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New York Times, Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Author:
Daniel Landman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
24-Across : Geographical name that's another geographical name backward
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Daniel Landman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 35 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Landman. Wednesday freshness: 97%
Daniel Landman notes:
The impetus for this puzzle was a desire to break something. I looked through the archive and discovered that hearts and promises had ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
RECORD gets "broken" across multiple entries today, with a BROKEN / RECORD revealer. I can see why Will pointed out the long down ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
Actual errors in NYT crosswords are extremely rare but this puzzle has one. The clue at 20 Across reads: [Playwright who wrote "What ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times11/12/14 ( No. 23,745 )
Across
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Now or never: Abbr. : ADV
4
Sounds from test cheaters, maybe : PSSTS
9
Bris officiant : MOHEL
14
Moo goo ___ pan : GAI
15
Erect : PUTUP
16
Have ___ to pick : ABONE
17
Nanette's nana : GRANDMERE
19
Parachute parts : CORDS
20
Playwright who wrote "What is originality? Undetected plagiarism" : INGE
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"Bonne ___!" : ANNEE
23
Those, to José : ESOS
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Geographical name that's another geographical name backward : EIRE
25
One of two N.T. books : COR
26
Leave in the lurch : DESERT
28
German town : STADT
30
World headquarters of LG Electronics : SEOUL
32
Civil War inits. : CSA
33
Wee bit : TAD
35
Numerical prefix : DECI
36
___ Lingus : AER
37
With 40-Across, repeat offender? ... or something found, literally, in four rows in this puzzle : BROKEN
40
See 37-Across : RECORD
42
___ Paulo : SAO
43
Like one for the ages : EPIC
45
Racket : DIN
46
Airport approximation, for short : ETD
47
Shade of brown : MOCHA
49
Mexican cigar brand : TEAMO
53
Less likely to be G-rated : RACIER
55
Car starter? : ECO
57
Vitamin amts. : RDAS
58
Uptight, informally : ANAL
59
"His/her" alternative : THEIR
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Bone near the funny bone : ULNA
62
Georges who wrote "Life: A User's Manual" : PEREC
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Making a father of : ORDAINING
66
Serengeti scavenger : HYENA
67
Name hollered in the "Flintstones" theme song : WILMA
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See 69-Across : BEE
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Participated in a 68-Across : SEWED
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True : LOYAL
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Ones who are so last year?: Abbr. : SRS
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Texas A&M team : AGGIES
2
"Rats!" : DARNIT
3
Product touted by Hugh Hefner : VIAGRA
4
Mail order abbr. : PPD
5
Poison ___ : SUMAC
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They tend to be fast typists : STENOS
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Flush : TURNRED
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Graf ___ (ill-fated German cruiser) : SPEE
9
Buddy : MAC
10
Small section of an orchestra : OBOES
11
Transportation in Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. : HORSECAR
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Backed : ENDORSED
13
Cigarette ad claim : LESSTAR
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Must : NEEDTO
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Drew out : EDUCED
27
Draw out : ELICIT
29
Start to a baseball song : TAKEME
31
"The Star-Spangled Banner" preposition : OER
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Send away for good : DEPORT
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React, just barely : BATANEYE
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Baseball Hall-of-Famer mistakenly listed in "The Chanukah Song" as a Jew : RODCAREW
39
Actor Cage, informally : NIC
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Minimal baseball lead : ONERUN
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High-ranking angels : SERAPHS
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"Ta-ta!" : CHEERIO
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With bitterness : ACIDLY
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Does improv : ADLIBS
51
Way : MANNER
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Plains Indians : OSAGES
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Chaiken who co-created "The L Word" : ILENE
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Slangy commercial suffix : ORAMA
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Laugh uproariously : HOWL
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No great catch : CAD
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Confident finish? : IAL

Answer summary:
2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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