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New York Times, Saturday, April 23, 2011

Author:
Mike Nothnagel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
31-Down : "The Call of Cthulhu" writer
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Mike Nothnagel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 33 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 4, (2 double stacks) Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Nothnagel. Saturday freshness: 23%
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© 2011, The New York Times4/23/11 ( No. 22,446 )
Across
1
"Not down there!" : UPHERE
7
Dry cleaner : DUSTMOP
14
Second-closest star to Earth : PROXIMACENTAURI
17
"Freeze!" : DONTMOVEAMUSCLE
18
Off-the-scale? : OBESE
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___ English : OLDE
20
2011 title role for Chris Hemsworth : THOR
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Song in "Mamma Mia!" : SOS
22
Difficulty increaser in diving : TWIST
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Time immemorial : EONS
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Regards : STARESAT
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Way overcharges for : SCALPS
28
Peon : COG
30
Relative of a cherry plum : SLOE
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Meddle, in a way: Var. : KIBBITZ
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Things with rings : PISTONS
38
In a shell, maybe : ASEA
39
Calls between friends : YOS
41
Team that has won the World Series three times while based in three different cities : BRAVES
42
Temporary storage for completed work : OUTBOXES
44
Turns brown, maybe : DYES
48
Cultural org. with its HQ in Beverly Hills : AMPAS
49
A shark may carry one : CUE
51
Start of a children's rhyme : EENY
52
Cubbie, e.g. : NLER
53
It's south of Sonoma : MARIN
55
Comment to a procrastinator : ITSNEVERTOOLATE
58
Little something in Santa's bag : STOCKINGSTUFFER
59
Bites : MORSELS
60
Place to see "Il Trovatore," e.g. : TEATRO
Down
1
Beehives, e.g. : UPDOS
2
Insect feeder : PROBOSCIS
3
President after Ten-Cent Jimmy : HONESTABE
4
Company lines?: Abbr. : EXTS
5
Extra layer in winter? : RIME
6
Modern music genre : EMO
7
Abrupt ending : DEADSTOP
8
Not satisfied : UNMET
9
Afro-sporting character on "The Simpsons" : STU
10
Try : TASTE
11
Lotsa : MUCHO
12
1950s sweater material : ORLON
13
Sides of slips : PIERS
15
Says with a hand in the air, perhaps : AVOWS
16
Relating to the abdominal cavity : CELIAC
22
Inclined to strike out : TESTY
25
Terra ___ (pulverized gypsum) : ALBA
26
Sch. that awarded the first civil engineering degree in the U.S. : RPI
27
Modern music genre : SKA
29
Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe : GIBBS
30
Record label for Booker T. & the MG's : STAX
31
"The Call of Cthulhu" writer : LOVECRAFT
32
Small piece of luggage : ONESUITER
33
What may come after an heir? : ESS
35
Detail provider : ZOOMLENS
37
Sign that might mean "Good play!" : SRO
40
Olympic event since '88 : SUPERG
43
Some shells and their contents : TARTS
44
View espoused in Thomas Paine's "The Age of Reason" : DEISM
45
___ come : YETTO
46
Expressionist James : ENSOR
47
Matches : SYNCS
48
Rural block : ANVIL
50
What "1" may mean, in México : ENERO
53
Sulker's expression : MOUE
54
First in a series of 26 : ALFA
56
___ out a win : EKE
57
N.H.L. Senators, on scoreboards : OTT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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