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New York Times, Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Author:
Neville Fogarty
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
26-Across : The one for the Kennedys has three knights' helmets on it
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Neville Fogarty

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Fogarty. Tuesday freshness: 31%
Neville Fogarty notes:
The grid I submitted to Will had a few differences. At 38- and 39-Down, I had ASICS and STEIN, respectively, and at 53-Down, I had ... read more
Will Shortz notes:
[Continuing from yesterday] My assistant, Joel, taped us editing yesterday's and today's puzzle, and he transcribed a bit of our ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
After a two year hiatus from the NYT puzzle, Neville's back! Standard theme type today, BREAKFAST interpreted as BREAK FAST, i.e. ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times12/8/15 ( No. 24,136 )
Across
1
Yom Kippur service leader : RABBI
6
Dutch cheese : EDAM
10
Talkative half of a magic duo : PENN
14
Blanched : PALED
15
Former Italian currency : LIRA
16
Salve ingredient : ALOE
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Light violet : MAUVE
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Sprinkle from Tinker Bell : FAIRYDUST
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Checked out : EYED
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20s dispenser : ATM
23
Mountain ___ : DEW
24
Car rental add-on : GPS
26
The one for the Kennedys has three knights' helmets on it : FAMILYCREST
30
Go bad : ROT
31
Classic Camaro : IROC
32
1990s Indian P.M. : RAO
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Chicken ___ king : ALA
34
Headlight gas : XENON
36
Surfer dudes, e.g. : BROS
40
Classic sitcom with kids called Princess, Bud and Kitten : FATHERKNOWSBEST
44
Genealogical drawing : TREE
45
20 : SCORE
46
___ es Salaam : DAR
47
Cardinal cap letters : STL
50
Operating system used since the 1970s : UNIX
51
Precursor to reggae : SKA
52
Potential charge against a bounty hunter : FALSEARREST
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It's pitched with a pitchfork : HAY
57
Magnate Onassis : ARI
58
2000s Japanese P.M. : ABE
59
Cry in place of a whistle, maybe : TAXI
61
Free motel offering nowadays ... or what 18-, 26-, 40- and 52-Across do? : BREAKFAST
65
Read carefully (over) : PORED
68
Journals : LOGS
69
Qatari bigwig : EMIR
70
Lagniappe : EXTRA
71
Lamb nursers : EWES
72
Award won by Tiger Woods 23 times : ESPY
73
"Oh, that's a shame" : SOSAD
Down
1
Record stat : RPM
2
Small battery : AAA
3
Democratic stronghold : BLUESTATE
4
Group of quails : BEVY
5
Obsession : IDEEFIXE
6
2010 hit Broadway musical with the song "Sparklejollytwinklejingley" : ELF
7
Sábado, por ejemplo : DIA
8
Popular computer typeface : ARIAL
9
Thomas Becket, e.g. : MARTYR
10
Bachelor ___ : PAD
11
Give the slip : ELUDE
12
Pokes (around) : NOSES
13
Fig. on a cereal box : NETWT
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"Spirit, mind and body" org. : YMCA
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Challenger : DARER
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Bribery and such : GRAFT
25
Like some opposites : POLAR
27
Some frock wearers : MONKS
28
"Agreed" : ICONCUR
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L.B.J. in-law Charles : ROBB
35
Who "knows what it's like to be the bad man," according to a 1971 hit by the Who : NOONE
37
Holds aside for a year, in college sports : REDSHIRTS
38
Where Sharp and Panasonic are headquartered : OSAKA
39
Back-alley cat, e.g. : STRAY
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Big name in oil : HESS
42
Place for a watch : WRIST
43
Celebrity scandal fodder : SEXTAPES
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Durable furniture wood : TEAK
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Add-on cost for a science course : LABFEE
52
Offering from Aesop : FABLE
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Classic shirt brand : ARROW
54
Feudal lord : LIEGE
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Large quantities of paper : REAMS
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Love letter letters : XOXO
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Real blockhead : ASS
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Drink with a straw : SIP
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Make an effort : TRY
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Notable time period : ERA
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Mom's partner : DAD

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

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