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New York Times, Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Author:
Nancy Kavanaugh
Editor:
Will Shortz
66-Across : Flash of light
TotalDebutLatest
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Nancy Kavanaugh

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 19 for Ms. Kavanaugh. Tuesday freshness: 36%
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© 2004, The New York Times10/12/4 ( No. 20,062 )
Across
1
Asian nannies : AMAHS
6
Ending with land or sea : SCAPE
11
Legal org. : ABA
14
Josh ___, who directed and co-produced "South Pacific" : LOGAN
15
Inventor Howe : ELIAS
16
Right this minute : NOW
17
Skylit areas : ATRIA
18
Pipsqueaks : RUNTS
19
Genetic material : DNA
20
Items on some necklaces : SHARKTEETH
22
Actor Estrada : ERIK
23
Colorful tropical fish : NEON
24
Lacking vigor : EFFETE
26
Swing on an axis : SLUE
29
Minor railroad stop : WAYSTATION
32
The first or fifth letter of George : SOFTG
34
DeMille films : EPICS
35
Overly : TOO
36
Simulate, as an old battle : REENACT
39
"Where ___?" : AMI
42
Goethe classic : FAUST
43
Early evening hour : SEVEN
45
1998 Sandra Bullock film : HOPEFLOATS
50
Bronx Bomber : YANK
51
Comfortable with : USEDTO
52
Life of Riley : EASE
54
Parts of bridles : BITS
55
Words that can precede the starts of 20-, 29- and 45-Across : GREATWHITE
61
Grand ___ (wine words) : CRU
62
Mob scenes : RIOTS
63
Column style : IONIC
64
Feel sick : AIL
65
Gas in a layer : OZONE
66
Flash of light : GLINT
67
Free TV spot: Abbr. : PSA
68
Obsolete VCR's : BETAS
69
Brief brawl : SETTO
Down
1
[sigh] : ALAS
2
Closet invader : MOTH
3
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
4
Cafeteria headwear : HAIRNET
5
Adder, e.g. : SNAKE
6
Williams of tennis : SERENA
7
Hint : CLUE
8
"___ it the truth!" : AINT
9
Pitiful : PATHETIC
10
Tricky curve : ESS
11
Dissident Sakharov : ANDREI
12
Mackerellike fish : BONITO
13
Rise and shine : AWAKEN
21
Wrecker's job : TOW
22
Young newts : EFTS
25
What Sgt. Friday sought : FACTS
26
It's not breaking the sound barrier anymore : SST
27
London facility : LOO
28
ET's ride : UFO
30
Busybody : YENTA
31
Place for sweaters? : SPA
33
Transplant, of a sort : GRAFT
37
Praise posthumously : EULOGIZE
38
"___ Beso" (1962 hit) : ESO
39
Gardner of Hollywood : AVA
40
Stag attendees : MEN
41
Sign, as a deal : INK
42
A.T.F. agents, e.g. : FEDS
44
Mask opening : EYEHOLE
45
Lug nuts' cover : HUBCAP
46
Husband of Isis : OSIRIS
47
"Downtown" singer Clark : PETULA
48
Acts the coquette : TEASES
49
Used a bench : SAT
53
Drinks from a flask : SWIGS
56
Radish or carrot : ROOT
57
European erupter : ETNA
58
"What's ___ for me?" : INIT
59
Salon job : TINT
60
Prefix with plasm : ECTO
62
Stick up : ROB

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

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