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New York Times, Friday, August 22, 2008

Author:
Kevin G. Der
Editor:
Will Shortz
31-Down : Ancient city to which Paul wrote an Epistle
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Kevin G. Der

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 60, Blocks: 18 Missing: {JQWXZ} Spans: 6, (2 triple stacks) Average word length: 6.90 This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Der. Friday freshness: 100%
Jim Horne notes:

Until recently, this astounding puzzle held the NYT record for fewest blocks. Joe Krozel tied this record on August 7, 2010 and then beat it on July 27, 2012.

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© 2008, The New York Times8/22/8 ( No. 21,472 )
Across
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It has 33 letters : RUSSIANLANGUAGE
16
All-Star Game, e.g. : INTERLEAGUEPLAY
17
Optionally : ASANALTERNATIVE
18
High seats : THRONES
19
"Lucia di Lammermoor" lord and namesakes : ENRICOS
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Oscar nominee for "My Man Godfrey" : AUER
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Storms : RAGES
23
Field with bases : MATH
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Wandered from the direct course : STRAGGLED
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Actress Berger : SENTA
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Skid's cause, maybe : SLEET
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Protected by law : VESTED
29
Four-year sch. of higher learning in Providence : RIC
32
Condomless vis-à-vis protected : UNSAFER
34
Tacoma-to-Walla Walla dir. : ESE
35
Shows one's feelings : EMOTES
37
Rio ___, multinational coal-mining giant : TINTO
39
___ Verdes Estates, Calif. : PALOS
40
Chaotic place : MARESNEST
44
Classic 1974 role for Marty Feldman : IGOR
45
Middle: Prefix : CENTR
46
Inner opening? : ENTO
47
Gun, to Guillermo : PISTOLA
49
Ham, e.g. : RADIOER
51
Pro at protection : INSURANCEBROKER
53
Health form field : NEARESTRELATIVE
54
"An Inconvenient Truth" topic : GREENHOUSEGASES
Down
1
Neck ties? : RIATAS
2
Open : UNSHUT
3
Burlesque-goer, typically : STARER
4
Mantilla wearers : SENORAS
5
Setting of the 2007 animated film "Persepolis" : IRAN
6
They might make you tear up : ALLERGENS
7
Store figure : NETSALES
8
New Guinea port : LAE
9
"You're absolutely right" : AGREED
10
Ex-senator Sam of Georgia and others : NUNNS
11
Duds : GEAR
12
When computers are working : UPTIMES
13
Spanish city and province on the Mediterranean : ALICANTE
14
Baroque dances : GAVOTTES
15
Freebie on some airplane flights : EYESHADE
22
Lie in the sun : GETATAN
25
Sticks : GLUES
26
Some Rockefeller Center murals : SERTS
28
Time-honored : VENERABLE
29
Plumber's job, maybe : REPIPING
30
Idea person : IMAGINER
31
Ancient city to which Paul wrote an Epistle : COLOSSAE
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Angels are sometimes seen over them : FIRTREES
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"Love is reciprocal ___": Marcel Proust : TORTURE
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At all : ONEIOTA
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Treating badly : MEANTO
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Japanese mushrooms : ENOKIS
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Pack in a ship's hold : STEEVE
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Baseball's Joe and others : TORRES
45
Battle : CLASH
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___ Ishii, character in "Kill Bill" : OREN
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Men might dress in this : DRAG
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High-quality vineyard : CRU

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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