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New York Times, Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Author:
Michael Kaplan
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : Gave the boot
TotalDebut
110/16/2007
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.61826%
Michael Kaplan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Kaplan. Tuesday freshness: 47%
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© 2007, The New York Times10/16/7 ( No. 21,161 )
Across
1
Show anger : FUME
5
Round before the final : SEMI
9
Washroom tub : BASIN
14
Ph.D. awarder : UNIV
15
Gave the boot : AXED
16
Blessing-inducing sound : ACHOO
17
Flank : SIDE
18
Gimlet garnish : LIME
19
Crockpot concoctions : STEWS
20
Relax during a drill : STANDATEASE
23
Temp's work unit : DAY
24
Polite affirmation : YESSIR
25
Brazilian dance : SAMBA
27
Big Apple awards : OBIES
30
Like hair, usually, after combing : PARTED
33
Post-O.R. stop : ICU
36
Craps natural : SEVEN
38
Impoverished : NEEDY
39
Sgt. Friday's org. : LAPD
41
Calendar units hidden in 20- and 61-Across and 11- and 35-Down : DATES
43
Worker's pay : WAGE
44
Like a brainiac : SMART
46
Fire remnants : COALS
48
The "R" in Roy G. Biv : RED
49
Trojan War hero : AENEAS
51
Popular snack chip : FRITO
53
Surveyor Jeremiah, for whom a famous line is partly named : DIXON
55
Beatle, endearingly : MOPTOP
59
Meadow sound : BAA
61
Sunshine State school : FLORIDATECH
64
Minute Maid Park player : ASTRO
66
Baylor's city : WACO
67
Sp. girl : SRTA
68
Rodeo animal : STEER
69
From the top : ANEW
70
Ticks off : IRES
71
TV shout-out from the team bench : HIMOM
72
It's sold in skeins : YARN
73
"Great" kid-lit detective : NATE
Down
1
Hard to please : FUSSY
2
Bring together : UNITE
3
Greedy monarch : MIDAS
4
"Nevertheless ..." : EVENSO
5
On the payroll : SALARIED
6
Lighted sign in a theater : EXIT
7
Hand-waver's cry : MEME
8
They may be bright : IDEAS
9
One in the infield : BASEMAN
10
Follow direction? : ACT
11
Show sadness : SHEDATEAR
12
Political caucus state : IOWA
13
Like a yenta : NOSY
21
"That's mine!" : DIBS
22
Deplete, as energy : SAP
26
Cold one : BREW
28
FEMA recommendation, briefly : EVAC
29
Play by a different ___ rules : SETOF
31
Upper hand : EDGE
32
Like batik fabrics : DYED
33
Ingrid's role in "Casablanca" : ILSA
34
Showed up : CAME
35
"Time to rise, sleepyhead!" : UPANDATEM
37
Within earshot : NEAR
40
Zwei follower : DREI
42
Lose the spare tire : SLIMDOWN
45
Schedule B or C, e.g. : TAXFORM
47
Ancient Greek colonnade : STOA
50
La preceder : SOL
52
Chooses to participate : OPTSIN
54
"Impossible!" : NOWAY
56
___ firma : TERRA
57
Largish combo : OCTET
58
Terrible twos, e.g. : PHASE
59
Bad-mouth : BASH
60
Sparkling wine city : ASTI
62
___ deficit (lost money) : RANA
63
Pastry prettifier : ICER
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Vintage auto : REO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later.

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