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New York Times, Saturday, February 6, 2016

Author:
David Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
27-Down : Prepares to pass, perhaps
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David Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Steinberg. Saturday freshness: 39%
David Steinberg notes:
Short note this time since school is keeping me busy. I constructed this crossword fairly recently (April 2015), so I'm pleasantly ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Really fun puzzle, extremely smooth and clean while featuring some colorful long entries. David's last few puzzles have been a bit too ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times2/6/16 ( No. 24,196 )
Across
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Make look old, in a way : ACIDWASH
9
Whiz at multiplication? : RABBIT
15
Nail : DOTOATEE
16
Nail, e.g. : ATTACH
17
Subject of the 2015 film "Sicario" : DRUGWARS
18
Relative of Rex : BOWSER
19
Stopover point : INN
20
So-called "Commander of the Faithful" : ALI
21
Net support : RIM
22
Text qualifier : IMO
23
"Success is counted sweetest / By those who ___ succeed": Emily Dickinson : NEER
25
Duran Duran frontman Simon : LEBON
27
Fast-talking : GLIB
28
Five-time N.B.A. All-Star Pau ___ : GASOL
30
Top class: Abbr. : SRS
31
Clipper features : SAILS
32
It may be held at arm's length : SELFIESTICK
35
Ubiquitous label : MADEINCHINA
36
Couple of star-crossed lovers? : LONGINGEYES
37
Name of eight counties in the central and eastern U.S. : BOONE
38
What some pockets are filled with : AIR
39
W.W. I battle site at which the tank was introduced : SOMME
43
Spots to hide? : ACNE
44
Fix : ALTER
46
Deicing formula : NACL
47
Pitch : TAR
48
Big name in headphones : DRE
49
Pretentious query : MOI
51
Battery device? : RAM
52
2004 film with the tagline "One man saw it coming" : IROBOT
54
Friendly query : HOWSLIFE
56
Rises : KNOLLS
57
"Apparently I snore so loudly that it scares everybody in the car I'm driving," e.g. : ONELINER
58
Piano : SOFTLY
59
Locale of the ancient kingdom of Navarre : PYRENEES
Down
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Summer job? : ADDING
2
Lens cover : CORNEA
3
Its icon contains a pair of quavers : ITUNES
4
Follow closely : DOG
5
About 60% of a tot's body, to a tot : WAWA
6
Even a smidgen : ATALL
7
Pilot's opposite : SERIESFINALE
8
Drones and such : HES
9
___ Square, center of Tel Aviv : RABIN
10
Smidgen : ATOM
11
Cousin of FYI : BTW
12
Transept setting : BASILICA
13
Low-fat dessert : ICEMILK
14
Pounds : THROBS
21
"The Bachelor" high point : ROSECEREMONY
24
Cash in the music business : ROSANNE
26
"You want to fight?!" : BRINGIT
27
Prepares to pass, perhaps : GAINSON
29
Natural projection : LEDGE
31
Places to wallow : STIES
33
Redolent ring : LEI
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Unlikely to make advances : SHY
35
Clear auto option : MOONROOF
36
Swiss treaty city : LOCARNO
37
Dyes with wax : BATIKS
40
Kind of biology : MARINE
41
Big name in computer security : MCAFEE
42
Kindergarten brand : ELMERS
44
Like craft fairs : ARTSY
45
Shell occupant : ROWER
48
Filmdom's Chucky, for one : DOLL
50
Man, but not woman : ISLE
53
Counter letters : BLT
54
Small vault : HOP
55
Mao colleague ___ Biao : LIN

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6 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later.

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