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New York Times, Friday, January 16, 2009

Author:
Mike Nothnagel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
19-Across : Not letting go
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Mike Nothnagel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FJQX} Minimum word length: 4 This is puzzle # 30 for Mr. Nothnagel. Friday freshness: 74%
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© 2009, The New York Times1/16/9 ( No. 21,619 )
Across
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Romp : SPREE
6
Scotch flavorer : PEAT
10
Soprano ___ Huang : YING
14
A raise may raise it : HOURLYRATE
16
Novel about its author's experiences on Tahiti : OMOO
17
When many shots are taken : OPENSEASON
18
___ snuff : UPTO
19
Not letting go : PERSISTENT
20
Many a Kirkuk native : KURD
21
Some livestock : EWES
22
Regatta setting : HENLEY
24
"A Writer's Life" writer, 2006 : TALESE
28
Some singing villains : BASSOS
30
PBS station with a transmitter on the Empire State Building : WNET
31
Spin cycles? : DAYS
33
Uppland inhabitant : SWEDE
36
Response to "I have a question for you" : OKSHOOT
38
Tinseltown is part of it : SHOWBIZ
40
Cul-___ : DESAC
41
He fought Robin on an episode of "Batman" : KATO
43
"An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals" philosopher : HUME
44
Since : INTHAT
46
Verne of Austin Powers films : TROYER
48
Reno's county : WASHOE
50
Break : TAME
52
Michigan's ___ College : ALMA
53
Arnold Schwarzenegger, four times : MRUNIVERSE
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Somewhat dense : SLOW
60
Match point? : SINGLESBAR
61
Government largesse : PORK
62
It requires spin control : ICESKATING
63
___-Ball : SKEE
64
See 48-Down : NEST
65
Ringer of some necks : LASSO
Down
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Steward's domain : SHOP
2
Poet who wrote "Hope springs eternal in the human breast" : POPE
3
Penitent : RUER
4
Birds with "meat cleaver" bills : ERNS
5
"The Two ___" (Martha Finley children's book) : ELSIES
6
Run on : PRATE
7
Passes gingerly : EASESBY
8
Greatly : ATON
9
Addition column : TENTHS
10
Unnamed individual : YOUKNOWWHO
11
Many an item at a checkout line : IMPULSEBUY
12
Our counterpart in France? : NOTRE
13
Small perk : GOODY
15
Reply to "Have you got that in stock?" : YESWEDO
23
Brand named after the pronunciation of its parent company's initials : ESSO
24
Flat : TWOD
25
Huber of women's tennis : ANKE
26
"Keep it simple" : LESSISMORE
27
Oscar nominee for "Training Day," 2001 : ETHANHAWKE
29
Kind of ed. : ASST
32
Aleutian island : ATKA
34
Torch site : DIME
35
Israel's Weizman : EZER
37
Prefix with -pod : OCTO
39
Béchamel sauce ingredient : HOTMILK
42
Adapts : ATTUNES
45
Confines : HEMSIN
47
Leak : REVEAL
48
With 64-Across, sight under the eaves, at times : WASPS
49
Perfectly good : ALLOK
51
Not just jitters : ANGST
54
Force through a sieve : RICE
55
Is in Spain? : ESTA
56
Sluggers' stats : RBIS
57
___ fil (wireless, in Paris) : SANS
58
Conclusion lead-in : ERGO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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