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New York Times, Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Author:
Mike Torch
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
31-Across : R-rated, maybe
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Michael Torch

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Torch. Wednesday freshness: 95%
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© 2009, The New York Times10/28/9 ( No. 21,904 )
Across
1
Slightly sharp or flat, as a voice : PITCHY
7
Insects in swarms : CICADAS
14
Encroachment : INROAD
15
Retired Big Apple basketball player? : OLDKNICK
16
What tests test : SKILLS
17
Expounds upon : GOESINTO
18
English racing site : ASCOT
19
"Das Rheingold" goddess : ERDA
20
Brit's oath : GOR
21
Was well-versed in a will? : KNEWTESTAMENT
25
Sawbones : DOC
26
Hot time in la cité : ETE
27
Make in a cauldron : BREW
31
R-rated, maybe : LEWD
34
Lock : TRESS
38
Guinevere, to Lancelot? : LADYOFTHEKNIGHT
41
Like some suspects : USUAL
42
Lunch site : CAFE
43
Kids' stuff : TOYS
44
What you might get in a booth : TAN
46
Roxy Music co-founder : ENO
48
Macramé company's goal? : KNOTFORPROFIT
55
Cyclades island : IOS
56
Sorrows : WOES
57
Bloopers, e.g. : FLIES
60
Miss the start, maybe : COMELATE
63
Theme song from "American Gigolo" : CALLME
64
Select a sweater? : KNITPICK
65
Even : TIEDUP
66
Trigonometric ratios : SECANTS
67
Run in : ARREST
Down
1
Torre Pendente city : PISA
2
Prepares, as the presses : INKS
3
What a king may win : TRICK
4
List preceder : COLON
5
Stopped : HALTED
6
Upholsterer's meas. : YDS
7
Oafs : CLODS
8
Think up : IDEATE
9
Bank drafts: Abbr. : CKS
10
"Gimme ___!" (repeated cry of a University of Mississippi cheerleader) : ANI
11
Griminess : DINGE
12
Follow, as advice : ACTON
13
Woman's golf wear : SKORT
15
Meanie : OGRE
19
Blah, blah, blah : ETCETC
22
Woman-chaser : WOLF
23
Ltr. routing aid : ATTN
24
Earn : MERIT
27
___-ray Disc : BLU
28
Dorm heads, for short : RAS
29
E-mail address ending : EDU
30
Jane of "Father Knows Best" : WYATT
32
"Huh?" : WHA
33
Puts off : DEFERS
35
Kind of boost : EGO
36
Short : SHY
37
Many figs. on stained-glass windows : STS
39
Norwegian king : OLAF
40
Numbers game : KENO
45
"Uh, hold on! That's wrong!" : NOWAIT
47
Like things said after cutting to a commercial : OFFAIR
48
Fun : KICKS
49
"___ Is to Blame" (1986 hit) : NOONE
50
Of element #76 : OSMIC
51
University mil. programs : ROTCS
52
Look through half-closed blinds, e.g. : PEEK
53
Less healthy : ILLER
54
Type squiggle : TILDE
58
Aussie runners : EMUS
59
Number of dwarfs with Blanche Neige : SEPT
61
Theta preceder : ETA
62
Hosp. staffer : LPN
63
Windy City transportation org. : CTA

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

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