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New York Times, Friday, July 23, 2010

Author:
John Farmer
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
37-Down : Metaphor for a flood of tears
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John Farmer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 41 Missing: {F} Spans: 4 Grid has supersymmetry. This is puzzle # 23 for Mr. Farmer. Friday freshness: 35%
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© 2010, The New York Times7/23/10 ( No. 22,172 )
Across
1
Fearsome Foursome teammate of Jones, Olsen and Lundy : GRIER
6
Alternative : PLANB
11
Jean ___, 1969 Oscar-winning title role for Maggie Smith : BRODIE
12
"That's ni-i-ice!" : OOLALA
14
Gilded Age tycoon with a legendary appetite : DIAMONDJIMBRADY
17
Actor Auberjonois : RENE
18
Chaney Sr. or Jr. : LON
19
One of about 14,500 in Manhattan : ACRE
20
Fort named for a Civil War major general : ORD
21
Dulcify : SWEETEN
25
___ Motors : KIA
26
Grade sch. class : SCI
27
Shop-at-home method? : TAGSALE
28
Wasn't off one's rocker? : SAT
29
Eye, ear and nose : SENSORS
31
Whom the Romans defeated at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae, 102 B.C. : TEUTONS
33
Sporcle.com feature : QUIZ
34
Nub : CRUX
35
Hint : SOUPCON
38
Visits : STOPSBY
41
Scuba tank meas. : PSI
42
2002 Emmy winner for lead actress in a comedy : ANISTON
44
First to come? : CEE
45
Exchanges that may come with emoticons, briefly : IMS
46
People born on February 29, colloquially : LEAPERS
47
Barack Obama's mother : ANN
48
58-Across leaders : ROIS
50
Interregnum : GAP
51
Pother : SNIT
52
In a precarious position : ONTHERAZORSEDGE
57
Mulligan, e.g. : DOOVER
58
See 48-Across : NORMAN
59
Ranch in the 1956 film "Giant" : REATA
60
Growing area of commerce : ETAIL
Down
1
Christ's visitor in a tale from "The Brothers Karamazov" : GRANDINQUISITOR
2
Home of the Arch of Constantine : ROME
3
When repeated, cry often made with a hand up : IDO
4
Brahms's "___ Deutsches Requiem" : EIN
5
Ted Kluszewski's team when he won the 1954 N.L. home run title : REDLEGS
6
Indicate : POINTAT
7
Actor Herbert of the "Pink Panther" films : LOM
8
Mass apparel : ALB
9
First capital of Japan : NARA
10
Subject of "Eight Men Out" : BLACKSOXSCANDAL
11
Writer of "Happiness, n. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another" : BIERCE
13
N.F.L. rushing star Peterson : ADRIAN
14
What's discarded : DROSS
15
Frank Zappa rock opera "___ Garage" : JOES
16
"Easter, 1916" poet : YEATS
21
Unmoved : STOICAL
22
Dangerous place to be : WARZONE
23
12th Amendment concern : ELECTOR
24
Cell transmitters : NEURONS
30
"___, bro?" : SUP
32
Male sheep : TUP
35
Two-time running mate of Richard : SPIRO
36
Onetime teen idol who later hosted "Pyramid" : OSMOND
37
Metaphor for a flood of tears : NIAGARA
38
It's a start : STEPONE
39
Harmless : BENIGN
40
Matchmaker for Tevye's daughters : YENTE
43
"I'm such a ___!" (klutz's comment) : SPAZ
49
Brogue, e.g. : SHOE
51
Part of a convoy : SEMI
53
___ Air (carrier to Taiwan) : EVA
54
Not working: Abbr. : RET
55
Tripe : ROT
56
Dama's title: Abbr. : SRA

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

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