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New York Times, Saturday, March 22, 2014

Author:
Greg Johnson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
8-Down : Alchemist's offering
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Greg Johnson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 27 Missing: {CK} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Johnson. Saturday freshness: 60%
Greg Johnson notes:
I've been constructing seriously now for about two years and this is one of my first themeless attempts. I learned a lot making this ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Good showing from Greg, only his second NYT puzzle. Some really nice debut entries plus a good number of tough clues made for a good ... read more
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F
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L
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E
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W
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B
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Y
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G
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S
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A
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R
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A
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Z
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H
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O
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M
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P
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S
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H
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L
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O
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L
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M
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G
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J
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P
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G
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U
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N
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© 2014, The New York Times3/22/14 ( No. 23,510 )
Across
1
Passed in a blur, say : FLEWBY
7
Develops gradually : GESTATES
15
Smoking : REDHOT
16
Change-making : ALTERANT
17
Where to look for self-growth : INWARD
18
Obsolescent storage device : ZIPDRIVE
19
Historic first name in W.W. II : ENOLA
20
Locale of three presidential libraries : TEXAS
21
Fried : LIT
22
One often behind bars : ZOOEXHIBIT
24
Ditch : TOSS
25
Doesn't carry on : ENDS
26
Oxygen's lack : ODOR
27
Rescuer of Princess Peach : MARIO
28
Near: Fr. : PRES
29
Churchyard gravedigger : SEXTON
30
Signs of things to come : HERALDS
34
Truckloads : LEGIONS
35
Hard to grasp : OPAQUE
36
Remains after the aging process : LEES
37
Opposite of 28-Down : MINUS
38
Santa's reindeer, e.g. : TEAM
39
Some sharp words : SASS
43
Lou's "La Bamba" co-star : ESAI
44
Concord concoction : GRAPEJELLY
46
Many a "Meet the Press" guest, informally : POL
47
Swindler's moola : GRIFT
48
Hiked : UPPED
49
She had a single-season stint on "The View" : ODONNELL
51
Many a worker at Union Pacific headquarters : OMAHAN
52
Like Enterprise vehicles : RENTABLE
53
Fired up? : ABLAZE
54
Best, as friends : TIGHTEST
55
One of Leakey's "Trimates" : FOSSEY
Down
1
Decorated band along a wall : FRIEZE
2
"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination" speaker : LENNON
3
He directed Bela Lugosi in "Bride of the Monster" : EDWOOD
4
High rollers, in casino lingo : WHALES
5
Cheap, shoddy merchandise : BORAX
6
Financial statement abbr. : YTD
7
Outdoor wedding settings : GAZEBOS
8
Alchemist's offering : ELIXIR
9
Green party V.I.P.? : STPAT
10
Three Stooges creator Healy and others : TEDS
11
Concourse abbr. : ARR
12
Personalize for : TAILORTO
13
Picture : ENVISION
14
Troopers' toppers : STETSONS
20
Almanac info : TIDES
23
Large pack : HORDE
24
Get set to take off : TAXI
27
What an 18-Across's capacity is measured in, briefly : MEGS
28
Opposite of 37-Across : PLUS
29
Message sometimes written below "F" : SEEME
30
Regular embarkation location : HOMEPORT
31
Series starter : EPISODEI
32
Left : RANALONG
33
"___ se habla español" : AQUI
34
Did an entrechat : LEAPT
36
Flier : LEAFLET
38
Voice lesson subjects : TRILLS
39
Protection for flowers in bud : SEPALS
40
Socially dominant sorts : ALPHAS
41
Dirty rat : SLEAZE
42
Biggest city on the smallest continent : SYDNEY
44
Diving bird : GREBE
45
Mammoth : JUMBO
47
Cookout irritant : GNAT
50
___ root (math quantity) : NTH
51
Bungler : OAF

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

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