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New York Times, Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Author:
Milo Beckman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
22-Across : Nicest room on a ship, probably
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Milo Beckman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {BJ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Beckman. Wednesday freshness: 25%
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© 2011, The New York Times10/26/11 ( No. 22,632 )
Across
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Hanging open : AGAPE
6
Cousin of an ax : ADZE
10
Near Eastern V.I.P.'s : AGAS
14
Doesn't have a second to lose? : SOLOS
15
Boutique fixture : DRESSRACK
17
Exhibited perfect braking : STOPPEDONAPENNY
19
Native Nebraskan : OTO
20
Followers of nus : XIS
21
"For me? You shouldn't have ..." : AWGEE
22
Nicest room on a ship, probably : CAPTAINSDIMES
27
Toward the back : AFT
28
E.T.A.'s for red-eyes : AMS
29
Here, to Henri : ICI
32
Foofaraw : HOOHA
35
Aloe additive? : VERA
37
"Heavens to Betsy!" : EGAD
38
Cashier's error, as suggested by 17-, 22-, 47- and 58-Across? : INCORRECTCHANGE
41
Henry who made a Fortune? : LUCE
42
Baby taking a bow? : EROS
43
Befuddled : ATSEA
44
Baton Rouge sch. : LSU
45
Peace grp. since 1948 : OAS
46
"___ loves me ..." : SHE
47
Certain loaf : PUMPERQUARTER
54
Frigidaire competitor : AMANA
56
Bumbler : OAF
57
Réunion, e.g. : ILE
58
Being frugal : PINCHINGNICKELS
63
Strongly praised : ACCLAIMED
64
Goose bumps-producing, maybe : EERIE
65
Funnywoman Martha : RAYE
66
Actress Naldi of the silents : NITA
67
Kickoff : ONSET
Down
1
N.A.A.C.P. part: Abbr. : ASSOC
2
Must, slangily : GOTTA
3
Something to be thrown for : ALOOP
4
Top 40 fare : POP
5
Medium capacity? : ESP
6
Contribute to the mix : ADDIN
7
Impurity : DROSS
8
Eastern state? : ZEN
9
That, in Tijuana : ESA
10
"___ there yet?" : AREWE
11
Handy IDs in the hood? : GANGSIGNS
12
Unwanted spots : ACNE
13
Kind of terrier : SKYE
16
Slows down traffic, say? : SPAMS
18
Sign by stairs, often : EXIT
23
1,000-foot-deep lake that straddles a state line : TAHOE
24
Many miles away : AFAR
25
Game with a maximum score of 180 : DARTS
26
Apple offering : IMAC
30
Zoo keeper? : CAGE
31
Noodle product? : IDEA
32
Over the ___ : HILL
33
Burden : ONUS
34
Number of people in a room : OCCUPANCY
35
Numbered thing in the Bible : VERSE
36
Friendly introduction? : ECO
37
Faster's opposite : EATER
39
Bring in : REAP
40
"Yeah, right" : HAHA
45
Gerald Ford's birthplace : OMAHA
46
Muslim mystic : SUFI
48
Theodore Roosevelt, to Eleanor : UNCLE
49
Man of many words? : ROGET
50
Press conference component, briefly : QANDA
51
Arena sections : TIERS
52
Carl's wife in "Up" : ELLIE
53
Bowling alley button : RESET
54
On ___ with (equal to) : APAR
55
Sheet mineral : MICA
59
"There is no ___ team" : IIN
60
Name placeholder in govt. records : NMI
61
Many a Fortune profilee, for short : CEO
62
"Jeopardy!" whiz Jennings : KEN

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

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