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New York Times, Friday, August 15, 2008

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Down : Soap staple
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Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Spans: 5, (2 double stacks) This is puzzle # 28 for Mr. Silk. Friday freshness: 11%
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© 2008, The New York Times8/15/8 ( No. 21,465 )
Across
1
Chutzpah : BRASS
6
Block boundaries: Abbr. : STS
9
Self-defense, e.g. : PLEA
13
Detector of some potentially dangerous waves : EARTHQUAKEALARM
17
Question of concern after someone has had a bad experience : AREYOUDOINGOKAY
18
Mauna ___ : KEA
19
Row in a garden : PEAS
20
Corps groups : CADETS
21
"Children of Men" star Clive : OWEN
22
Bosox nickname : YAZ
23
Toyota sedan : AVALON
26
Words before an attempt : HEREGOES
31
Tide, at times : RISER
32
Arizona's ___ Peak National Observatory : KITT
33
Juvenile development : ACNE
34
Rapidly increasing pace : EXPONENTIALRATE
37
Younger brother of George W. and Jeb : NEIL
38
Lids around lochs : TAMS
39
Alvin of the American Dance Theater : AILEY
40
Over : ONCEMORE
42
Michael who played Cochise on TV : ANSARA
43
Young or wee follower : UNS
44
1923 A.L. M.V.P. : RUTH
45
Japanese pilgrimage destination : MTFUJI
49
Put out : SORE
50
Far Eastern affirmative : HAI
53
Where moles might be found : CIAHEADQUARTERS
56
Creator of big suits? : ATTORNEYGENERAL
57
Have a little something : NOSH
58
A famous one begins "How sleep the brave ..." : ODE
59
Very dark : SABLE
Down
1
Rail part : BEAK
2
Like a perfect game : RARE
3
See 8-Down : AREA
4
Big mess : STY
5
Like clichés : SHOPWORN
6
Arab League member : SUDAN
7
Town near the D. H. Lawrence Ranch : TAOS
8
With 3-Down, slopes : SKI
9
Don't tread lightly : PLOD
10
It has a large bed : LAKE
11
"Sicut ___ in principio" (doxology phrase) : ERAT
12
Sondheim's "Multitudes of ___" : AMYS
14
Powerful piece : QUEEN
15
Wikipedia alternative : ENCARTA
16
Like curious onlookers : AGAZE
21
Enthusiastic cry of support : OLEOLE
22
Mysterious sightings : YETIS
23
"Thy servants ___ spies": Genesis 42:11 : ARENO
24
Soap staple : VIXEN
25
Food glaze : ASPIC
26
You don't say it when you stand : HITME
27
Loud : GARISH
28
City just NE of Citrus County : OCALA
29
Word said upon arrival : ENTER
30
Words said upon departure : SEEYA
32
Lumber features : KNARS
35
Ian Fleming or James Bond : ETONIAN
36
Power outage backups : LANTERNS
41
Woman of La Mancha : MUJER
42
Distinctive qualities : AURAE
44
Compact material : ROUGE
45
Big name in footwear : MCAN
46
He broke with Stalin in 1948 : TITO
47
Domino, e.g. : FATS
48
"This doesn't look good" : UHOH
49
Wallpaper meas. : SQYD
50
Kind of garden : HERB
51
Asia's ___ Sea : ARAL
52
Dot in a 10-Down : ISLE
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"___ vindice" (Confederacy motto) : DEO
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Society affair : TEA

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

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