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New York Times, Saturday, October 7, 2006

Author:
David Quarfoot
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Down : Put in a ship's hold
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David Quarfoot

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 33 Missing: {FWY} This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Quarfoot. Saturday freshness: 57%
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© 2006, The New York Times10/7/6 ( No. 20,787 )
Across
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Specialty of some bakers : CERAMICS
9
Fictional N.Y.P.D. cop : KOJAK
14
Absolve : EXONERATE
16
"Good alone is good without ___": Shak. : ANAME
17
It's not meant for a 3-Down : SQUAREPEG
18
Corral : PENIN
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Wine holder : TUN
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Smart, in a way : LASERGUIDED
22
Facial pair : LIDS
24
Shift : DIVERT
25
2001 album that debuted at #1 : JLO
26
Doughy : ASHEN
28
Sixth in a pledge's recitation : ZETA
29
Break : VIOLATE
31
Chase scenes were once common here, informally : SNL
33
Part of a fault line? : MEA
36
Answer to "Good enough?" : ITLLDO
37
Awesome, in slang : DABOMB
39
Very wide, in a way : EEE
40
Amtrak abbr. : ARR
42
Inquisitor's quarry : HERETIC
43
A long one may have legs : RACE
45
Author of "The Gremlins" and namesakes : DAHLS
46
Writer LeShan : EDA
49
Brain, heart, liver, etc. : VITALS
51
Not rot : KEEP
52
One subjected to disarmament? : VENUSDEMILO
55
Kind of dye : AZO
56
Expensive string : AMATI
57
Hiree after a move : DECORATOR
59
Word before or after nothing : DOING
60
Wooded area surrounding a community : GREENBELT
61
Dine, in Düsseldorf : ESSEN
62
Once : ASSOONAS
Down
1
"Oh well" : CESTLAVIE
2
Choice : EXQUISITE
3
See 17-Across : ROUNDHOLE
4
"Nacho Libre" actress ___ de la Reguera : ANA
5
Jazzman Saunders : MERL
6
"___ you loud and clear" : IREAD
7
Flip : CAPSIZE
8
Put in a ship's hold : STEEVE
9
Shot : KAPUT
10
"The ___ Love" (1987 hit) : ONEI
11
Tylenol maker, for short : JANDJ
12
"Entrapment" director Jon : AMIEL
13
"Way of the sword" sport : KENDO
15
Ornamental plume producers : EGRETS
21
It's big in Latin America : GRANDE
23
Convince : SELL
27
Zip : NADA
30
Hot : TORRID
32
Enrich : LARD
33
Timeworn : MOTHEATEN
34
Writer interred in the Panthéon : EMILEZOLA
35
Longtime Indy 500 airer : ABCSPORTS
38
Schnozzola : BEAK
41
Completely clean : RATEDG
42
Some springs : HELICES
44
Modern helmet add-on : CAMERA
46
Shake : EVADE
47
Aspiring bands make them : DEMOS
48
1994 Noël Riley Fitch literary biography : ANAIS
49
Symbol of success : VSIGN
50
Astringent fruit : SLOES
53
Olio magazine : UTNE
54
Little ___ : ORNO
58
Typing letters? : ABO

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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