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New York Times, Friday, September 9, 2011

Author:
Joe Krozel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
45-Down : Dissolve out
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877/7/20066/14/201815
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51.4849785%
Joe Krozel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 11, (3 triple stacks) Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Krozel. Friday freshness: 21%
Jim Horne notes:

The 11 grid-spanning 15-letter answers here is just one short of the record set in this 2009 puzzle by David Levinson Wilk.

1
F
2
I
3
S
4
H
5
E
6
R
7
M
8
A
9
N
10
S
11
W
12
H
13
A
14
R
15
F
16
A
L
T
E
R
N
A
T
E
R
O
U
T
E
S
17
C
L
A
S
S
A
C
T
I
O
N
S
U
I
T
18
E
G
G
19
R
E
G
20
N
C
O
21
T
O
S
22
S
23
I
24
N
O
N
E
25
S
26
S
27
L
E
E
P
28
I
L
L
29
A
P
E
30
S
31
C
32
A
R
L
E
33
T
34
T
35
A
N
A
G
36
E
37
R
38
S
39
H
A
R
E
B
R
A
I
N
E
D
I
D
E
A
40
I
N
O
N
E
S
S
P
A
R
E
T
I
M
E
41
P
A
S
42
T
I
S
43
T
I
N
44
S
L
E
45
E
46
P
47
L
E
S
S
48
N
49
I
50
G
H
T
S
51
L
O
A
52
A
T
O
53
A
54
S
55
B
U
S
Y
56
A
57
S
58
A
B
E
A
59
V
60
E
61
R
62
S
T
A
T
E
U
N
I
V
E
R
S
I
T
Y
63
U
N
D
E
R
P
A
R
I
S
S
K
I
E
S
© 2011, The New York Times9/9/11 ( No. 22,585 )
Across
1
Starting point for a ferry ride to Alcatraz : FISHERMANSWHARF
16
Ways to avoid traffic jams : ALTERNATEROUTES
17
Many people can make this claim : CLASSACTIONSUIT
18
See 55-Down : EGG
19
It's less than premium: Abbr. : REG
20
Drilling type: Abbr. : NCO
21
Be unable to get the rest? : TOSSINONESSLEEP
28
Battling something, say : ILL
29
Mock : APE
30
North American singers with raspy notes : SCARLETTANAGERS
39
Bozo's suggestion : HAREBRAINEDIDEA
40
As a hobby : INONESSPARETIME
41
Not overseas : PAS
42
"That so?" reply : TIS
43
Beggar's receptacle : TIN
44
Result of prolonged worry : SLEEPLESSNIGHTS
51
"Aloha nui ___" (warm greeting in Waikiki) : LOA
52
From ___ B : ATO
53
Going, going, going : ASBUSYASABEAVER
62
Appalachian, e.g. : STATEUNIVERSITY
63
1953 hit for Mitch Miller : UNDERPARISSKIES
Down
1
Side : FACET
2
"Any volunteers?" reply : ILLGO
3
Some wild parties : STAGS
4
Attendees of 3-Down : HES
5
Unscripted utterances : ERS
6
Makeup of some strands : RNA
7
Large-scale : MACRO
8
When some retire : ATTEN
9
Snow on les Alpes : NEIGE
10
Sign of a good show : SRO
11
Like some hands and hearts : WON
12
Czech religious reformer Jan : HUS
13
Carry ___ : ATUNE
14
Tend to again, as an injured joint : REICE
15
Shooting setting : FSTOP
22
Cause to pull over : SIREN
23
"Imagine that!" : ILLBE
24
Mr. Cub and others : NLERS
25
More together : SANER
26
One may take your heart : SPADE
27
Run : LEGIT
30
Things traveling on sound waves? : SHIPS
31
Ear part : CANAL
32
Quit lying : AROSE
33
Ice cream shop request : TASTE
34
Plains homes: Var. : TIPIS
35
"Away! you are ___": Shak. : ANASS
36
Head of design : EDITH
37
Cancel : REMIT
38
Saint-___ (Delibes contemporary) : SAENS
45
Dissolve out : ELUTE
46
Tough question : POSER
47
It's not a long shot : LAYUP
48
Local theaters : NABES
49
Anatomical aqueducts : ITERS
50
"___ Alice" (1971 antidrug book) : GOASK
53
Home of Sun Devil Stadium, for short : ASU
54
Stopping-off point: Abbr. : STN
55
With 18-Across, no-goodnik : BAD
56
Santa ___ : ANA
57
Service address : SIR
58
Opening for birds? : AVI
59
Last article of the U.S. Constitution : VII
60
Dijon toasting time? : ETE
61
Roads with train tracks: Abbr. : RYS

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

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