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New York Times, Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Author:
Andrew Zhou
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
59-Across : Momma's partner
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {GQXZ} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Zhou. Tuesday freshness: 60%
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© 2016, The New York Times11/22/16 ( No. 24,486 )
Across
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Musical talent, informally : CHOPS
6
Drunkards : SOTS
10
Quite a ways away : AFAR
14
Rehearsed a piece through from start to finish, in theater lingo : RANIT
15
When doubled, a South Seas island : BORA
16
Mineral in layers : MICA
17
Memorable 2011 hurricane : IRENE
18
When you get it : AHAMOMENT
20
Like yarn : SPUN
21
Talking horse of 1960s TV : MRED
22
Cock and bull : MALES
23
Something might be brought back by this : POPULARDEMAND
26
Voodoo spell : MOJO
27
Ashen : WAN
28
Dallas cager, informally : MAV
31
In working order : USABLE
34
Marmalade container : JAR
35
Mud : MIRE
36
"Where the heart is" : HOME
37
Versatile eating implement : SPORK
39
Decorates, as a cake : ICES
40
Scent : ODOR
41
Knot : TIE
42
Most sensible : SANEST
44
Possesses : HAS
45
Max's opposite : MIN
46
Grace ender : AMEN
47
Eastern or Western, for hoopsters : NBACONFERENCE
53
"Carmen" setting : SPAIN
55
The Canadian loonie or toonie, e.g. : COIN
56
Meeting point for tailors? : SEAM
57
Like the four things named in the shaded squares : NONKOSHER
59
Momma's partner : POPPA
60
Shoppe descriptor : OLDE
61
Woes : ILLS
62
Onetime arcade giant : ATARI
63
Word before and after "will be" : BOYS
64
Casual sign-off in a letter : BEST
65
Opposite of 57-Across, to Muslims : HALAL
Down
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Cousin of a cobbler : CRISP
2
One of the Marx Brothers : HARPO
3
Outdo : ONEUP
4
What's punched into an A.T.M., redundantly : PINNUMBER
5
Sault ___ Marie, Ont. : STE
6
Pizza chain found in many food courts : SBARRO
7
Expressed amazement : OOHED
8
It might involve mutual raising of tariffs : TRADEWAR
9
Film character who was asked to "Play it" : SAM
10
Capital of Jordan : AMMAN
11
Dark brown rodents with long tails and large eyes : FIELDMICE
12
Proactiv target : ACNE
13
"Darn!" : RATS
19
Mideast's Gulf of ___ : OMAN
21
___ Theater, venue of "The Phantom of the Opera," the longest-running production in Broadway history : MAJESTIC
24
"Haha, u r hilarious" : LOL
25
Crack shooters : MARKSMEN
29
Belligerent Greek god : ARES
30
Sweater ___ : VEST
31
"This doesn't look good" : UHOH
32
Coke or Pepsi : SODA
33
Old radio show set in Harlem : AMOSNANDY
34
MSNBC's "Morning ___" : JOE
35
Garrison Keillor's home state : MINNESOTA
38
Trick-taking game with a 48-card deck : PINOCHLE
43
___ Lingus : AER
45
Hand, to Javier : MANO
46
Something record-breaking : AFIRST
48
Tour de France sights : BIKES
49
Carolers' repertoire : NOELS
50
Himalayan land : NEPAL
51
Frank who directed "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" : CAPRA
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Kind of client : EMAIL
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Elitist sort : SNOB
54
Preppy shirt : POLO
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Bro or sis : SIB
59
Musical syllable after "oom" : PAH

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

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