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New York Times, Friday, March 28, 2008

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
41-Down : Bandar ___ Begawan, capital of Brunei
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Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 27 Missing: {JKV} This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Silk. Friday freshness: 94%
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© 2008, The New York Times3/28/8 ( No. 21,325 )
Across
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Pick up : ACQUIRE
8
Not as consequential : SMALLER
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What seeds may be found in : TOURNEY
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A mouse may help you get there : WEBSITE
17
Sprint competitor : TMOBILE
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Setting for TV's "Matlock" : ATLANTA
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Layer that scratches : HEN
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Stadium snack : SOFTPRETZEL
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She, overseas : ESSA
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Time to burn? : SUMMER
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Winter Olympics equipment : SLEDS
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___ Highway, old auto route from New York City to San Francisco : LEE
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Overwhelms, with "down" : MOWS
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___ Pacific Airways : CATHAY
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Drag during the day? : NEEDANAP
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Petroleum gases : ETHENES
39
Legalese adverb : THERETO
40
Part of some complexes : NEUROSIS
42
Person lifting : SWIPER
43
"Symphony in Black" artist : ERTE
44
Strike marks : XES
46
Comics canine : SNERT
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Symbol of limpness : WETRAG
50
Symbols of authority : ORBS
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Where to order a cheesesteak "wit" or "witout" : SOUTHPHILLY
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Bully : COW
57
Six bells, nautically : THREEPM
58
Reprimand lead-in : SEEHERE
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Patron saint of Palermo : ROSALIA
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Aid in picking things up : ANTENNA
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Make a point of : SHARPEN
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Brandy holder : SNIFTER
Down
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Where it's happening : ATTHESCENE
2
Follows : COMESLATER
3
W.W. II shelter : QUONSETHUT
4
City area, briefly : URB
5
"Last one ___ ..." : INIS
6
Job-related moves, for short : RELOS
7
Spectacle : EYEFUL
8
Cousin of a flea market : SWAPMEET
9
Reading rhythm : METRE
10
Less error-prone : ABLER
11
Its scores range from 120 to 180: Abbr. : LSAT
12
Capital of Upper Austria : LINZ
13
Major conclusion? : ETTE
14
Coin on the Spanish Main : REAL
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Ringleaders' nemeses : TMEN
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Be glued (to) : ADHERE
26
Not loco : SANO
28
His #13 was retired in 2000 by the Miami Dolphins : MARINO
29
How much of genius is inspiration, according to Edison : ONEPERCENT
30
Like typhoid bacteria, often : WATERBORNE
31
Gym shoes, e.g. : SPORTSWEAR
33
Referendum choice : YES
35
Lukewarm reviews : EHS
36
Mountain ___ (Pepsi products) : DEWS
38
Best substitute on the court : SIXTHMAN
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Bandar ___ Begawan, capital of Brunei : SERI
45
Some dips : SALSAS
47
Whippersnapper : WHELP
48
"Silas Marner" girl : EPPIE
49
One of the Mercury Seven : GLENN
51
Orch. section : STRS
52
Eager cry : OHOH
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Major start? : URSA
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Tendon trouble : TEAR
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Subject of Nepalese legend : YETI
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Mag founder of 1953 : HEF

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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