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New York Times, Friday, January 6, 2006

Author:
David Levinson Wilk
Editor:
Will Shortz
58-Across : Alternative to Rep. or Dem.
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David Levinson Wilk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 27 Missing: {QX} Spans: 6, (2 triple stacks) Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Wilk. Friday freshness: 53%
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© 2006, The New York Times1/6/6 ( No. 20,513 )
Across
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Writing that lacks objectivity : GONZOJOURNALISM
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Purveyors of spicy cuisine : THAIRESTAURANTS
17
"Hurry, you'll be late" : BETTERGETMOVING
18
Tpks. : RDS
19
Full house sign : SRO
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Patriot, e.g.: Abbr. : ABM
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Old map abbr. : SSR
22
"Look ___!" : ATYOU
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One going back and forth to work : SAW
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Replacement raiser : FOSTERDAD
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Loses : SHEDS
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When Nora leaves Torvald in "A Doll's House" : ACTIII
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Man wearing une couronne : ROI
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Follow : OBEY
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It's often hit at night : THESACK
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Musicians whom orchestras tune up to : OBOISTS
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Work unit : WEEK
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Daughter of Hyperion : EOS
45
Beat in November, perhaps : UNSEAT
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It's on the Rhone delta : ARLES
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Some tracks : PAWPRINTS
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Kind of cart : TEA
52
Sticking point? : CARET
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Elicitors of little dances, briefly : TDS
56
Wing : ELL
58
Alternative to Rep. or Dem. : SOC
59
67-Across citers: Abbr. : NRA
62
August comment : HOTENOUGHFORYOU
66
Like Scorsese, but not Fellini : ITALIANAMERICAN
67
It begins "A well regulated Militia ..." : SECONDAMENDMENT
Down
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Member of the Allies in W.W. II: Abbr. : GTBR
2
Expressed surprise : OHED
3
R.F.K. Stadium team, briefly : NATS
4
Proactiv target, informally : ZIT
5
Aeschylus trilogy : ORESTEIA
6
Legendary 49ers receiver : JERRYRICE
7
Charles of CBS News : OSGOOD
8
Uintah and Ouray Reservation inhabitant : UTE
9
Madrid maze-runner : RATA
10
Ices, maybe : NUMBS
11
Bakery output : AROMAS
12
John : LAV
13
"Last one ___ ..." : INIS
14
Boarding places: Abbr. : STNS
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Religious title: Abbr. : MSGR
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Start of an Ella Fitzgerald standard : ATISKET
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Old map abbr. : UAR
25
Reply to "The phone's for you" : WHOISIT
26
Mullah's decree : FATWA
27
Fall shade : OCHER
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Composition of some nerves? : STEEL
29
Ski-___ : DOO
31
"The Other Side of Oz" autobiographer : EBSEN
32
Coup follower : DETAT
33
Ways: Abbr. : SYSTS
36
Osteoarthritis treatment : IBUPROFEN
39
Silent lawman? : KOP
41
Public : ONRECORD
44
It might be filled with ink : SAC
47
Like guests at home : SEENIN
49
Message on a dirty car : WASHME
51
Tons : ALOAD
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"I'm pointing at it" : THIS
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Act feeblemindedly : DOTE
55
Disconnected, in mus. : STAC
57
Large moth : LUNA
59
Inits. on many A.T.M.'s : NYCE
60
Sheepskin leather : ROAN
61
Volunteer babysitter, maybe : AUNT
63
Inits. in 70's-80's rock : ELO
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Leg that gets whistled at : GAM
65
Net holder : RIM

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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