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New York Times, Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
58-Across : One of the "E's" in E.E.C.
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 166 for Mr. Kahn. Tuesday freshness: 77%
David J. Kahn notes:
I was trying to get as many HEADS in the Down answers as possible and, at the same time, keep answers consistent with a Tuesday ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
HEADS UP! David uses words that can precede HEAD, running upward within grid entries. Very nice find in S TOP OR DER (pothead, ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times4/19/16 ( No. 24,269 )
Across
1
Practice boxing : SPAR
5
Dr. who's done 19-Down for Dr Pepper : DRE
8
Tree houses? : NESTS
13
Auricle's site : OUTEREAR
15
Produced, as coins : MINTED
16
Breadwinner : PROVIDER
17
Kitchen covers : APRONS
18
Former House leader Nancy : PELOSI
19
"The Fox and the Crow" storyteller : AESOP
20
Cheerleader's cheer : YELL
21
2011 World Series champs, informally : CARDS
24
Office V.I.P. : BOSS
27
Pageant winners' wear : TIARAS
29
Alternative to Enterprise : HERTZ
30
Call letters? : ATT
33
Tizzy : STEW
34
Navy student, informally : MIDDIE
35
Be rough with, in a way : PAW
36
Warning appropriate for this puzzle? : HEADSUP
38
90° turn : ELL
39
Moon of Mars : PHOBOS
41
Tombstone lawman : EARP
42
Father's study: Abbr. : REL
43
Go ___ for (defend) : TOBAT
44
Agreed : SAIDOK
46
Circus performer with a ball : SEAL
47
Veil material : TULLE
48
Jodie Foster and Meryl Streep, collegiately : ELIS
52
Reason to use a visor : GLARE
54
Opera's Tebaldi : RENATA
56
Name repeatedly sung in Rossini's "Largo al factotum" : FIGARO
58
One of the "E's" in E.E.C. : ECONOMIC
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Stranded due to frigid weather : ICEDIN
61
Shoal : SANDBANK
62
Anatomical pouch : BURSA
63
Christmas ___ : EVE
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Some savings, for short : IRAS
Down
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Too sentimental : SOPPY
2
Food processor setting : PUREE
3
Bikini, for one : ATOLL
4
Not take it anymore : REVOLT
5
Names in someone's honor : DEDICATES
6
Girl's name that's a homophone for a boy's name : RAE
7
Make a goof : ERR
8
Barely beats : NIPS
9
Attired, as a judge : ENROBED
10
"Buy" or "sell" directive at a specified price : STOPORDER
11
Start of a countdown : TEN
12
1960s protest grp. : SDS
14
Sue Grafton's "___ for Ricochet" : RIS
15
Fannie ___ (securities) : MAES
19
Commercials : ADS
22
Locality : AREA
23
Unfair treatment : RAWDEAL
25
Arena entrance feature : STILE
26
George ___, longtime maestro of the Cleveland Orchestra : SZELL
28
"___ the Sheriff" (1974 #1 hit) : ISHOT
29
Land animal whose closest living relatives include whales : HIPPO
30
Data in a daily planner: Abbr. : APPTS
31
North America's largest alpine lake : TAHOE
32
Double, in baseball lingo : TWOBAGGER
34
Certain homicide, in police lingo : MURDERONE
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Something that may be trimmed or rigged : SAIL
40
"Oh! Susanna" and others : BALLADS
44
Take to court : SUE
45
Obi-Wan ___ : KENOBI
47
High-tech 1982 Disney movie : TRON
49
Tennessee senator ___ Alexander : LAMAR
50
Turner autobiography : ITINA
51
Fires : SACKS
53
Rossini's "Largo al factotum," e.g. : ARIA
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Not continue : END
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Lie a little : FIB
57
Hosp. locale : ICU
58
Suffix with Japan : ESE
59
Cleveland cager, for short : CAV

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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