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New York Times, Friday, July 15, 2011

Author:
Martin Ashwood-Smith and Joe Krozel
Editor:
Will Shortz
7-Down : University near Burlington
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876/5/19919/24/202210
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1.521765%
Martin Ashwood-Smith
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877/7/20066/14/201815
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4147242621
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51.48785%
Joe Krozel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 28 Missing: {W} Spans: 8, (2 quad stacks) This is puzzle # 60 for Mr. Ashwood-Smith. This is puzzle # 45 for Mr. Krozel. Friday freshness: 66%
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© 2011, The New York Times7/15/11 ( No. 22,529 )
Across
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Dispense with courtesy : BEDISRESPECTFUL
16
1970 film with much Sioux dialogue : AMANCALLEDHORSE
17
Game that kids fall for : RINGAROUNDAROSY
18
They often need polishing : STERLINGSILVERS
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Dark time for bards : EEN
20
Reggae artist ___-Mouse : EEKA
21
Fugitives' flights : LAMS
24
Situation in which nobody is up : TIE
26
"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the ___" (Emmy-winning reality show) : DLIST
30
According to : ALA
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Direction for a whaler? : THAR
33
Craze of 2005-06 : SUDOKU
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Sharp turn : ZIG
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Diverts, in a way : HIJACKS
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Word often pig-Latinized : NIX
38
Put up with : ABIDED
40
Get out of : QUIT
41
Red state? : IRE
42
Digital camera maker : RICOH
43
Penpoint : NIB
44
Makes a scene? : ACTS
45
Epidemic : RIFE
47
Basics of learning, briefly : RRR
49
Some firebirds : SCARLETTANAGERS
57
Government grant? : POLITICALASYLUM
58
Tons to do : ALOTONONESPLATE
59
Is absurd : DOESNTMAKESENSE
Down
1
Zoo keepers? : BARS
2
Issue : EMIT
3
Frederiksberg resident : DANE
4
Artist with a self-named museum in Montauban, France : INGRES
5
Run from a pianist : SCALE
6
Very eager, informally : RARIN
7
University near Burlington : ELON
8
Lie-abed : SLUG
9
Thought about the Louvre? : PENSEE
10
Money making hits : EDDIE
11
School board output? : CHALKDUST
12
Nora's husband in "A Doll's House" : TORVALD
13
Wood-cleaving tool : FROE
14
Amer. ally in W.W. II : USSR
15
Simon who wrote "The Death of Napoleon" : LEYS
21
Talent agent Swifty : LAZAR
22
Out for a trial : ALIBI
23
Potter's field? : MAGIC
24
___ Mahal : TAJ
25
Like some dinars : IRAQI
27
Counterpart of covalent : IONIC
28
Evade : SKIRT
29
They often come with vests : TUXES
31
Wyndham alternative, familiarly : THEHILTON
32
Lay low : HID
33
Runner for the hills : SKI
36
Den delivery : CUB
39
Family in a Dickens novel : DORRITS
43
Former AOL competitor : NETCOM
44
Diamond pattern : ARGYLE
46
Boxing ploy : FEINT
47
Pancreatic enzyme : RNASE
48
Isn't clear in speech, maybe : RASPS
49
Fokker foe : SPAD
50
Home of Steamboat Spgs. : COLO
51
Hyacinth relative : ALOE
52
Lake ___ (Blue Nile source) : TANA
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Film director Keshishian : ALEK
54
Style : ELAN
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Metaphorical low points : RUTS
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"Luff, you lubber" speaker of literature : SMEE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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