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New York Times, Saturday, February 6, 2010

Author:
Frederick J. Healy
Editor:
Will Shortz
30-Across : Less approachable
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Frederick J. Healy

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 60, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JQXZ} Average word length: 6.27 This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Healy. Saturday freshness: 94%
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H
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C
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P
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© 2010, The New York Times2/6/10 ( No. 22,005 )
Across
1
Savage : HARSH
6
Present : NONCE
11
Alpine feature : ARETE
12
Get in the can early : PRERECORD
16
Tasty torus : BAGEL
17
Heavily corroded : RUSTEATEN
18
"Not bad at all!" : IMIMPRESSED
20
Cavaliers' home, for short : UVA
21
"Cheers" alternative : BESTWISHES
22
Calculating bunch, briefly : CPAS
23
Relief pitcher Craig : HANSEN
24
Day-care charges : TOTS
25
Like some wrongs : AVENGED
27
"Blue II" and "Harlequin's Carnival" : MIROS
28
Run on : NATTER
29
___ Mae : FANNIE
30
Less approachable : ICIER
31
Magic acts? : BASKETS
32
Safety org. : MADD
33
King's middle name : LUTHER
34
Poison : BANE
35
Observance made official by President Wilson in 1914 : MOTHERSDAY
39
N.F.L. passing stat. : ATT
40
Prominently featured : CENTERSTAGE
41
"The lady in red" betrayed him : DILLINGER
43
Pulitzer-winning poet Mark Van ___ : DOREN
44
Samaritans' doings : GOODDEEDS
45
Have no life : ARENT
46
___ año (in the course of the year: Sp.) : ENTRE
47
Socialite who inspired "Call Me Madam" : MESTA
Down
1
Career diplomat Philip : HABIB
2
Mild-flavored seaweed in Japanese cuisine : ARAME
3
Denver university : REGIS
4
Slow an increase : STEMTHETIDE
5
Heading for classified information? : HELPWANTED
6
Grant consideration : NEED
7
Goose, in Spain or Italy : OCA
8
Lacking sufficient desire : NOTUPTOIT
9
Levee breaches : CREVASSES
10
"Hairspray" mom and others : EDNAS
12
Iron-handed one? : PRESSER
13
Hasty : RUSHED
14
Ruhr Museum locale : ESSEN
15
Lines: Abbr. : RTES
19
A dead one looks like something else : RINGER
22
Place to get milk : CORNERSTORE
24
Whit : TINKERSDAM
25
Opposite of sluggishness : ANIMATION
26
Something to build on : VACANTLOT
27
Lothario : MASHER
29
Confession receivers : FATHERS
31
Stopped being a 38-Down, with "out" : BUTTED
33
What opens easily? : LONGE
34
Scout's honor : BADGE
35
Mysterious word repeated in Daniel 5:25 : MENE
36
Isn't too yellow : DARES
37
Chemical ___ : AGENT
38
Blabbermouth : YENTA
40
Killer ending? : CIDE
42
C.E.O., e.g.: Abbr. : LDR

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2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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