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New York Times, Thursday, November 9, 2006

Author:
Byron Walden
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Across : Clint Eastwood title role
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Byron Walden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 77, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 37 for Mr. Walden. Thursday freshness: 67%
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© 2006, The New York Times11/9/6 ( No. 20,820 )
Across
1
Informal jazz sessions : JAMS
5
Item that may be swiped at work : BADGE
10
See 59-Across : ROOM
14
Bailiwick : AREA
15
Most of Gabby Hayes's films : OATERS
16
Blind relative? : ANTE
17
Bluesman who sang "Got My Mojo Working" : MUDDYWATERS
19
Heaters : GATS
20
"All finished!" : ITSDONE
21
Sides in a battle : ARMIES
23
Gulager of "The Return of the Living Dead" : CLU
24
Clint Eastwood title role : DIRTYHARRY
28
Nuke, perhaps : REHEAT
31
Liam of "Darkman" : NEESON
32
Beer brand with two apostrophes in its name : ODOULS
33
Break points? : ADS
34
Detroit-based org. : UAW
37
Humankind ... or a title for this puzzle : PEOPLEOFTHEEARTH
42
Abbr. at a photo lab : ENL
43
It makes SADD sad : DUI
44
"And how!" : ILLSAY
45
Familiar : FRIEND
48
Ranch settings : SALADS
49
N.L. Manager of the Year, 1993, 1997 and 2000 : DUSTYBAKER
53
"Mr. ___ Passes By" (Milne play) : PIM
54
They're produced by degrees : ALUMNI
55
Lights into : ASSAILS
59
With 10-Across, 1963 hit for the Beach Boys : INMY
60
Tony winner for "A Thousand Clowns," 1963 : SANDYDENNIS
64
Beneath serious consideration : LAME
65
Spots : ESPIES
66
Indianapolis pro : COLT
67
Graduating class info : YEAR
68
Scintilla : SHRED
69
First asteroid landed on by a spacecraft : EROS
Down
1
"Twister" actress Gertz : JAMI
2
Mired, after "in" : ARUT
3
Center of operations? : MEDSCHOOL
4
Get ready to ride : SADDLEUP
5
Bleated : BAAED
6
Call letters? : ATT
7
Improvement on an eff : DEE
8
[Stay out of my yard!] : GRR
9
Some SAT answers : ESSAYS
10
Scrappy sort? : RAGMAN
11
Broadcasting : ONAIR
12
Old coat material : OTTER
13
Fraught with complications : MESSY
15
Pershing's ___ (nickname for the U.S. Army Band) : OWN
18
Term of address in the South : YOUALL
22
Pi follower : RHO
25
Down : INAFUNK
26
Dangerous algal bloom : REDTIDE
27
Radio host John : TESH
28
Lasso : ROPE
29
Hebrew for "delight" : EDEN
30
K'ung Fu-___ (another name for Confucius) : TSE
34
Neighbor of Draco : URSAMINOR
35
Slightly : ATAD
36
Explanations : WHYS
38
Concert venues : ODEA
39
Cologne cooler : EIS
40
Go by : ELAPSE
41
Union : ALLIANCE
45
Home of the U.S. Army Band : FTMYER
46
Rembrandt van ___ : RYN
47
Frog eaters with curved bills : IBISES
49
Like some routines : DAILY
50
Foreleg parts : ULNAE
51
Diploma word : SUMMA
52
Like golden asters : RAYED
56
Tom Hayden org. of the 60's : SDS
57
Stitch's pal in the movies : LILO
58
Concordes : SSTS
61
Blonde type : ASH
62
"Performance Today" airer : NPR
63
Cry repeated to a vampire : DIE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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