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New York Times, Saturday, August 2, 2008

Author:
Karen M. Tracey
Editor:
Will Shortz
28-Down : That's life
TotalDebutLatest
325/6/20036/18/2010
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Karen M. Tracey

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQX} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 19 for Ms. Tracey. Saturday freshness: 62%
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© 2008, The New York Times8/2/8 ( No. 21,452 )
Across
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Prussia annexed it in 1802 : ESSEN
6
Means of execution for favored criminals in antiquity : ASP
9
Guru : MAVEN
14
Beak : SCHNOZZLE
16
It may come in waves : CRIME
17
Condition : PROVISION
18
Fore's opposite : ABAFT
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Senatorial support : YEA
20
It comes between Shaban and Shawwal : RAMADAN
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Bad thing to break : VOW
23
Member of the first family : SETH
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Dwellers along a tributary of the Little Colorado River : ZUNIS
26
One of a pair of fictional roommates : BERT
27
No-votes? : ABSTENTIONS
30
Promised one : MESSIAH
33
Some crystal : GOBLETS
35
Spaced : INAFOG
36
Brand with a three-leaf logo : NESTEA
37
Like most recorded music nowadays : DIGITAL
39
Like a Romeo's adventures : AMATORY
40
Lose credibility : GETABADNAME
42
State reps., of sorts : AMBS
43
Sending out signals? : ONAIR
44
Many a blog post : RANT
48
It contains a dash : CAR
49
Left Bank frequenter : ARTISTE
51
West Bank grp. : PLO
52
Flip-flop : UTURN
54
It tells you how much you've 56-Across : ALTIMETER
56
See 54-Across : RISEN
57
Common addition to a tank : NEONTETRA
58
Possible reaction to dander : ACHOO
59
___ Robbins, co-lyricist of the #1 "Rocky" theme song "Gonna Fly Now" : AYN
60
Smidge : SKOSH
Down
1
Annual sports awards since 1993 : ESPYS
2
Cliffside detritus : SCREE
3
Piglet : SHOAT
4
Posted item: Abbr. : ENV
5
Dark picture : NOIR
6
Reading from a surveyor's compass : AZIMUTH
7
Title role in a Joe Orton play : SLOANE
8
Undecided : PENDING
9
Name on a shoe : MCAN
10
Trading specialist, briefly : ARB
11
Setting of Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" : VIAVENETO
12
Creator of Mr. Fielding and Prof. Godbole : EMFORSTER
13
It doesn't include the packaging: Abbr. : NETWT
15
She opined "Macho does not prove mucho" : ZSAZSAGABOR
21
Ride for 007 : ASTONMARTIN
24
Rages : HASFITS
26
Support : BOLSTER
28
That's life : BIOTA
29
Structural support : IBEAM
30
Day or night lead-in : MID
31
Tough to crack : ENIGMATIC
32
State flower of Nevada : SAGEBRUSH
34
Not just think : SAY
38
Perennial herb with florets sometimes called "ham and eggs" : LANTANA
39
Co-star of "Friends" and "Friends With Money" : ANISTON
41
Dan ___, 1948 Best Actor nominee for "When My Baby Smiles at Me" : DAILEY
42
Legend, e.g. : ACURA
45
Probably will, after "is" : APTTO
46
D-backs, e.g. : NLERS
47
Numbers place : TORAH
49
Word on a monument : ANNO
50
Rescue team, briefly : EMTS
53
Automobile pioneer, initially : REO
55
Reaction upon seeing something squeak by? : EEK

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

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