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New York Times, Saturday, January 25, 2014

Author:
James Mulhern
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
69-Across : Strips at a pageant
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James Mulhern

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQVX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Mulhern. Saturday freshness: 31%
James Mulhern notes:
This was my first attempt at themeless construction. It has some definite creakiness I'm not thrilled with, looking at it with today's ... read more
Will Shortz notes:
I accepted today's puzzle by James Mulhern in August 2012. A few weeks ago, just as I was editing it, he wrote me again out of the ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Now that's a great 1-across clue. (For all you non-physics nerds out there, Newton's first law of motion is often quoted as "a body at ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times1/25/14 ( No. 23,454 )
Across
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Body that doesn't remain at rest? : ZOMBIE
7
Having way too much on one's plate : SWAMPED
14
It's not normal : ANOMALY
16
Dismissive confession follower : SOSUEME
17
Start liking a lot : GETINTO
18
Rare electee : WRITEIN
19
___ B : ATO
20
Ingredient in an Americano : SODA
22
Like Fabergé eggs : DAINTY
23
Repeated battle cry : TORA
25
Megadyne fractions : NEWTONS
27
Chef DiSpirito : ROCCO
29
Dog it : LOAF
30
Texts, e.g.: Abbr. : MSGS
34
"The Valley of Amazement" novelist, 2013 : AMYTAN
36
Org. for female shooters : LPGA
38
Inuit knife : ULU
39
Writer of the ethnography "Germania" : TACITUS
41
Get out of the blasted state? : SOBERUP
43
What isn't the small print?: Abbr. : ENL
44
Suffocating blanket : SMOG
46
Get off the drive, say : DELETE
47
Food factory stock : DYES
49
Ninny : BOOB
51
Utter : SHEER
52
20th-century treaty topic : TESTBAN
55
Priceline possibilities : INNS
56
Release : UNLOCK
59
2012 Pro Bowl player Chris : SNEE
61
Once-common "commonly" : OFT
62
Game that can't be played : RAINOUT
64
She wrote "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" : DRLAURA
66
"Spread the happy" sloganeer : NUTELLA
67
Queen's weapon : STINGER
68
Producing zip : STERILE
69
Strips at a pageant : SASHES
Down
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Given a 20 for food, say : ZAGATRATED
2
Drink that often makes a person sick : ONETOOMANY
3
Road hog : MOTORCYCLE
4
Record label abbr. : BMI
5
Johns of Britain : IANS
6
John of Britain : ELTON
7
Recife-to-Rio dir. : SSW
8
Bible : WORDOFGOD
9
Like Huns : ASIAN
10
Refusal to speak : MUTISM
11
Flatten, as a rivet : PEEN
12
Throw out : EMIT
13
Keep from : DENY
15
Demonstrate a wide range on a range? : YODEL
21
Gone private? : AWOL
24
Early CliffsNotes subheading : ACTI
26
Restin' piece? : TAPS
28
Energy bar ingredients : OATS
31
"You guessed it ..." : SUREENOUGH
32
Like some diets that avoid pasta : GLUTENFREE
33
People people : SUPERSTARS
35
Ninny : NUMBSKULL
37
Lincoln and others : ABES
40
Diesel discharge : SOOT
42
Primary and secondary, briefly : ELHI
45
Bunches : GOBS
48
Habitual high achiever? : STONER
50
Label stable : BANDS
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C.D.C. concern : ECOLI
54
"Phooey!" : NERTS
56
Some heavy planters : URNS
57
Like some flags: Abbr. : NAUT
58
Not full-bodied : LITE
60
"Modern Gallantry" pen name : ELIA
63
Swimming gold medalist Park ___-hwan : TAE
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Key component: Abbr. : ANS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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