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New York Times, Friday, May 11, 2007

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Across : Thesis defender's prize, maybe
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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981.5480%
Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 29 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 96 for Mr. Berry. Friday freshness: 79%
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© 2007, The New York Times5/11/7 ( No. 21,003 )
Across
1
Admirable people : CLASSACTS
10
Rope bridge sites : GULFS
15
Formidable, as a task : HERCULEAN
16
Maker of the Jaguar game console : ATARI
17
An unspecified number : ONEORMORE
18
Racing family surname : UNSER
19
Ladies in men's rooms? : PINUPS
20
Air gun ammo : PELLETS
22
Problem fixable with a comb : SNARL
23
Marionette parts : WIRES
24
Thesis defender's prize, maybe : PHD
26
Assessment on out-of-state purchases : USETAX
28
Disappear : FLEE
29
Holds off : RESISTS
33
City where the Caesar salad was invented, 1924 : TIJUANA
35
It may have two sides : ENTREE
36
Option on an online order form : CANCEL
37
Highly recommends : PRAISES
39
You don't sit still in them : ROCKERS
40
Prunes : LOPS
41
One-horse town : PODUNK
43
Ingrid's "Anastasia" co-star : YUL
44
Theoretical massless particle : GLUON
45
Cheers : HAILS
50
Cage occupants : TELLERS
52
U.S. chief justice, 1953-69 : WARREN
53
Skillfully switch topics : SEGUE
54
People generally don't take it well : SICKLEAVE
56
Surprising political move : UTURN
57
Shoe insert : ODOREATER
58
Seafood restaurant annoyances : BONES
59
Bagel variety : POPPYSEED
Down
1
Musical virtuosity : CHOPS
2
His statue (minus its head) can be found in Arlington's Freedom Park : LENIN
3
Theater : ARENA
4
Rub, rub, rub : SCOUR
5
It's nice to run these : SURPLUSES
6
Poor support : ALMS
7
Big suit : CEO
8
Likely fossil location : TARPIT
9
Belittle : SNEERAT
10
Dwellers in ancient Celtica : GAULS
11
Magazine founder Eric : UTNE
12
You'll find a trailer in it : LASTPLACE
13
Renuzit product : FRESHENER
14
General address : SIR
21
Field-specific vocabulary : LEXICON
23
Film director Anderson : WES
25
Gives someone a hand : DEALS
27
Feature of the high church? : STEEPLE
28
Musical genre featuring slap bass : FUNK
29
Come back : REPLY
30
Heading for : ENROUTETO
31
Upholstering tool : STAPLEGUN
32
Goddess of the rainbow : IRIS
34
"Heart of the Tin Man" author : JACKHALEY
38
Tropical fruit with white pulp and black seeds : SOURSOP
39
Head up : RUN
42
Back-to-back action? : DOSIDO
44
Narrow valleys : GLENS
46
Figures in geometry : AREAS
47
Not just put out : IRATE
48
"When the ___ Breaks" (old blues song) : LEVEE
49
A big dummy : SNERD
51
Inducement : LURE
52
1978-82 sitcom locale : WKRP
53
Fill in : SUB
55
One who handles bookings : COP

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

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