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New York Times, Friday, March 6, 2009

Author:
Corey Rubin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Down : What few people live for: Abbr.
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Corey Rubin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FJQWXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Rubin. Friday freshness: 71%
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© 2009, The New York Times3/6/9 ( No. 21,668 )
Across
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Tetanus symptom : SPASMS
7
1980s-'90s action/adventure series : MACGYVER
15
Square off against : TILTAT
16
Being borrowed by : ONLOANTO
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The world, per the Bard : ASTAGE
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Be in a fix, say : NEEDHELP
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It may be glassy : STARE
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Key : VITAL
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Low reef : CAY
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Sender of the Calydonian boar : ARTEMIS
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Insignificant injury : NICK
26
Prefix with -polis : ACRO
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"The Great Broxopp" playwright, 1921 : AAMILNE
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1989 French Open winner and others : CHANGS
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Academic area : SCIENCES
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Name tag? : III
36
"Cómo es ___?" ("How come?" in Cádiz) : ESO
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Follower of drop or shut : INS
39
It includes mayo : ANO
40
Doctor who's friends with Matthew Mugg : DOLITTLE
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Prize : ESTEEM
45
New Jersey setting of "Coneheads" : PARAMUS
47
"All You Need ___" (2008 Morrissey song) : ISME
48
Dance around a high chair? : HORA
49
It doesn't include a bonus : BASEPAY
51
Annual stretch of trois mois : ETE
53
Physicist Ampère : ANDRE
55
Noted role for Maria Callas : NORMA
57
With 60-Across, hypocrite's mantra : DOASISAY
59
Cry that may forestall a lame excuse : SAVEIT
60
See 57-Across : NOTASIDO
61
Backpedaler's words : IMEANT
62
Forward and back, e.g. : ATHLETES
63
"St. Elsewhere" actor David : BIRNEY
Down
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Stepping-off points: Abbr. : STAS
2
Yellow-green shade : PISTACHIO
3
Place to receive communion : ALTARRAIL
4
Tackle : STARTON
5
1966 Tony winner for "Marat/Sade" : MAGEE
6
Julie, e.g.: Abbr. : STE
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Philosophies that regard reality as one organic whole : MONISMS
8
Without ___ (daringly) : ANET
9
It's next to 10-Down, both in an adage and literally in this puzzle : CLEANLINESS
10
See 9-Down : GODLINESS
11
Derisive cry : YAH
12
Feature of some shirts : VNECK
13
See 28-Down : ETLA
14
Thickly fibrous : ROPY
20
Using : VIA
23
One way around town : MASSTRANSIT
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What few people live for: Abbr. : CEN
26
Breakdown cause : ACID
28
With 13-Down, here and there, to Henri : ICI
30
Start pulling down more? : GETARAISE
32
Certain section : CAESAREAN
33
Barry B. Longyear novella that won Hugo and Nebula awards : ENEMYMINE
34
Certain : SOME
37
Brazilian greeting : OLA
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Subject for a W.S.J. article : IPO
42
Early developments : EMBRYOS
44
Upset : TIPOVER
46
Sharjah's fed. : UAE
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Ledger with lines : HEATH
50
As a friend, to Frédéric : ENAMI
51
Mom in "Hairspray" : EDNA
52
Blow : TOOT
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___ City, Fla. : DADE
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Pro in briefs?: Abbr. : ATTY
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Paradise in literature : SAL
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Family member : SIB

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2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later.

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