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New York Times, Thursday, October 7, 2010

Author:
Patrick Blindauer
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
42-Across : Mercury or Saturn
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Patrick Blindauer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQZ} Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzles. Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzlemakers. This is puzzle # 41 for Mr. Blindauer. Thursday freshness: 67%
Jim Horne notes:

The answers on the side are all SIDE, making a six-sided HEXAGON. Each SIDE answer bends around a corner.

1
S
2
S
3
T
4
H
5
A
6
N
7
T
8
H
9
E
10
F
11
A
12
R
S
14
I
L
O
15
V
E
L
A
16
H
I
B
A
C
H
I
17
D
E
V
I
C
E
S
18
R
E
B
A
T
E
D
E
W
A
L
K
S
A
20
L
E
21
E
O
E
22
S
H
E
L
23
H
E
24
A
25
V
26
Y
27
S
E
28
R
29
T
A
30
S
T
A
31
T
32
E
S
34
S
35
E
36
C
T
37
O
H
S
38
K
E
N
O
B
I
39
I
R
R
40
H
E
X
A
41
G
O
N
42
G
O
D
43
D
O
O
44
W
O
P
45
A
P
U
46
M
A
N
E
E
S
W
I
P
E
48
P
A
T
49
T
I
50
T
I
R
51
E
S
52
I
D
53
D
54
O
55
S
56
K
57
A
58
M
O
59
U
60
N
T
A
I
N
S
62
I
N
S
63
P
64
I
65
R
E
66
S
A
L
I
E
R
I
67
D
E
T
E
N
T
E
68
E
M
E
R
G
E
D
E
W
I
N
D
E
R
70
D
E
S
71
O
D
E
© 2010, The New York Times10/7/10 ( No. 22,248 )
Across
1
It began commercial service in '76 : SST
4
Chinese dynasty at the time of Christ : HAN
7
Cartoon featured in 23 best-selling books : THEFARSIDE
14
1983 Randy Newman song : ILOVELA
16
Brazier : HIBACHI
17
Thingamajigs : DEVICES
18
Partly paid back : REBATED
21
Fair-hiring inits. : EOE
22
Silverstein who wrote "The Giving Tree" : SHEL
23
Backbreaking : HEAVY
27
Mattress brand : SERTA
30
In America : STATESIDE
34
Splinter group : SECT
37
Quaker product : OHS
38
"Star Wars" surname : KENOBI
39
Like "be": Abbr. : IRR
40
Figure that shares a property with this puzzle : HEXAGON
42
Mercury or Saturn : GOD
43
Harmonic singing style : DOOWOP
45
Member of the Be Sharps on "The Simpsons" : APU
46
Equestrian's grip, maybe : MANE
48
Page of music : PATTI
50
Michelin Man makeup : TIRES
52
"___ Anything" ("Oliver!" song) : IDDO
55
Reggae relative : SKA
58
Where marmots and chamois live : MOUNTAINSIDE
62
Hearten : INSPIRE
66
Composer Antonio : SALIERI
67
Nixon policy : DETENTE
68
Came out : EMERGED
70
___ Peres (St. Louis suburb) : DES
71
Work of Alexander Pope : ODE
Down
1
Outdoor retail promotion : SIDEWALKSALE
2
Oodles : SLEWS
3
Feldshuh of "Brewster's Millions" : TOVAH
4
Disturb a stand-up routine : HECKLE
5
Malt beverages : ALES
6
Nimbus launcher of 1964 : NASA
7
Number that looks like the letter yogh : THREE
8
Step on it : HIE
9
Withdraw : EBB
10
Carrier overseer, for short : FAA
11
"Roméo et Juliette" section : ACTE
12
Stat starter : RHEO
15
Most repellent : VILEST
20
Type of terrier : LHASAAPSO
24
Express romantic interest in : ASKOUT
25
Powerful kind of engine : VTEN
26
"___ Can Cook" (former cooking show) : YAN
28
Critic who's a real thumb-body? : ROEPER
29
Quick expression of gratitude : THX
31
Caesar dressing? : TOGA
32
Like ink, poetically : EBON
34
Graze, in a way : SIDESWIPE
35
Olympic archer : EROS
36
Be exultant : CROW
40
Uto-Aztecan language : HOPI
41
Valedictorian's pride: Abbr. : GPA
44
Punster : WIT
46
Above the ground : MIDAIR
49
Lord and lady : TITLES
51
Foreign dignitary : EMEER
53
Muralist Rivera : DIEGO
54
One way to turn right : ONRED
55
Southwestern rattler : SIDEWINDER
56
Had down : KNEW
57
Palio di ___ (Italian horse race) : ASTI
59
Like some clothing : USED
60
"The ___ Game" (1965 Shirley Ellis hit) : NAME
63
Put down, in a way : PEN
64
Colts, on a scoreboard : IND
65
Rural env. abbr. : RTE

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

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