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New York Times, Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Across : Hunky sort
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Jim Page

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QWX} This is puzzle # 146 for Mr. Page. Wednesday freshness: 76%
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© 2007, The New York Times11/14/7 ( No. 21,190 )
Across
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NPR host ___ Conan : NEAL
5
Prevents, in legalspeak : ESTOPS
11
Dental device : DAM
14
Chamber music piece : TRIO
15
Blubber : BOOHOO
16
When to get to the airport to pick someone up: Abbr. : ETA
17
À la a free-for-all : HOLDSBARRED
19
It's definite : THE
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Western lily : SEGO
21
Granny, for one : KNOT
22
___ Rio, Tex. : DEL
23
Become bored by : TIREOF
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Really easy decision : BRAINER
28
Bum : GOODNIK
30
Mimieux of "Where the Boys Are" : YVETTE
31
"Newhart" setting : INN
32
World Series prize : RING
35
Double curves : OGEES
36
Slogan popularized in the 1980s ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 28-, 48-, 51- and 60-Across : JUSTSAYNO
39
Fabled "snowmen" : YETIS
42
Call at home : SAFE
43
Unruly do : MOP
46
Hunky sort : ADONIS
48
Restricted airspace : FLYZONE
51
Pitcher's coup : HITGAME
53
Good horseshoe toss : LEANER
54
Eastern "path" : TAO
55
BB's and shells : AMMO
58
"Whoso diggeth ___ shall fall therein": Proverbs : APIT
59
Museum hanging : OIL
60
Mediocre : GREATSHAKES
63
Mag. info : VOL
64
Suffragist Bloomer : AMELIA
65
Hatcher of film : TERI
66
Whatever amount : ANY
67
Hal David output : LYRICS
68
___ race : ARMS
Down
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To the ___ power : NTH
2
Wind and rain cause it : EROSION
3
Wing part : AILERON
4
Stuck : LODGED
5
Fall back : EBB
6
Overcharge : SOAK
7
Of two minds : TORN
8
"The Dick Van Dyke Show" catchphrase : OHROB
9
"The bill and coo of sex" per Elbert Hubbard : POETRY
10
Lawn base : SOD
11
Warming, of sorts : DETENTE
12
Wheaties box adorner : ATHLETE
13
Singer Ella ___ Morse : MAE
18
Shortly : SOON
22
Muralist Rivera : DIEGO
23
___ Friday's : TGI
24
Holiday trees : FIRS
26
"___ calling!" : AVON
27
Hi-___ monitor : RES
29
Little foxes : KITS
33
Code-cracking org. : NSA
34
Large fishing hook : GAFF
36
Self-professed ultrapatriot : JINGO
37
Old Voice of America org. : USIA
38
"Gimme a C ...!," e.g. : YELL
39
Derisive word : YAH
40
Bibliophile's concern : EDITION
41
100 percent : TOTALLY
43
Handle : MONIKER
44
Like Carter's presidency : ONETERM
45
___ diem : PER
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Excessively flattering : SMARMY
49
Repeated word in "She Loves You" : YEAH
50
1952 Brando role : ZAPATA
52
Mideast V.I.P. : EMEER
56
Saharan land : MALI
57
Ear-related : OTIC
59
Things in tubes : OVA
60
Hoedown partner : GAL
61
Airline to Oslo : SAS
62
Family nickname : SIS

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

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