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New York Times, Friday, January 19, 2007

Author:
Karen M. Tracey
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Across : Expedient
TotalDebutLatest
325/6/20036/18/2010
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
00402422
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6617687%
Karen M. Tracey

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 25 Missing: {GQZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 8 for Ms. Tracey. Friday freshness: 80%
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© 2007, The New York Times1/19/7 ( No. 20,891 )
Across
1
Plot device in some science fiction : TIMEWARP
9
Expedient : TACTIC
15
Saint born in Newark, N.J. : EVAMARIE
16
Modern site of an ancient Egyptian capital : AMARNA
17
Fictional character who says "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons" : JALFREDPRUFROCK
19
___ Nuevo : ANO
20
Cardio choice : TAEBO
21
___ Lacs, Minn. : MILLE
22
Discoveries in Al Hirschfeld drawings : NINAS
24
Off the market : SOLD
26
Whammy : BLOW
27
Rack holder : OVEN
28
Merry : JOYOUS
30
Spawn : OVA
31
It's a free country : THEUS
33
Descend, in mountaineering : RAPPEL
35
Movie buff: Var. : CINEAST
38
1993 Peace co-Nobelist : DEKLERK
39
Night sticks? : ROOSTS
40
Western party : POSSE
41
Computer key : ALT
42
Homer's home : HELLAS
44
One of the Bush brothers : NEIL
48
Word with legal or lower : CASE
50
Home of the Hmong : LAOS
51
Part of a French toast : SANTE
52
Pan : KNOCK
54
Thomas of the N.B.A. : ISIAH
56
Flagstaff-to-Tucson dir. : SSE
57
Early Jesuit : STFRANCISXAVIER
60
Moving vehicles : UHAULS
61
Wagner opera setting : VALHALLA
62
One side in the Battle of Thermopylae : PERSIA
63
Drill command : EYESLEFT
Down
1
Music style that often includes an accordion : TEJANO
2
"Terrible" czar : IVANIV
3
Longtime TV role for Danson : MALONE
4
Generator output: Abbr. : EMF
5
Partner of all : WARTS
6
Specialty : AREA
7
Weathers : RIDESOUT
8
National car care chain : PEPBOYS
9
___ particle : TAU
10
Switch letters : AMFM
11
Trinidadian, e.g. : CARIB
12
The Barsetshire novels novelist : TROLLOPE
13
Doing very well moneywise : INCLOVER
14
Sure thing : CAKEWALK
18
Popular caramel candy : ROLO
23
Dealers' requests : ANTES
25
Browbeating : DURESS
28
George of old vaudeville : JESSEL
29
"Mame" director of stage and screen : SAKS
32
Biblical verb : HATH
34
Joint assemblies : PLENA
35
Busts a gut : CRACKSUP
36
First opera to premiere at London's Savoy Theatre, 1882 : IOLANTHE
37
Rather close : NOTSOFAR
38
Parent's stern order : DOASISAY
40
Like some consonant stops : PLOSIVE
43
Flock member : LAIC
45
Store, in a way : ENSILE
46
Word of emphasis : ITSELF
47
Eye libidinously : LEERAT
49
Some lampshade shades : ECRUS
51
Abbas I, II and III : SHAHS
53
Wife of Shiva, in Hinduism : KALI
55
Toll unit : AXLE
58
"The Puzzle Palace" org. : NSA
59
One of the Ewings on "Dallas" : VAL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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