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New York Times, Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1-Down : Scaredy-cat
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQZ} This is puzzle # 188 for Ms. Gorski. Wednesday freshness: 87%
Jim Horne notes:

In an Atlantic article titled How Will Shortz Edits a New York Times Crossword Puzzle, this puzzle is used as the example.

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© 2011, The New York Times8/10/11 ( No. 22,555 )
Across
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Coach Ewbank who led the Jets to a Super Bowl championship : WEEB
5
Sturdy mountain climber? : TBAR
9
English derby site : EPSOM
14
Pac-12 team : UCLA
15
Circular dance : HORA
16
Iroquoian people : MINGO
17
Place for a sweater? : STEAMROOM
19
Composer Stravinsky and others : IGORS
20
A Mexican might sleep under it : SOMBRERO
21
Totally wrong : ALLWET
22
"Peer Gynt" mother : ASE
23
La ___ Tar Pits : BREA
24
Sheets for scribbling : SCRAPPAPER
29
30- or 60-second spot : TVAD
33
Three, in Rome : TRE
34
Mideast moguls : EMIRS
35
Not just mislead : LIETO
36
Pocahontas's husband : ROLFE
38
Hogwash : ROT
39
When a right turn may be allowed : ONRED
40
"You have my word on it" : IWILL
41
Suitor : WOOER
43
Certain fraternity man, informally : SIG
44
Antifur org. : PETA
45
Ice cream holder : WAFFLECONE
47
" ... or so ___ say" : THEY
49
"A New World Record" grp. : ELO
50
Put down : ABASED
53
Beau : LOVERBOY
58
Full-bosomed : BUXOM
59
Fairway clubs ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to 17-, 24- and 45-Across and 10- and 37-Down : FIVEIRONS
60
"The Surrender of ___" (Diego Velázquez painting) : BREDA
61
Whitaker's Oscar-winning role : AMIN
62
"Zip-___-Doo-Dah" : ADEE
63
Poe's middle name : ALLAN
64
Root beer brand : DADS
65
King with the immortal line "Who is it that can tell me who I am?" : LEAR
Down
1
Scaredy-cat : WUSS
2
Outside: Prefix : ECTO
3
K-6 sch. designation : ELEM
4
Entreaty to Bo-Peep : BAABAA
5
Earlyish teatime : THREEPM
6
Uncouth sort : BOOR
7
Suffix with buck : AROO
8
Bump in bumper cars, maybe : RAM
9
Rat in "Ratatouille" : EMILE
10
Playground lingo : PIGLATIN
11
Possible cause of school cancellation : SNOW
12
Storybook character : OGRE
13
Superlative adverb : MOST
18
Emma of "The Avengers" : MRSPEEL
21
Music sheet abbr. : ARR
23
Annual city-magazine theme : BESTOF
24
"Peanuts," for one : STRIP
25
"Gladiator" star : CROWE
26
Like a candle night after night, say : RELIT
27
Breathing space : AIRWAY
28
90 is a pretty high one : PROOF
30
Left-hand page : VERSO
31
Used the dining room : ATEIN
32
"Gunsmoke" setting, informally : DODGE
35
Legendary siren of the Rhine : LORELEI
37
Fizzless drink : FLATSODA
42
High dice rolls : ELEVENS
45
Tie the knot : WED
46
O.K. place? : CORRAL
48
Mr. Universe, e.g. : HEMAN
50
"Fernando" group : ABBA
51
Small knot : BURL
52
Figure skater's leap : AXEL
53
Succotash bean : LIMA
54
"Amores" poet : OVID
55
Presage : BODE
56
Fit for service : ONEA
57
River of Flanders : YSER
59
Goldfish swallowing in the 1920s, e.g. : FAD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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