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New York Times, Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Author:
John Guzzetta
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Down : Sphere
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John Guzzetta

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 44 Missing: {GQVXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Guzzetta. Tuesday freshness: 12%
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© 2012, The New York Times10/9/12 ( No. 22,981 )
Across
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Shooter through whitewater rapids : RAFT
5
Cold war inits. : CCCP
9
Neatnik's opposite : SLOB
13
Visitor for the holidays, maybe : INLAW
15
Soothing plant : ALOE
16
___ Krishna : HARE
17
New Zealand native : MAORI
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Minor collision reminder : DENT
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Wall Street Journal ___ : ASIA
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On the front : ANDREWJACKSON
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Habitual drunk : SOT
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Ship unit or shipping unit : TON
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Plow driver's handful : REINS
27
On the back : THEWHITEHOUSE
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Buenos ___ : AIRES
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Greedy person's demand : MORE
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___ of Sharon : ROSE
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Overexcited : HYPER
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Immediately, on a memo : ASAP
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Converge : MEET
42
Common blockage locale : SINUS
43
On both sides : TWENTYDOLLARS
47
Symbol on a "This way" sign : ARROW
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"I kiss'd thee ___ I kill'd thee": Othello : ERE
50
Kind of scan : CAT
51
20-, 27- and 43-Across locale, in slang : DOUBLESAWBUCK
56
Boneheaded : DUMB
57
Gang woman : MOLL
58
Macaroni, e.g. : TUBES
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And others: Abbr. : ETAL
62
The thought that counts? : IDEA
63
Compassion : HEART
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Turn down : DENY
65
Metalworker's tool : RASP
66
Horse-pulled cart : DRAY
Down
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Air balls miss it : RIM
2
Santa ___ : ANA
3
People in 1-Acrosses, e.g. : FLOATERS
4
Alpine lake : TARN
5
Rhythmic : CADENT
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Something of interest to Miss Marple : CLEW
7
"And" or "or": Abbr. : CONJ
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Antifur org. : PETA
9
Drinks with straws : SHAKES
10
CBS series for 17 seasons : LASSIE
11
The Hunter : ORION
12
Jack's purchase in a children's story : BEANS
14
C, D and EEE : WIDTHS
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Le ___ Soleil : ROI
22
Mötley ___ : CRUE
23
White dwarf, e.g. : STAR
24
The Allegheny and Monongahela join to form it : OHIO
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Like Willie Winkie : WEE
29
Evacuate : EMPTY
30
Furrow maker : HOE
31
Hockey defender Bobby : ORR
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Egg layer : HEN
36
For the present : YET
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Feel unwell : AIL
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Establishment that might sell 9-Down and 53-Downs : SNACKBAR
39
Glow : AURA
40
[Hey, buddy!] : PSST
41
Whimper : MEWL
42
Miss Marple, e.g. : SLEUTH
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Winner of 1948 : TRUMAN
44
Not stable : WOBBLY
45
Iguana feature : DEWLAP
46
Sphere : ORB
47
Supplementary : ADDED
48
A FedEx driver may have one : ROUTE
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Arab ruler : EMIR
53
Drink with a straw : SODA
54
Naughty Goose and Moose Drool : ALES
55
Readied to play : CUED
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Cy Young's was 2.63, in brief : ERA
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Pig's home : STY

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

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