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New York Times, Friday, September 21, 2007

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Down : Soundproofing material
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
431.5850462%
Paula Gamache

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 9, (3 triple stacks) This is puzzle # 24 for Ms. Gamache. Friday freshness: 35%
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© 2007, The New York Times9/21/7 ( No. 21,136 )
Across
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Just the pits : ASBADASBADCANBE
16
Classic line of debate? : THEREYOUGOAGAIN
17
Just a bit, if that : LITTLEORNOTHING
18
Flag holder : MAST
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In shape : TRIM
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Means: Abbr. : AVGS
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Songwriter Coleman and others : CYS
22
Illumination indication : ISEE
23
Food whose name means "little sash" : FAJITA
28
Many an e-mail attachment : PIC
30
Sewn up : OVERANDDONEWITH
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"The Randi Rhodes Show" network : AIRAMERICARADIO
38
Determine : MAKEARESOLUTION
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It'll change your mind : LSD
40
Drone : INTONE
41
Dance move : PLIE
44
Scratch : EKE
46
Winner of three consecutive Emmys for "Mission: Impossible" : BAIN
47
Batman creator Bob : KANE
49
Woody Guthrie's "Tom ___" : JOAD
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Left-of-center party member : LIBERALDEMOCRAT
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"I'll take whatever help I can get" : ANYPORTINASTORM
58
Pro team whose mascot is a blue bird named Blitz : SEATTLESEAHAWKS
Down
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Thrashers' home in the N.H.L.: Abbr. : ATL
2
One just filling up space : SHIM
3
Second of 24 : BETA
4
See 52-Down : ARTS
5
Arm raiser, informally : DELT
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Vote for : AYE
7
In need of a sweep : SOOTY
8
Ragged edges, in metalworking : BURRS
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Lambs: Lat. : AGNI
10
Destiny : DOOM
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String player? : CAT
12
Ottoman officers : AGHAS
13
Simple : NAIVE
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Toot : BINGE
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Some specialize in elec. : ENGS
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They may give you a seat : CANERS
22
Spring river phenomenon : ICERUN
23
Soundproofing material : FOAM
24
Converse alternative : AVIA
25
Yo-yo : JERK
26
Requiem title word : IRAE
27
Alternative to a 23-Across : TAMALE
28
Somewhat, in music : POCO
29
Embarrassing way to be caught : INALIE
31
1856 antislavery novel : DRED
32
Insult, on the street : DIS
33
Volt-ampere : WATT
34
Peculiar: Prefix : IDIO
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Relative of -ance : TION
36
Perfect : HONE
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He wrote that government "is but a necessary evil" : PAINE
42
Gulf of Sidra setting : LIBYA
43
Like the Keystone Kops : INEPT
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"The ___ near!" : ENDIS
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New Hampshire's ___ State College : KEENE
46
Longfellow's "The Bells of San ___" : BLAS
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Rove in politics : KARL
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Old man, in Mannheim : ALTE
49
Rib : JOSH
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Prefix with -hedron : OCTA
51
In ranks : AROW
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With 4-Down, black magic : DARK
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Raise a stink? : ROT
55
Billy's call : MAA
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Logos and the like: Abbr. : TMS

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

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