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New York Times, Friday, January 11, 2008

Author:
Mike Nothnagel
Editor:
Will Shortz
19-Down : Late rocker Barrett
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
569/4/20064/20/20125
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
442272566
RebusCircleScrabblePGramFresh
431.66476%
Mike Nothnagel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {J} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Nothnagel. Friday freshness: 38%
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S
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O
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L
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A
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R
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I
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D
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O
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F
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K
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O
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P
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A
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M
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M
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E
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K
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S
Y
N
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P
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L
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B
E
D
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D
A
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S
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T
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S
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A
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G
O
D
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Z
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S
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I
N
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M
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H
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G
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G
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R
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U
N
D
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A
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K
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O
N
M
Y
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E
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M
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S
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N
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S
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C
S
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B
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R
B
Q
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Z
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O
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B
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A
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W
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G
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X
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A
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R
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O
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A
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P
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N
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© 2008, The New York Times1/11/8 ( No. 21,248 )
Across
1
Kind of year : SOLAR
6
Fed up with : TIREDOF
13
It can be scary to go under this : KNIFE
14
Key : OPERATIVE
16
How some ashes are scattered : ATSEA
17
GQ figure : MALEMODEL
18
Detente : THAW
19
Dried out : SERE
20
Sound of contempt : SNORT
21
Indication of feigned fright : EEK
22
They act on impulses : SYNAPSES
24
Like smooth-running engines : LUBED
26
Black birds : DAWS
27
Airport uniform abbr. : TSA
30
Mathematician famous for his incompleteness theorems : GODEL
31
Pasta choice : ZITI
32
One guarded in a soccer game : SHIN
33
What you take when you do the right thing : MORALHIGHGROUND
36
Co-worker of Dilbert : ASOK
37
Start of the Boy Scout Oath : ONMY
38
Innovative chair designer : EAMES
39
Innovative : NEW
40
Natural fluid containers : SACS
41
Backyard Jul. 4 event : BARBQ
42
Decision time : ZEROHOUR
44
Fill-in : SUB
46
"Bummer" : AWGEE
49
Shortened word on a yellow street sign : XING
50
It follows Shevat : ADAR
51
"Win some, lose some" : THATSLIFE
53
Historic capital of Scotland : SCONE
54
Concerning : RELATEDTO
55
"Outta sight!" : OHWOW
56
"Outta sight!" : AWESOME
57
___ Landing (Philadelphia area) : PENNS
Down
1
Pass superficially (over) : SKATE
2
Free : ONTHELOOSE
3
Ditsy waitress player on "Mad About You" : LISAKUDROW
4
Rough estimate : AFEW
5
"Guilty," in a Latin legal phrase : REA
6
Exchange of thoughts? : TELEPATHY
7
Burn up : IRE
8
Name of 11 ancient kings : RAMSES
9
Some collars : ETONS
10
"White Flag" singer, 2003 : DIDO
11
Recovered from : OVER
12
Believed : FELT
14
Sign : OMEN
15
Transition to a heliocentric model of the universe, e.g. : PARADIGMSHIFT
19
Late rocker Barrett : SYD
22
Auction : SELL
23
Draft : SWIG
25
Nut cracker, perhaps : BEAK
27
Negative sign : THUMBSDOWN
28
Requirement : SINEQUANON
29
They make connections : ANDS
30
Fed : GMAN
31
Sunburn preventer : ZINCOXIDE
32
Really take off : SOAR
34
Winter coat? : HOAR
35
Moon unit? : REAR
40
Minds : SEESTO
41
Drive nuts : BUG
42
Some sisters : ZETAS
43
___ cat : ONEO
45
Practices zymurgy : BREWS
46
Toiletry brand introduced in 1977 : ATRA
47
Nail-biter's cry : WHEW
48
Loud outburst : GALE
50
Long : ACHE
52
Moon unit : LEM
53
Bribe : SOP

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

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