMOY
40
Ascribe to : PINON
41
Questionnaire info : DATE
42
Big mouth : YAP
43
Tons : AHEAP
44
One may clash with another : COLOR
45
Effect used to measure astronomical distances : STELLARPARALLAX
48
It does a body good : AEROBICEXERCISE
49
Galore : TOSPARE
50
What brains do well on : IQTESTS
Down
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Leave a black mark on, say : SCORCH
2
Carried the day : WONOUT
3
Goes after : ENSUES
4
Treas. and the like : DEPTS
5
"Ah" : ISEE
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Point on a line: Abbr. : STA
7
Japanese island : HOKKAIDO
8
Triptych trio : PANELS
9
"Well, golly" : AWGEE
10
Fed. : NATL
11
Questionnaire info : AGE
12
"Route 66" car : CORVETTE
13
Rancors : ENMITIES
14
Goal facilitators : ASSISTS
16
Teriyaki ingredient : GINGER
22
Orange half of a TV duo : ERNIE
23
Cuts up : JESTS
25
Training unit : CADRE
26
"The Alchemist" novelist Coelho : PAULO
27
Rough to drive on, perhaps : RUTTY
28
Staples, e.g. : CHAIN
29
Daly City's county : SANMATEO
30
Smokeys, so to speak : TROOPERS
31
Volcano south of Quito : COTOPAXI
32
Occupies : STAYSAT
33
Cocktail party bite : CANAPE
35
Kansas-Nebraska Act signer : PIERCE
36
Simpson who was Time's first Woman of the Year : WALLIS
37
Start of some salutes : ATOAST
38
Loser at Salamis and Plataea : XERXES
40
Rocker Liz : PHAIR
41
Sweet, in music : DOLCE
43
___ Longa, ancient city founded by the son of Aeneas : ALBA
44
Trolley : CART
46
Cut back : LOP
47
Like some univ. courses : REQ

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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