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New York Times, Monday, February 13, 2012

Author:
Ellen Leuschner and Victor Fleming
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
23-Across : "Doonesbury" cartoonist
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Ellen Leuschner
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Victor Fleming

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Leuschner. This is puzzle # 30 for Mr. Fleming. Monday freshness: 24%
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© 2012, The New York Times2/13/12 ( No. 22,742 )
Across
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Yo-Yo Ma's instrument : CELLO
6
Like most 22-Acrosses : AMFM
10
Note at the office : MEMO
14
Disney's "Little Mermaid" : ARIEL
15
Flirty toon Betty ___ : BOOP
16
Persia, today : IRAN
17
It's kneaded at a bakery : BREADDOUGH
19
PlayStation maker : SONY
20
Nine-digit ID : SSN
21
Favoritism : BIAS
22
News and music source : RADIO
23
"Doonesbury" cartoonist : GARRYTRUDEAU
26
Traveled by inner tube : FLOATED
29
Roman poet who wrote "To be loved, be lovable" : OVID
30
German carmaker : AUDI
31
Port of Yemen : ADEN
32
401(k) alternative : IRA
35
Samuel Beckett play with an unseen character : WAITINGFORGODOT
40
Convent inhabitant : NUN
41
Fruit-filled pastry : TART
42
Line of stitches : SEAM
43
Jacob's brother : ESAU
44
___ Palace (Vegas venue) : CAESARS
47
Vito Corleone portrayer : MARLONBRANDO
51
Digital publication : EBOOK
52
State north of Calif. : OREG
53
Inits. in a military address : APO
56
Speak like Sylvester : LISP
57
1954 Hitchcock thriller : REARWINDOW
60
Dog often messed with by Garfield : ODIE
61
Wrinkly fruit : UGLI
62
Wipe chalk from : ERASE
63
More than want : NEED
64
Pie à la ___ : MODE
65
Japanese noodle soup : RAMEN
Down
1
They're often yellow or checkered : CABS
2
Makes mistakes : ERRS
3
Legal claim : LIEN
4
Meadow : LEA
5
Biddy : OLDBAT
6
"All ___!" (conductor's cry) : ABOARD
7
Timid : MOUSY
8
Frequent weather condition at the Golden Gate Bridge : FOG
9
Speedometer meas. : MPH
10
Write 2 + 7 = 10, e.g. : MISADD
11
Wash away, as a bank : ERODE
12
Fan frenzy : MANIA
13
"I'm keeping my eye ___!" : ONYOU
18
Urgent : DIRE
22
Regretting : RUING
23
Trot or canter : GAIT
24
___ list : TODO
25
Cross-country camper, for short : RVER
26
Baby deer : FAWN
27
Hawaiian feast : LUAU
28
Chief Norse god : ODIN
31
Toward the back of a boat : AFT
32
Brainstorm : IDEA
33
Lion's sound : ROAR
34
$20 bill providers, for short : ATMS
36
"Don't worry about that" : ITSOK
37
Chicken tikka go-with : NAAN
38
Vittles : GRUB
39
___ buco : OSSO
43
Ran away to wed : ELOPED
44
Stephen King's first novel : CARRIE
45
Freshly : ANEW
46
More "out there" : EDGIER
47
Cantaloupe or honeydew : MELON
48
Tolerate : ABIDE
49
First name in TV talk : ROSIE
50
Author Dahl : ROALD
53
Eve's man : ADAM
54
Sit for a painting : POSE
55
Actor Wilson : OWEN
57
Bacardi product : RUM
58
Psyche part : EGO
59
Gun enthusiast's org. : NRA

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

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