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New York Times, Saturday, January 18, 2014

Author:
David Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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David Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {KQ} This is puzzle # 22 for Mr. Steinberg. Saturday freshness: 46%
David Steinberg notes:
I was inspired to build this Saturday puzzle after reading so many blog comments complaining that my puzzles were too easy. NO JIVE ... read more
Will Shortz notes:

David Steinberg, who turned 17 in November, was the most published constructor in the Times last year. He had 15 puzzles published in 2013, nosing out Ian Livengood, who had 12.

Jeff Chen notes:
David continues his NYT crossword tear today. I'll set the over/under for how many he has in 2014 at... 14.5. Let the betting ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times1/18/14 ( No. 23,447 )
Across
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Fast-paced alternative to Scrabble : BANANAGRAMS
12
Lance cpl.'s org. : USM
15
It has a Page Navigation menu option : ADOBEREADER
16
100 sawbucks : GEE
17
Cop car, to a CBer : TIJUANATAXI
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Inhibiter of free speech : GAG
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Exchange some words? : EDIT
20
Follower of Bush or Clinton : ERA
21
Many an Israeli : SABRA
23
Part of some bargain store names : SAV
24
Do-or-die situation : CLUTCH
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___-to-be : SOON
28
Green on a screen : SETH
30
Texas' ___ Duro Canyon : PALO
31
High style of the 1700s : POUF
32
Oppenheimer's agcy. : AEC
34
Vocal trio : TERZETTO
36
1983 song with the lyric "Let's leave Chicago to the Eskimos" : ILOVELA
40
Women, poetically, with "the" : FAIRSEX
41
Nonverbal equivalent of "You have got to be kidding me!" : FACEPALM
43
Cannes neighbors? : ENS
44
Financier Kreuger called the Match King : IVAR
45
Start another tour : REUP
47
"Man!" : GEEZ
50
Alternative to nuts? : DARN
51
Like 36 of this puzzle's answers : ACROSS
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Grease monkey's pocket item : RAG
55
Formal identification : ITISI
57
Mix for a mixer : DIP
58
Draw to an end : WANE
59
Spanish gentleman : DON
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Professional organizers? : TAXONOMISTS
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Fidelity offering, briefly : IRA
65
Feature of 007's car : EJECTORSEAT
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Cornerback Law and others : TYS
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Beyoncé alter ego : SASHAFIERCE
Down
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Katharine Lee ___, "America the Beautiful" lyricist : BATES
2
Court wear, maybe : ADIDAS
3
"I swear, man!" : NOJIVE
4
Have an edge against : ABUT
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Its website has lesson plans, briefly : NEA
6
Vintage fabric : ARNEL
7
Get set : GEARUP
8
Sharp knock : RATATAT
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Org. whose members look down in the mouth? : ADA
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Its flag has an eagle in the center: Abbr. : MEX
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Some foreign misters : SRIS
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Wear that was one of "Oprah's Favorite Things" four times : UGGBOOTS
13
Circumnavigator's way : SEAROUTE
14
"Transformers" actress, 2007 : MEGANFOX
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Impugn : ASPERSE
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Call from a tree : CHEEP
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Tenor ___ : CLEF
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Trio in Greek myth : HORAE
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Round houses? : TAVERNS
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Bow no longer shot : CLARA
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Hits with wit : ZINGS
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2007 book subtitled "Confessions of the Killer" : IFIDIDIT
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John's place : LAVATORY
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Simple winds : OCARINAS
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"The Twilight Saga" vampire : ALEC
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"A Severed Head" novelist, 1961 : MURDOCH
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Itinerary start : POINTA
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Thing taken to a slip : ERASER
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Ulcer treater : ZANTAC
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Mad bit : SPOOF
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Beau chaser? : GESTE
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Endings of rock names : ITES
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One way to crack : WISE
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1977 Steely Dan title track : AJA
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One side in some chalk talks : XES
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One might show muscles, in brief : MRI

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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