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New York Times, Saturday, February 24, 2007

Author:
Byron Walden
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Down : It has a certain ring to it
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Byron Walden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 30 Missing: {QX} Spans: 3, (1 triple stack) This is puzzle # 38 for Mr. Walden. Saturday freshness: 37%
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© 2007, The New York Times2/24/7 ( No. 20,927 )
Across
1
Sensational news format : TABLOIDTV
10
In line with : ASPER
15
End of a challenge : IFYOUDARE
16
Was a star? : SHONE
17
"The Prisoner of Zenda" setting : RURITANIA
18
Seat of generative power : LOINS
19
Those, in San José : ESOS
20
"___ say it is good to fall": Whitman, "Song of Myself" : IALSO
22
___ for peace : SUE
23
Place to sleep : DEN
24
Is ready for the task : FEELSUPTOIT
27
DVD viewing option : FULLSCREEN
28
Census designation : URBANAREA
31
Common tater : SPUD
34
Subject of the 2006 documentary "Toots" : SHOR
35
Japanese ___, bonsai plant : MAPLE
37
Entertainer who owns Big Dog Productions : LENO
38
Derelict : HOBO
39
Hanky-panky : DALLIANCE
41
Calliope filler : MUSICROLLS
44
Place for a pin : JACKETLAPEL
46
Bikini-to-Fiji dir. : SSE
49
Lesser star designation in a constellation : ETA
50
Query to the Lord in Matthew : ISITI
51
Symbol of gracefulness : SWAN
52
Study aid? : NODOZ
54
Flimflammery : FINAGLING
57
Schoolroom feature : GLOBE
58
It's brilliant in handicrafts : FOILPAPER
59
Succulents for salves : ALOES
60
Bond dealers? : ENSLAVERS
Down
1
With 5-Down, run down : TIRED
2
Words with light or blow : AFUSE
3
Originator of the phrase "truth is stranger than fiction" : BYRON
4
"Family Guy" mom : LOIS
5
See 1-Down : OUT
6
Ballerina Rubinstein, for whom Ravel wrote "Boléro" : IDA
7
As a 16-year-old actor, youngest nonroyal with an individual portrait in Britain's National Portrait Gallery : DANIELRADCLIFFE
8
First step in division? : TRIALSEPARATION
9
Italian entrees : VEALSCALLOPINIS
10
Not flat : ASLOPE
11
Cable option : SHO
12
Vitriolic : POISONPEN
13
Lassitude : ENNUI
14
Tamper with, as an odometer : RESET
21
Big ___ : SUR
24
Festivity : FUN
25
Ancient rival of Assyria : ELAM
26
Webers per square meter : TESLAS
27
Last king of Egypt : FAROUK
28
Seat, quickly : USH
29
P : RHO
30
N.B.A. scoring leader, 1974-76 : BOBMCADOO
32
A.C.C. school : UNC
33
One who remains nameless : DOE
36
___ Style Awards : ELLE
40
Neighbor of Mo. : ILL
42
Commandeers : SEIZES
43
"Baby ___ You" (1962 hit) : ITS
44
Popular block game : JENGA
45
It has a certain ring to it : ATOLL
46
Cop : SWIPE
47
More sound : SANER
48
Corps personnel: Abbr. : ENGRS
51
Pole classification : SLAV
53
U.K. honor : OBE
55
___-American : ALL
56
School fig. : GPA

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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