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New York Times, Saturday, April 27, 2013

Author:
Chris A. McGlothlin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
12-Down : They don't do it all themselves
TotalDebutLatest
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Chris A. McGlothlin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 26 Missing: {FHQWZ} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. McGlothlin. Saturday freshness: 90%
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© 2013, The New York Times4/27/13 ( No. 23,181 )
Across
1
Stopped living the high life? : SOBEREDUP
10
One paid to get shot : MODEL
15
Legendary lutist : ALANADALE
16
TV host Chung : ALEXA
17
Asia Minor, e.g. : PENINSULA
18
Dumps : JILTS
19
Trail rider's accessory : SADDLEBAG
20
Public : OVERT
21
Draft pick : ALE
22
One highly unlikely to react : RAREGAS
24
Geneses : ONSETS
28
Character in "Unforgiven" : CAPITALU
29
French verse : POEME
30
2011 All-Star pitcher Correia : KEVIN
31
Flow controller : TAP
32
He was born "all over like an hairy garment" : ESAU
33
See 28-Down : GREEN
34
Trail rider's concoction : GORP
35
Gov. Cuomo's purview : NYS
36
"Bless ___" (1941 hit song) : EMALL
37
Slow march, maybe : DIRGE
38
Player in a pocket : IPODNANO
40
Holy smoker? : CENSER
41
Title character singing in the "Tea for Two" duet : NANETTE
42
Not be a wallflower : MIX
43
Scrape : GRATE
44
0-0 : POINTLESS
50
"Allahu ___" (Iraqi flag phrase) : AKBAR
51
Drill command involving a rifle : ORDERARMS
52
Whoopi's first leading film role : CELIE
53
One who doesn't click in a clique : ODDMANOUT
54
Graph revelation, possibly : TREND
55
Nonrevolutionaries : LOYALISTS
Down
1
Easy marks : SAPS
2
Olive genus : OLEA
3
Ring : BAND
4
Old-time actress Bennett : ENID
5
Went long : RANLATE
6
Ill-fated line of the 1950s : EDSELS
7
Beefy Provençal stew : DAUBE
8
"The Producers" sex kitten : ULLA
9
Landscaping alternative to sand : PEAGRAVEL
10
Study principally : MAJORIN
11
Biblically named Michigan college : OLIVET
12
They don't do it all themselves : DELEGATORS
13
Monster : EXTRALARGE
14
Common religious artwork : LASTSUPPER
23
"Scratch thee but with ___ ...": Shak. : APIN
24
Bill starter : OPENINGACT
25
Snoop : NOSYPARKER
26
Like unsurprising temperatures : SEASONABLE
27
Source of 13-Down eggs : EMU
28
With 33-Across, "The Voice" vocal coach : CEELO
30
Ed whose entire 18-season career was with the Mets : KRANEPOOL
33
Common B-school requirement : GMAT
34
Spirit in a sling : GIN
36
In the log, say : ENTERED
37
Right-handed : DEXTRAL
39
Hold up : DETAIN
40
Its patrons are usually kept in the dark : CINEMA
42
Blouse with a sailor collar : MIDDY
45
Great Seal word : ORDO
46
Legal scholar Guinier : LANI
47
Symbol of love : EROS
48
Sanitization target : SMUT
49
Former faves of jet-setters : SSTS

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

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