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New York Times, Saturday, May 6, 2017

Author:
Joe DiPietro
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
48-Down : Rapper with the debut album "Hard Core"
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Joe DiPietro

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 128 for Mr. DiPietro. Saturday freshness: 40%
Jeff Chen notes:
One of my biggest laughs in recent crossword memory came from the mysterious clue, [One asking for Ahmed Adoudi, say]. If you don't ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times5/6/17 ( No. 24,651 )
Across
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Be on K.P., in a way : WASHDISHES
11
___ school : GRAD
15
Sly depiction, often : ACTIONHERO
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Breakout of a sort : ACNE
17
Play and movie about a noted 1977 series of interviews : FROSTNIXON
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Moves unpredictably : ZAGS
19
Partners in many lesbian couples : FEMS
20
Who said "Politics is war without bloodshed" : MAO
21
Lost all patience : HADIT
22
It disappears after rising : LAP
23
Circuit : LOOP
25
"Doktor Faust" composer : BUSONI
26
Bovarism : EGO
27
1983 7x platinum Billy Joel album, with "An" : INNOCENTMAN
29
Japanese import that debuted in 1982 : SENTRA
31
John in a suit? : DOE
32
Hinge (upon) : RELY
33
Marine fish related to the cod : HAKE
35
"Star Trek: T.N.G." counselor : TROI
37
They're not complex numbers : SOLI
40
"___ Sleeps Over" (classic children's book) : IRA
42
Some sorority women : KAPPAS
46
One asking for Ahmed Adoudi, say : CRANKCALLER
49
Setting for Red Sox games: Abbr. : EDT
50
Stick back in the water? : RESOAK
51
See 52-Across : BIGS
52
With 51-Across, two steps away from AA, informally : THE
53
Torment : AGONY
54
Acoustics unit : BEL
55
Brood : STEW
56
It may be just a bit : PART
57
Winner of the 1998 Masters and British Open : MARKOMEARA
60
Prefix with -genous : ENDO
61
One who won't give kids a shot? : ANTIVAXXER
62
It's often picked up in bars : SOAP
63
One who's gotten good marks? : SCAMARTIST
Down
1
Isn't resolute : WAFFLES
2
Land : ACREAGE
3
Crush : STOMPON
4
Sibilate : HISS
5
Feature of only two letters : DOT
6
Overnight letter? : INN
7
President Peres : SHIMON
8
Insect, e.g. : HEXAPOD
9
Old switch extension : EROO
10
Start of a sequel, sometimes : SON
11
Intifada locale : GAZASTRIP
12
Former home of the Colts : RCADOME
13
Like some chest pain : ANGINAL
14
Lot : DESTINY
21
Vandal : HUN
23
Italian bread that's become toast? : LIRA
24
Currently into something : ONAKICK
25
Center of a blowout, maybe : BEERKEG
28
Camp sight : COT
30
Balding : THINONTOP
34
Long stretch : ERA
36
Sticks in the water? : OARS
37
Rows : SCRAPES
38
Herb of PBS's "Ciao Italia" : OREGANO
39
1981 and 1988 World Series-winning manager : LASORDA
41
1988 Olympics locale : ALBERTA
43
Urban lab transporter, maybe : PETTAXI
44
Bonds : ADHERES
45
Noah's predecessor : STEWART
47
Eloise creator Thompson : KAY
48
Rapper with the debut album "Hard Core" : LILKIM
54
Jurist's seat : BANC
55
Suggestive transmission : SEXT
57
What's more in Madrid? : MAS
58
Beginnings of life : OVA
59
Blemish : MAR

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

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