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New York Times, Thursday, October 30, 2008

Author:
Chuck Hamilton
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
18-Across : Yosemite rock features
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Chuck Hamilton

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQWXYZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Hamilton. Thursday freshness: 9%
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© 2008, The New York Times10/30/8 ( No. 21,541 )
Across
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Fruit variety with a sweet-spiced flavor : BOSC
5
Parents : FOLKS
10
Patron saint of sailors : ELMO
14
___ Arena (Kings' home) : ARCO
15
Godspeed : ADIEU
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Geological range : AEON
17
Uruguay and Paraguay : RIOS
18
Yosemite rock features : DOMES
19
Money bigwigs, for short : CFOS
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So-called "fox fires" : NORTHERNLIGHTS
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Three-time P.G.A. Championship winner : SNEAD
24
Intl. org. dismantled in 1977 : SEATO
25
Penicillin target : STREP
29
Infuriated : LIVID
32
Outdoor cooking spot : PIT
35
Recording device : VIDEOCAMERA
38
Having shipped out : ASEA
40
Élan : GUSTO
41
"In principio ___ Verbum" : ERAT
42
Certain lawsuit : CLASSACTION
45
Tampa-to-Fort Myers dir. : SSE
46
Mother ___ : EARTH
47
Kitchen gadget brand : OSTER
49
Who's creator : SEUSS
52
List in an insurance report, maybe : DENTS
56
What the ends of 20-, 35- and 42-Across are, collectively : DIRECTORSSHOUT
60
___ Sailer, three-time 1956 skiing gold medalist : TONI
61
"See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand!" speaker : ROMEO
62
B.C. neighbor : ALTA
63
Big area of philanthropy, with "the" : ARTS
64
"Mi chiamano Mimi" and others : ARIAS
65
Resting place : BIER
66
Reassuring words after an accident : IMOK
67
Big city newspaper desk : METRO
68
Car radio mode : SEEK
Down
1
Stock holders : BARNS
2
Night sky feature : ORION
3
Get the point? : SCORE
4
Longtime NBC Olympics host : COSTAS
5
Wane : FADE
6
Repute : ODOR
7
Represent by drawing : LIMN
8
Falls (over) : KEELS
9
"Wake Up Little ___" : SUSIE
10
On every single occasion : EACHTIME
11
Take-home? : LEFTOVERS
12
Calls to farmers : MOOS
13
Carry-___ : ONS
21
Modern show shower : HDTV
22
Certain ballroom event : GALA
26
European capital : RIGA
27
Cabinet dept. : EDUC
28
Penne topper : PESTO
30
S&L offerings : IRAS
31
November 4, e.g. : DATE
32
A sergeant might ask soldiers to pick it up : PACE
33
Española, for one : ISLA
34
Lambastes : TEARSINTO
36
Johnny with the 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive" : OTIS
37
Codger : COOT
39
Record follower, at times : ASTERISK
43
"Leaving Las Vegas" actress : SHUE
44
___ Point Lighthouse, Massachusetts landmark since 1838 : NEDS
48
Detox centers : REHABS
50
"Hit the road!" : SCRAM
51
Stock holder : STORE
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"I mean it!" : NOLIE
54
Socratic student : TUTEE
55
Desolate : STARK
56
R.A.'s place : DORM
57
Rule out : OMIT
58
Parent : REAR
59
Blah : SOSO
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James Clavell's "___-Pan" : TAI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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