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New York Times, Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Author:
Ethan Cooper
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
18-Across : Former French first lady ___ Bruni-Sarkozy
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Ethan Cooper

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {GQ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Cooper. Tuesday freshness: 76%
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© 2012, The New York Times10/2/12 ( No. 22,974 )
Across
1
Like the people on the Forbes 400 list : RICH
5
Mountains out of molehills : TODOS
10
___ facto : IPSO
14
Restatement? : ECHO
15
First group to get invites : ALIST
16
Like an "Open 24 hours" sign, perhaps : NEON
17
It's impressive : FEAT
18
Former French first lady ___ Bruni-Sarkozy : CARLA
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"Surely you ___" : JEST
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"The Tsar's Bride" composer : RIMSKYKORSAKOV
23
N.Y.S.E. debut : IPO
24
Prefix with -logue : EPI
25
It has its own Grammy category : SPOKENWORDALBUM
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Taken into account in terms of a container's weight : TARED
35
Crosswise, at sea : ABEAM
36
Some genetic coding, for short : RNA
37
Dramatic cry : ALAS
38
Sneaked : CREPT
39
Do some post office work : SORT
40
Crony : PAL
41
Wipe the board clean : ERASE
42
Possible result of doing questionable accounting : AUDIT
43
NASA launch of 1990 : HUBBLETELESCOPE
46
Untreated : RAW
47
Cricket World Cup powerhouse: Abbr. : PAK
48
Beginning of 20-, 25- or 43-Across : WHEELCOMPONENT
56
Minimal resistance : EASE
57
Coupling : UNION
58
Spanish-speaking explorer : DORA
60
Airhead : DITZ
61
Programme shower : TELLY
62
Operating system since 1969 : UNIX
63
Leave rolling in the aisles : SLAY
64
Witchcraft trials city : SALEM
65
John, Paul or John Paul : POPE
Down
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One who knows what it means to travel : REF
2
Cake decorator : ICER
3
Spiced Indian tea : CHAI
4
Feedback producers : HOTMIKES
5
Add for good measure : TACKON
6
Oil of ___ : OLAY
7
Straight-bladed dagger : DIRK
8
Home for Ibsen : OSLO
9
Observed intently : STAREDAT
10
Locked up : INJAIL
11
Furtive look : PEEK
12
Nothing to write home about : SOSO
13
Airing : ONTV
21
Went 80 or 90, say : SPED
22
___ folder : SPAM
25
Kind of infection : STAPH
26
Pacific island nation : PALAU
27
Toothbrush brand : ORALB
28
"The ___ Home," 1996 Emilio Estevez film : WARAT
29
Carrying a lot? : OBESE
30
Push away : REPEL
31
Tortellini in ___ (Italian dish) : BRODO
32
Tear open : UNRIP
33
Not glossy, as a photo : MATTE
38
Army barber's specialties : CREWCUTS
39
Was obsequious, informally : SUCKEDUP
41
Israeli carrier : ELAL
42
___ example : ASAN
44
Light, as a conversation : BREEZY
45
Louis Braille or Louis Chevrolet : EPONYM
48
Joins as a couple : WEDS
49
Word repeated before "the gang's all here" : HAIL
50
"Cómo ___?" : ESTA
51
Most eligible for service : ONEA
52
Grinding place : MILL
53
Firehouse fixture : POLE
54
"What were you thinking?!" : NONO
55
Common game show prize : TRIP
59
Guitar, slangily : AXE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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