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New York Times, Thursday, December 1, 2011

Author:
Elizabeth A. Long
Editor:
Will Shortz
58-Across : Before surgery, briefly
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Elizabeth A. Long

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 41 This is puzzle # 8 for Ms. Long. Thursday freshness: 90%
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B
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L
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A
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C
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K
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JACK
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L
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U
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M
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B
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E
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R
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JACK
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L
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B
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U
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A
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H
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A
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K
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L
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T
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T
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R
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N
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W
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A
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M
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D
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R
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J
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N
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T
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B
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O
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X
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D
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A
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M
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K
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Z
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P
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L
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L
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P
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G
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P
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D
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L
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N
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JACK
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JACK
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© 2011, The New York Times12/1/11 ( No. 22,668 )
Across
1
Table staple, of sorts : BLACKJACK
7
You might find one at a sawmill : LUMBERJACK
14
Times going onto a secure site : LOGINS
15
Delivery expediters : BARCODES
16
Open : UNSTOP
17
Chronicler of events : ANNALIST
18
Bad spells? : ERRATA
20
Gentle decline? : NOSIR
21
One of a Jewish biblical trio : SHADRACH
24
Party mixer : SODA
25
Actor Penn of the Harold and Kumar movies : KAL
26
Show instability : TEETER
30
Untested : NEW
31
Make no bones about : ADMIT
34
Grandparent, often : DOTER
36
With 39-Across, apt title for this puzzle : JACKIN
39
See 36-Across : THEBOX
42
Flimflammed : HOSED
44
Terra ___ : FIRMA
46
Big inits. in bowling : AMF
49
Diversion with 81 squares : SUDOKU
52
Some meditation : ZEN
53
Coffin cover : PALL
55
Bounce back and forth quickly : PINGPONG
58
Before surgery, briefly : PREOP
60
"Meet the Fockers" co-star : DENIRO
61
Blankets : LIESOVER
63
More unctuous : OILIER
67
Bistros : EATERIES
68
Part of a meter : NEEDLE
69
One in a corner : JACKHORNER
70
Figure often mentioned by meteorologists : JACKFROST
Down
1
Ray preceder : BLU
2
Chaney or Chaney Jr. : LON
3
Dept. of Justice chiefs : AGS
4
Pointed to : CITED
5
Soup brand : KNORR
6
Eschewer of fat : JACKSPRAT
7
1971 Bond girl ___ Wood : LANA
8
Certain porcelain piece : URN
9
Thom ___ shoes : MCAN
10
Some ties : BOLOS
11
Leading record label of the early 1900s : EDISON
12
Domicile : RESIDE
13
Stick pulled from a pile : JACKSTRAW
15
Got clean : BATHED
19
Bandage trademark : ACE
21
Some Caribbean music : SKA
22
Pilgrimage near year's end : HADJ
23
___ mater : ALMA
27
Playground user : TOT
28
Addis Ababa is its capital: Abbr. : ETH
29
Coral formation : REEF
32
I, in Innsbruck : ICH
33
Too many hits might result in them, for short : TKOS
35
One hit might result in it, for short : RBI
37
Sch. in Pocatello : ISU
38
1998 film "Waking ___ Devine" : NED
40
Type of pasta : ORZO
41
Marvel characters : XMEN
43
Druggies : DOPERS
45
Director Lee : ANG
46
Brandy made from cider : APPLEJACK
47
Singer Carey : MARIAH
48
Run for : FLEETO
50
Blood : KIN
51
British standard : UNIONJACK
54
Schlemiel : LOSER
56
"Good ___!" : GRIEF
57
Person propelling a punt : POLER
59
Nonlibrary reading : PORN
60
Harts and hinds : DEER
62
Go (for) : VIE
64
Court affirmation : IDO
65
Loop loopers : ELS
66
Abbr. after many a military title : RET

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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