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New York Times, Saturday, February 18, 2017

Author:
Steve Overton
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Across : Things are unlikely when they are long
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {HQ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Overton. Saturday freshness: 55%
Jeff Chen notes:
Yet another debut this week! Very cool; I'm hoping that the NYT does a full "new constructors" theme week in the future. It'd be ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times2/18/17 ( No. 24,574 )
Across
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Was almost, with "on" : BORDERED
9
New England staple : SCROD
14
Owing : INARREARS
16
Brand with a "PM" variety : ALEVE
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"Bow your heads ..." : LETUSPRAY
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Strength : SINEW
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Loyal subject : LIEGE
20
Can : TIN
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Hacker's success : ENTRY
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Things are unlikely when they are long : ODDS
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Prohibition's beginning : DONOT
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Prince George's mom : KATE
26
Day spa treatment : WAX
27
Many a promotional media giveaway : FREEDVD
29
Not as shy as one might think : COY
30
Bad feeling : DREAD
31
Title nickname of filmdom's Lt. Jordan O'Neil : GIJANE
33
Raising hell : ONATEAR
36
In stitches : SUTURED
37
Prison in which Timothy Leary was housed next to Charles Manson : FOLSOM
38
Asks a loaded question, say : BAITS
39
Antipiracy grp. : FBI
40
"Ain't gonna happen" : NOCANDO
42
Lame : SAD
45
One may make tracks : SLED
47
Alternative to a "Psst!" : NUDGE
48
They click : MICE
49
Barbershop part : TENOR
51
Transcription product : RNA
52
"Silence is golden," e.g. : MAXIM
53
Floor : AMAZE
54
Exploits : DERRINGDO
56
Like some communities : GATED
57
Something to work out in : SWEATSUIT
58
When to wish someone un prospero año nuevo : ENERO
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10 years, for example : SENTENCE
Down
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Puff out : BILLOW
2
The so-called "People of the Standing Stone" : ONEIDA
3
Like "Last Tango in Paris," initially : RATEDX
4
Therapy group? : DRUGS
5
Cousin of Manx : ERSE
6
Single curl or crunch, in the gym : REP
7
Beam's path? : EARTOEAR
8
Really ready to rest : DRAINED
9
Aid for an ed. : SASE
10
Sound heard shortly after "Here's to ..." : CLINK
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Dollar, for one : RENTACAR
12
Suggestion : OVERTONE
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Innocent : DEWYEYED
15
Diocesan assembly : SYNOD
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"Ain't gonna happen" : DREAMON
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Desi Arnaz Jr. was on its first cover : TVGUIDE
27
It has a chilling effect : FREON
28
"That makes two of us" : DITTO
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Danger while drying out : DTS
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___ d'orange : JUS
33
Like many lines fed to actors : OFFSTAGE
34
Lady's counterpart : NOBLEMAN
35
Put off : ALIENATE
36
Cold wine-and-nutmeg drink : SANGAREE
38
"You'd better brace yourself for this ..." : BADNEWS
41
Rennin results in them : CURDS
42
Western heat? : SIXGUN
43
Cutting : ACIDIC
44
Bump down : DEMOTE
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Demolition site sight : DOZER
48
Shepherd's home : MANSE
50
Fresh styling : REDO
52
Something catching? : MITT
55
Led : RAN

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

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