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New York Times, Saturday, October 2, 2010

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Value of a U.S. coronet head coin, minted from 1838 to 1907
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
929/1/20037/8/20166
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
358532741
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
121.6540277%
Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQVZ} This is puzzle # 50 for Mr. Silk. Saturday freshness: 48%
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© 2010, The New York Times10/2/10 ( No. 22,243 )
Across
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Onetime J.F.K. visitors : SSTS
5
Tangy treat : LEMONTART
14
Furtive look : PEEP
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Orange's place : CALIFORNIA
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Eastern dignitary : RANI
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Blue, say : ADULTSONLY
18
Not settled up : INDEBTED
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Monthly expense: Abbr. : UTIL
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Producer of hits : GOOGLESEARCH
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Like good explanations : CLEAR
25
Squad booster : RAH
26
Prime meridian hrs. : GMT
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Lottery mix-up? : BALLS
30
She's a problem that needs to be solved, in song : MARIA
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Need for des poissons : EAU
33
Its members are represented by stars : USA
34
Activity for folks in the pits? : TRADING
36
Style guru Gunn : TIM
37
With 4-Down, German equivalent of Time : DER
38
Tricked cunningly : FOXED
39
Cry of consternation : EGADS
41
Part of Awacs: Abbr. : SYS
42
Cellular opening? : UNI
43
"Hast thou ___ like God?": Job 40:9 : ANARM
44
Supposed aid in curing neurosis : PRIMALSCREAM
48
Show a yellow card, e.g. : WARN
50
Rodent that may weigh over 100 pounds : CAPYBARA
51
Worn : THREADBARE
54
Shaft entrance : ADIT
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Senate cry : HAILCAESAR
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Chimera, in part : GOAT
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Fare often folded in half : OMELETTES
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-trix kin : ENNE
Down
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Garnish amount : SPRIG
2
Irish playwright who wrote "Cock-a-Doodle Dandy" : SEANOCASEY
3
Value of a U.S. coronet head coin, minted from 1838 to 1907 : TENDOLLARS
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See 37-Across : SPIEGEL
5
Takes on cargo : LADES
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Get around : ELUDE
7
Cool number? : MIL
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With regularity, to Whitman : OFT
9
Organization nickname that plays off the group's secrecy : NOSUCHAGENCY
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Loyalty : TROTH
11
Millennio divisions : ANNI
12
Streamlet : RILL
13
It flows from a loch to a firth : TAY
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Provide courses for : CATER
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Coke product maker : BLASTFURNACE
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"Get a little closer" brand : ARRID
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Picnic problem : RAIN
26
Sense : GETAREADON
27
Legendary outlaw's companion : MAIDMARIAN
28
Product of some relief pitches? : TUMS
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Ones to hang with : BUDS
30
Words to live by : MAXIM
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Commercial ending with Power : ADE
35
Commercial ending with Pasta : RONI
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What's at your disposal? : GARBAGE
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In line with : ASPER
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Alberto VO5 rival : PRELL
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Make ___ for : ACASE
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Newswoman Logan and others : LARAS
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Certain finish : MATTE
48
Big blow : WHAM
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R&B singer India.___ : ARIE
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While, for short : THO
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Not dis : DAT
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Play favorites? : BET

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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