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New York Times, Friday, April 29, 2011

Author:
David Quarfoot
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Group whose name combines the first letters of its members' names
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David Quarfoot

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JQZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 30 for Mr. Quarfoot. Friday freshness: 34%
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© 2011, The New York Times4/29/11 ( No. 22,452 )
Across
1
TV star who wrote the novel "A Shore Thing," informally : SNOOKI
7
Bass alternative : SAMADAMS
15
Diversion also called MathDoku : KENKEN
16
Common economic indicator : TRADEGAP
17
Start of many a bumper sticker : IHEART
18
Movie format of old : CINERAMA
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Devoutly wish a drought to end : PRAYFORRAIN
21
Tell : RAT
22
Totality : SUM
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Civil War side : UNION
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Puma, e.g. : FELINE
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Fellow : CHAP
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Its flag features a grizzly bear: Abbr. : CALIF
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Parts of doctors' offices : EXAMROOMS
36
Ancient : AGEOLD
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Game in which all pieces have four components : TETRIS
39
Hotel amenity : SHOWERCAP
43
Quite a spread : FEAST
44
Capital near 10-Down : SANA
45
___ 2.0, Bill Gates's house : XANADU
47
Sound : VALID
48
Green grp.? : PGA
51
Actress Hagen : UTA
54
It may be assumed : THEPOSITION
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Kind of mortgage : SUBPRIME
59
Eclipse viewing locale? : CARLOT
60
Some recessions : EBBTIDES
61
Indolent : OTIOSE
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One making a bust, maybe : DEAAGENT
63
Got a little dirty, in a way : SEXTED
Down
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Record problems : SKIPS
2
P.M. who was father of another P.M. : NEHRU
3
What the ringing of two bells might signal on a ship : ONEAM
4
Sound : OKAY
5
Tizzy : KERFUFFLE
6
Utter : INTONE
7
Popular tropical destination : STCROIX
8
Big name in the blogosphere : ARIANNA
9
Salon job, for short : MANI
10
Former capital near 44-Across : ADEN
11
Article abroad : DER
12
Culture medium : AGAR
13
With 30-Down, "Dream a Little Dream of Me" singer : MAMA
14
Scrap : SPAT
20
Get to : RILE
25
Health care inits. : EMT
26
Sheep shelter : COTE
27
Wedding ring? : HORA
28
Pals around in Paris? : AMIS
29
Secret indicator : PSST
30
See 13-Down : CASS
31
Old Turkish title : AGHA
32
Provincial capital NW of Madrid : LEON
33
Where I-80 crosses I-35 : IOWA
35
2010 coinage meaning "to reject" : REFUDIATE
37
Bogart's only horror film title role, 1939 : DRX
40
Troglodytes : CAVEMEN
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"Au revoir," for example : ANAPEST
42
Alto preceder : PALO
46
Popular hangouts in the late '70s : DISCOS
48
Stove light : PILOT
49
Silly sort : GOOSE
50
Put up : ANTED
51
Drew on : USED
52
Hose, e.g. : TUBE
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Group whose name combines the first letters of its members' names : ABBA
54
Palin boy : TRIG
55
Skin : HIDE
56
General Mills offering : TRIX
58
Child support, briefly : PTA

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later.

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