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New York Times, Friday, October 6, 2006

Author:
Nancy Joline
Editor:
Will Shortz
63-Across : Scotland Yard discovery
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1093/27/19862/24/20081
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921.473796162%
Nancy Nicholson Joline

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 107 for Ms. Joline. Friday freshness: 60%
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© 2006, The New York Times10/6/6 ( No. 20,786 )
Across
1
George Orwell, e.g. : NOMDEPLUME
11
Hotel room amenity : SAFE
15
Cabin locale : OCEANLINER
16
___ di bravura (piece showing off a singer's vocal agility) : ARIA
17
Oscar night activity, jocularly : STARGAZING
18
Darn : DANG
19
Coil : HANK
20
American Indian organization : NATION
22
Honey, in prescriptions : MEL
23
Duct opening? : OVI
24
First name in country music : KRIS
25
Take marks off : ERASE
27
Red and white, e.g. : WINES
30
Universal Human Rights Mo. : DEC
31
Middle measure : WAIST
32
Settled : SAGGED
34
Will do : SUFFICES
36
Mob money units : GEES
38
Breeze (through) : SAIL
39
King or queen : CHESSMAN
43
"Goodness gracious" : DEARME
47
Modern site of ancient Thebes : LUXOR
48
Drum part : RIM
50
U.S. ___ : STEEL
51
Serotonin, e.g. : AMINE
52
Breezed through : ACED
54
Kind of test : DNA
55
Hardly a good friend : RAT
56
Nash contemporary : DESOTO
58
Awning site : SHOP
59
Skinny : INFO
61
Animals that are nearly invisible to infrared detectors : POLARBEARS
63
Scotland Yard discovery : CLEW
64
Cooler by the shore? : ITALIANICE
65
Tearing things? : EYES
66
Vocal pessimists : CASSANDRAS
Down
1
Restaurateurs' banes : NOSHOWS
2
"Antony and Cleopatra" role : OCTAVIA
3
"___ what?" : MEANING
4
Foreboding : DARK
5
Univ. dept. : ENG
6
Pirate tale feature : PLANK
7
Some shoe material : LIZARD
8
Harmonious wholes : UNITIES
9
Crescent : MENISCUS
10
It follows that : ERGO
11
Sorry : SAD
12
Language of the Talmud : ARAMAIC
13
Smoothness : FINESSE
14
They're small and may be golden : EAGLETS
21
Some eastern Canadians : NEWFIES
26
Denounce : RAILAT
28
Encourages : EGGSON
29
Blows a gasket : SEESRED
33
Party person, informally : DEM
35
Texas hold 'em, e.g. : FAD
37
Spring training site for the Cincinnati Reds : SARASOTA
39
"The Silence of the Lambs" role : CLARICE
40
Within the realm of people's capability : HUMANLY
41
Investment sales charge : EXITFEE
42
Cage in Hollywood : NICOLAS
44
Queen Elizabeth I had this : REDHAIR
45
Holiday spot in el Mediterráneo : MENORCA
46
Slips by : ELAPSES
49
Assayer's area of expertise : METALS
53
Andrea ___ : DORIA
57
Huge : EPIC
58
Delight : SEND
60
Pained replies : OWS
62
Outlaw : BAN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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