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New York Times, Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Author:
Bill Thompson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
50-Across : Out of touch with reality
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Bill Thompson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {WX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Thompson. Tuesday freshness: 95%
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© 2012, The New York Times10/16/12 ( No. 22,988 )
Across
1
Verdi duet "Madre, non ___?" : DORMI
6
Gucci rival : FENDI
11
Wheelwright's tool : ADZ
14
Cousins of foils : EPEES
15
Strange : ALIEN
16
Narrow inlet : RIA
17
Cows, pigs and chickens : FARMANIMALS
19
Equivalent of about seven cases of beer : KEG
20
Watery : AQUEOUS
21
Deep-toned instrument : TUBA
23
Sister : NUN
24
Location of Mount McKinley : ALASKARANGE
29
Mural surface : GESSO
31
___ the Lip (major-league nickname) : LEO
32
Buddy of "The Beverly Hillbillies" : EBSEN
33
UPS delivery: Abbr. : PKG
35
See 26-Down : NBA
37
Masculine side : YANG
38
One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across : FASHIONDESIGNER
43
Gen. Robt. ___ : ELEE
44
Otto's vehicle on "The Simpsons" : BUS
45
Italian article : UNA
46
Frighten : ALARM
48
Do a voice-over for : DUB
50
Out of touch with reality : SPACY
54
A.M. or F.M. news dispatch : RADIOREPORT
57
Baseball scoreboard letters : RHE
58
Cream-toned : ECRU
59
Certain sedatives : OPIATES
61
Gun, as an engine : REV
63
Sprain, say : ANKLEINJURY
66
Alcindor : Abdul-Jabbar :: Clay : ___ : ALI
67
Direct (to) : STEER
68
French square : CARRE
69
Inits. on a bottle of Parisienne : YSL
70
Tin Pan Alley output : SONGS
71
Aikman and Donahue : TROYS
Down
1
Render harmless, as a snake : DEFANG
2
Impossible to see through : OPAQUE
3
"Seinfeld" episodes, now : RERUNS
4
Idea that may spread via the Internet : MEME
5
Japanese-born P.G.A. star : ISAOAOKI
6
Former Saudi king : FAISAL
7
Blight victim : ELM
8
Actress Vardalos : NIA
9
The Mississippi has a big one : DELTA
10
Cover, in a way : INSURE
11
Bill Clinton, by birth : ARKANSAN
12
Go out, as a fire : DIE
13
Turn back sharply : ZAG
18
Void, in Versailles : NUL
22
Where one might get one's first pair of overalls : BABYGAP
25
Lampoons : SENDSUP
26
Bryant of the 35-Across : KOBE
27
There's one for curly hair : GENE
28
56-Down grad: Abbr. : ENGR
30
Ball-like : SPHERIC
34
Hunk : GOB
36
Tempe sch. : ASU
38
Be frightened : FEAR
39
Teatro ___ Scala : ALLA
40
Manta : SEADEVIL
41
Like the athletes in the ancient Olympics : NUDE
42
You might not think to use it : INSTINCT
47
Quagmire : MORASS
49
Pro wrestling fans, frequently : BOOERS
51
Conductor Toscanini : ARTURO
52
Sundae topper : CHERRY
53
"You're right, absolutely" : YESYES
55
Total : RUNTO
56
Upstate N.Y. sch. : RPI
60
Like a door that doesn't afford complete privacy : AJAR
61
Manta, e.g. : RAY
62
Loop transports : ELS
64
"Brainiac" author Jennings : KEN
65
Calf's place : LEG

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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