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New York Times, Monday, October 9, 2006

Author:
Sarah Keller
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Across : Ascent
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5310/2/200012/21/20203
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021255200
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
111.5115617%
Sarah Keller

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {KQXZ} This is puzzle # 35 for Ms. Keller. Monday freshness: 55%
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© 2006, The New York Times10/9/6 ( No. 20,789 )
Across
1
The life of Riley : EASE
5
Blessings : BOONS
10
"How about ___?!" : THAT
14
Voting group : BLOC
15
AM/FM device : RADIO
16
Rabbit moves : HOPS
17
When one might wear a hat : BADHAIRDAY
19
Singer India.___ : ARIE
20
Binary code digit : ONE
21
Presidential advisers : CABINET
23
Done permanently, as writing : INPEN
26
The first "T" of TNT : TRI
28
Smart ___ (wiseacres) : ALECS
29
Neighbor of Vietnam : LAOS
30
Gidget player in "Gidget" : SANDRADEE
32
"___ Abner" : LIL
33
Popular soap : DIAL
35
Son of, in Arabic names : IBN
36
Motto of New Hampshire : LIVEFREEORDIE
41
Western treaty grp. : OAS
42
Rick's love in "Casablanca" : ILSA
43
Bit of hair cream, say : DAB
45
Generic modeling "clay" for tots : PLAYDOUGH
49
Bull in a bullfight : TORO
50
Airs, in Latin : AURAE
51
___ Beta Kappa : PHI
52
"A right ___ old elf" (Santa) : JOLLY
53
Three-letter combo : TRIGRAM
55
Mooer : COW
56
Ascent : RISE
57
Stamp on an envelope without enough stamps : POSTAGEDUE
63
Verb type: Abbr. : INTR
64
___ Park, Colo. : ESTES
65
Late civil rights activist Parks : ROSA
66
"What ___!" ("How cool!") : AGAS
67
Fashion : STYLE
68
Headliner : STAR
Down
1
Flow's partner : EBB
2
Chicken ___ king : ALA
3
Lawn makeup : SOD
4
Sounds in an empty hall : ECHOES
5
Cheese from France : BRIE
6
Boater's blade : OAR
7
Like 1, 3, 5, 7 ... : ODD
8
An essential vitamin : NIACIN
9
Kind of bean : SOYA
10
It was once Siam : THAILAND
11
Like bulls' heads : HORNED
12
Each : APIECE
13
Sleeping sickness carrier : TSETSE
18
Raggedy ___ : ANN
22
Singer Streisand : BARBRA
23
Running a temperature, say : ILL
24
Hammer's target : NAIL
25
___ sci (college major, informally) : POLI
26
Pre-1917 Russian ruler : TSAR
27
North Carolina's capital : RALEIGH
31
"Vaya con ___" ("Go with God") : DIOS
33
More tired : DEADER
34
Assuming that's true : IFSO
37
Travelers : VOYAGERS
38
Relating to grades 1-12 : ELHI
39
British rocker Billy : IDOL
40
Countess's husband : EARL
44
"Whew!" : BOY
45
Homeland, to Horace : PATRIA
46
Tempting : LURING
47
Record label for many rappers : ARISTA
48
Highest : UPMOST
49
TV transmission sites : TOWERS
52
Morning run, perhaps : JOG
54
"Planet of the ___" : APES
55
24 cans of beer : CASE
58
Hog haven : STY
59
No. with an area code : TEL
60
Period : DOT
61
Land north of Mex. : USA
62
End point for an iPod cord : EAR

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

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