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New York Times, Saturday, September 7, 2013

Author:
Julian Lim
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Down : Form of strength training
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Julian Lim

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 26 Missing: {QVZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Lim. Saturday freshness: 65%
Julian Lim notes:
It might be of interest that I started constructing this puzzle almost immediately after actually visiting the 1-Across. I suspect it ... read more
Will Shortz notes:

The Times's test-solvers found this puzzle tough. And anyone who doesn't know the BURJ KHALIFA (1-Across), as one of the testers didn't, is in for an especially rough time.

Jeff Chen notes:
Julian ups the ante in this puzzle, not just using triple-stacked 11's, but adding an 8-letter word (19A, 44A) into those massive ... read more
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© 2013, The New York Times9/7/13 ( No. 23,314 )
Across
1
World's tallest building : BURJKHALIFA
12
Instagram post : PIC
15
One way to cruise along : ONAUTOPILOT
16
7 a.m. staple, briefly : GMA
17
They come out of many mouths : WISDOMTEETH
18
Protection from pirates: Abbr. : TMS
19
Sets forth thoroughly : EXPOSITS
20
Trite : OLDHAT
22
Guitar maker Fender : LEO
23
She's beautiful, per a popular song : AMERICA
24
So-called "weekend pill" : CIALIS
28
Like some liquor stores : STATERUN
29
Like 30-Down : ASIAN
30
Room at the top, maybe : SUITE
31
Spa treatment, for short : TLC
32
Unsurprising outcome : NORM
33
Radios, e.g. : SENDS
34
"Sweet!" : YEAH
35
Starz alternative : TMC
36
Belfast is on its shore : MAINE
37
Mind : SEETO
38
Site of the Sibelius Monument : HELSINKI
40
Castle's place, initially : CORNER
41
Took up some of : ATEINTO
42
Big time : EON
43
Trepanning targets : CRANIA
44
Some partial appointments : CRONYISM
49
Blood : KIN
50
Big time : MAJORLEAGUE
52
It may be cracked or packed : ICE
53
"C'est la vie" : ANDSOITGOES
54
Co. purchased by Wizards of the Coast : TSR
55
Hail Marys, e.g. : LASTRESORTS
Down
1
Champion between Holyfield reigns : BOWE
2
It has "batch" and "patch" commands : UNIX
3
Not be smooth-talking? : RASP
4
Activity with holding and throwing : JUDO
5
Singer of the 1987 #1 country hit "Do Ya" : KTOSLIN
6
Buds : HOMIES
7
"I shall not find myself so ___ die": Antony : APTTO
8
Fictional accounts : LIES
9
Text attachment? : ILE
10
Bygone yellow-roofed kiosks : FOTOMATS
11
Forward, back or center : ATHLETE
12
Like every Bond film since 1989 : PGTHIRTEEN
13
Virginal : IMMACULATE
14
Moor : CASTANCHOR
21
Karate trainee in 2010's "The Karate Kid" : DRE
23
Agatha Christie's "There Is ___ ..." : ATIDE
24
Is unable to cut the mustard : CANTHACKIT
25
Form of strength training : ISOMETRICS
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It'll help you breathe easier : AIRCLEANER
27
Fast flight : LAM
28
One in a religious majority : SUNNI
30
Brand on a face : SEIKO
33
Largest river of southern California : SANTAANA
34
Norah Jones's "Tell ___ Mama" : YER
36
Not amounting to much : MINIMAL
37
"Holy" group in 17th-century literature : SONNETS
39
Something to beg pardon for : SIN
40
Ill-paid laborer : COOLIE
42
Something to beg pardon for : ERROR
44
Not be gratuitous : COST
45
___ Sant'Gria (wine choice) : YAGO
46
Servant in the "Discworld" novels : IGOR
47
Kind of pudding : SUET
48
Whole bunch : MESS
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Both Barack and Michelle Obama have them: Abbr. : JDS

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later.

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