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New York Times, Friday, September 24, 2010

Author:
Mark Diehl
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Across : Curse out
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
7711/11/19841/22/20233
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3214720373
RebusScrabblePGramPre‑WSFresh
31.573887%
Mark Diehl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 62, Blocks: 35 Missing: {FJQZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 51 for Mr. Diehl. Friday freshness: 77%
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© 2010, The New York Times9/24/10 ( No. 22,235 )
Across
1
Construction zone sign : REDUCESPEED
12
Band pieces : BARITONESAXES
14
Jean Rhys opus : WIDESARGASSOSEA
16
Psychoanalyst Fromm : ERICH
17
Affix securely : PASTEDOWN
18
Coroner's subj. : ANAT
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Deli option : TOGO
20
Performed as a minstrel, maybe : LUTED
21
Ones doing lab exams? : VETS
22
Ain't right? : ARENT
24
Dixie rival : SOLO
25
Ball in a socket : EYE
26
Saw : GRASPED
28
Big inits. in photography : SLR
29
Possible IV pusher : EMT
30
1971 Tony-winning actress ___ Allen : RAE
31
Atlanta-based org. : CDC
34
She quipped "I've been in more laps than a napkin" : MAEWEST
36
Night that "Dynasty" aired for most of its run: Abbr. : WED
39
Curse out : REAM
41
___ de Noyaux (almond-flavored liqueur) : CREME
42
Anathema : BANE
43
Line up : ARRAY
45
Slightly : ABIT
46
Island off the coast of Tuscany : ELBA
47
Vague : IMPRECISE
49
God, with "the" : MAKER
50
Aid to researching 35-Downs by topic : GOOGLEDIRECTORY
52
Ganging up on, in basketball : TRIPLETEAMING
53
What patients may need patience to get : TESTRESULTS
Down
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Throw off : RADIATE
2
Puts up : ERECTS
3
Knockout : DISH
4
Hagen of stage and screen : UTA
5
Carl Icahn or T. Boone Pickens : CORPORATERAIDER
6
Attracts : ENGAGES
7
September happenings, often : SEASONPREMIERES
8
Tip preceder, maybe : PSST
9
Oil support : EASEL
10
Escapist reading? : EXODUS
11
Firedome and Fireflite : DESOTOS
12
David of "St. Elsewhere" : BIRNEY
13
"Black Beauty" author : SEWELL
14
Hair extension : WEAVE
15
Some choice words : ANDOR
19
Touchdown locale : TARMAC
23
Sideboard collection : TEASET
26
Peach : GEM
27
Cannon, e.g.: Abbr. : DET
31
First blond Bond : CRAIG
32
Actor Mulroney of "The Wedding Date" : DERMOT
33
End of many a driveway : CARPORT
35
Free cookie distributor : WEBSITE
36
They sometimes create a scene : WALKONS
37
Sportscaster Dick : ENBERG
38
"My pet" : DEARY
40
"My little" girl of early TV : MARGIE
42
Get lost : BEATIT
44
Dog park noises : YELPS
48
Invader of Rome in 390 B.C. : CELT
49
Credits date for "Cinderella" or "All About Eve" : MCML
51
___ de parfum : EAU

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

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