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New York Times, Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Author:
Jack McInturff
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
42-Across : Lead role on "Providence"
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Jack McInturff

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QVXZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. McInturff. Wednesday freshness: 47%
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© 2009, The New York Times12/2/9 ( No. 21,939 )
Across
1
Whole bunch : TON
4
In an ark, say : SAFE
8
Monopoly maker : HASBRO
14
Actress Lupino : IDA
15
Debtor's worry : LIEN
16
Irish-themed Vegas casino : OSHEAS
17
Bill Gates snapshot? : PICTUREOFWEALTH
20
Baseball's Bud : SELIG
21
"That's a joke, ___!" : SON
22
Raw material, of sorts : DATA
23
Turkish V.I.P. : AGHA
26
Full of energy : GOGO
28
Banshees' boast? : SOPROUDLYWEWAIL
35
In ___ land : LALA
36
Pikake garland : LEI
37
Actress Carter who was once Miss World USA : LYNDA
38
Blotter abbr. : AKA
39
Comedic soldier during training? : BASEWIT
42
Lead role on "Providence" : SYD
43
Ten Commandments locale : SINAI
45
Carrier with a hub at LAX : UAL
46
FIFA Player of the Century : PELE
47
Words to estate attorneys? : HEADFORTHEWILLS
51
"Man ___ Mancha" : OFLA
52
Reclined : LAIN
53
Approach shot : CHIP
56
Spinners at affairs : DJS
58
Mushroom producer, for short : NTEST
62
Advice to the rash, and a hint to this puzzle's theme : HASTEMAKESWASTE
66
Francis of "What's My Line?" : ARLENE
67
Prefix with skid : ANTI
68
Big ___ : SUR
69
Attached, in a way : TIEDON
70
New driver, typically : TEEN
71
"Madame Butterfly" wear : OBI
Down
1
Bread in a jar, perhaps : TIPS
2
Drooling canine in the funnies : ODIE
3
Salt, symbolically : NACL
4
Nancy's friend in the funnies : SLUGGO
5
Get out into the open : AIR
6
Sometimes-split charge : FEE
7
Son of Seth : ENOS
8
Start of an elocution class phrase : HOWNOW
9
Mother of Peer Gynt : ASE
10
Hard to make out : SHADOWY
11
Composer Bartók : BELA
12
Heavy metal band with the triple-platinum album "Out of the Cellar" : RATT
13
Workplace watchdog org. : OSHA
18
Item often worn with a sash : TIARA
19
Fuddy-dud : FOGY
24
Storytelling dance : HULA
25
Sidewalk stand buys : ADES
27
Hanukkah goodies : GELT
28
More than just reduce : SLASH
29
Jack of "The Great Dictator" : OAKIE
30
Primary strategy : PLANA
31
Kojak's rank: Abbr. : LIEUT
32
Adams who co-founded Group f/64 : ANSEL
33
Pastoral piece : IDYLL
34
Does dock work : LADES
39
"Back to the Future" bully : BIFF
40
"Wiseguy" actor Ken : WAHL
41
Sections of digestive tracts : ILEA
44
Like Steve Jobs and Moses : ADOPTED
46
Niña companion : PINTA
48
Codgers : OLDMEN
49
Big Indian : RAJA
50
Like a good deal for both sides : WINWIN
53
Facebook feature : CHAT
54
Mata ___ : HARI
55
Trinidad or Tobago : ISLE
57
Game with 32 cards : SKAT
59
Old Sinclair rival : ESSO
60
Bit of theater litter : STUB
61
Actress Hatcher : TERI
63
Brian who produced U2 : ENO
64
Phoenix-to-Philly dir. : ENE
65
Fr. holy woman : STE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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