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New York Times, Friday, June 26, 2015

Author:
Erin Rhode
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
4-Down : Grant allowances
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Erin Rhode

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJQXZ} Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Rhode. Friday freshness: 7%
Erin Rhode notes:
It's been on my bucket list to construct a crossword for the New York Times for a few years. In fact, in 2013, I made it a New Year's ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Debut! Enjoyable puzzle featuring three strong grid-spanners. I've never used SORRY IM NOT SORRY — or actually heard it used — but ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times6/26/15 ( No. 23,971 )
Across
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Patronizingly point out, in modern lingo : MANSPLAIN
10
Earring parts : POSTS
15
"You got me" : IMATALOSS
16
Source of doom for the 17-Across : UBOAT
17
See 16-Across : LUSITANIA
18
Famous stutterer : PORKY
19
Memo letters : ASAP
20
Intersected : MET
21
Firewood unit : STERE
22
First name on the Supreme Court : ELENA
24
Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" : GALE
26
Jaw : YAP
28
"Erin Burnett OutFront" channel : CNN
29
Element in Pyrex : BORON
30
Outstanding, in hip-hop : ILL
31
___ Island : RHODE
33
Psychologist Alfred who invented the intelligence test : BINET
34
Low on the range : MOO
35
Prince in "Frozen" : HANS
36
Patron saint of chastity : AGNES
37
Winter drifter : SNOW
38
O.R. staples : IVS
39
Advertises : PLUGS
40
Space race? : EWOKS
41
Prefix with Latin : NEO
42
Monopoly card data : RENTS
43
Something that might smell fishy : NET
44
Brahms's "___ Deutsches Requiem" : EIN
45
About : ORSO
46
City south of Kyiv : ODESA
48
Food items in shells : TARTS
50
Led : RAN
52
Restaurant request : TOGO
54
Mother of Perseus : DANAE
55
Product that puts waves in the hair : SALTSPRAY
57
Super- : ULTRA
58
Touched on something touchy : HITANERVE
59
Elizabeth of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" : OLSEN
60
Like solitaire games : ONEPLAYER
Down
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Kunis of "Black Swan" : MILA
2
Tickle : AMUSE
3
"m" and "n" : NASALCONSONANTS
4
Grant allowances : STIPENDS
5
First lady before Betty : PAT
6
Spitting image in the Andes? : LLAMA
7
The best : AONE
8
"Should I take an umbrella or not?" : ISITGOINGTORAIN
9
Metadata collector, for short : NSA
10
Scout's shelter : PUPTENT
11
High wind : OBOE
12
Non-apology apology : SORRYIMNOTSORRY
13
"Check this out" : TAKEALOOK
14
Pen without ink? : STY
21
Cherry plum relatives : SLOES
23
Minneapolis-to-Duluth dir. : NNE
25
James of "Gunsmoke" : ARNESS
27
Does fieldwork? : PLOWS
29
Pistols with spring-air action : BBGUNS
31
Locale of some Swiss banks : RHINE
32
What many career women strive to do : HAVEITALL
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A's and O's : ALERS
37
Honey : SWEETPEA
39
Frequently changing : PROTEAN
40
Consummate : END
46
Available : ONTAP
47
Sweetener source : AGAVE
49
Like years evenly divisible by four that are not leap years : RARE
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___ Sprachen (ancient languages: Ger.) : ALTE
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___ and terminer (high criminal court) : OYER
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The White Stripes, e.g. : DUO
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HBO alternative : SHO
56
Former gig for Sen. Franken : SNL

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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