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New York Times, Thursday, February 13, 2014

Author:
Daniel Landman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
17-Across : Meter reading
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Daniel Landman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Landman. Thursday freshness: 95%
Daniel Landman notes:
Though this isn't my debut, I'll take this opportunity to introduce myself — I'm a 28-year old rabbinical student and part-time ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Rebus puzzle today, MAD squished into eight different squares, with the marquee answer ITS A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD. That's one of the ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times2/13/14 ( No. 23,473 )
Across
1
One way to stand : AKIMBO
7
Sources of wool : ALPACAS
14
Come up again, as a web page : RELOAD
15
Statement preceding a blunt truth : ICANTLIE
16
Title girl in a children's book series set in Paris : MADELINE
17
Meter reading : TAXIFARE
18
Like the first two "Brandenburg" Concertos : INF
19
City known as "Florence on the Elbe" : DRESDEN
21
Prefix with -form : UNI
22
Trim : LEAN
24
Plotter's place : LAIR
25
Sportscaster who lent his name to a popular video game series : MADDEN
26
Unconvincing : LAME
27
Fleet : ARMADA
28
Cinco follower : SEIS
29
Wash. neighbor : OREG
30
One on the move : NOMAD
31
___ the custom (traditionally) : ASWAS
32
1968 Beatles hit : LADYMADONNA
35
Backs, as a front : ABETS
37
Member of the familia : MADRE
38
Big name in plastic : VISA
42
Almond ___ (candy brand) : ROCA
43
Big hit : SWAT
44
Earth sci. : ECOL
45
What shouldn't follow you? : AINT
46
Macbeth or Macduff : SCOT
47
Golfer ___ Pak : SERI
48
Woman : MADAM
49
Ogle : STAREAT
52
Justice Dept. division : DEA
53
"Modern Family" actor : EDONEILL
55
Boxster competitors : MIATAS
57
In situ, as stones : UNTURNED
58
"Psst!" follower, perhaps : INHERE
59
Sonnet enders : SESTETS
60
Corona alternative : SAMADAMS
Down
1
Carrier of plates? : ARMADILLO
2
Asset for a mimic : KEENEAR
3
Notoriety : ILLFAME
4
Cry of mock incredulity : MOI
5
Wedding staple : BAND
6
River through Pomerania : ODER
7
"Evangeline" locale : ACADIA
8
More easygoing : LAXER
9
Nabokov novel after "Lolita" : PNIN
10
Justice Dept. division : ATF
11
Italian actress Cardinale : CLAUDIA
12
Nickname for Michael Jordan, with "His" : AIRNESS
13
Welcome to one's home : SEEIN
15
1963 movie with the tagline "Everybody who's ever been funny is in it!" : ITSAMADMADMADMADWORLD
20
The Jetson boy : ELROY
23
Disregard : NEGLECT
25
Caused a stir : MADEWAVES
27
Added stipulations : ANDS
28
Nine-digit ID : SSN
31
Flying without ___ : ANET
33
___ loss : ATA
34
Hold forth : ORATE
35
Titian subject with Bacchus : ARIADNE
36
Witticisms : BONMOTS
39
Summer drink : ICEDTEA
40
Pitcher's woe : SOREARM
41
George Eliot and George Sand : ALIASES
43
Balance : SCALES
45
Musical middle name : AMADEUS
46
Time spent doing time, say : STINT
49
Dry : SERE
50
Marseille mates : AMIS
51
"Glee" girl : TINA
54
Weirdo : NUT
56
Arabic name meaning "highly praised" : AHMAD

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2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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