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New York Times, Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Author:
Gene Newman
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Across : Ringers
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Gene Newman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Newman. Tuesday freshness: 5%
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© 2005, The New York Times2/15/5 ( No. 20,188 )
Across
1
Sign at an A.T.M. : CASH
5
Smooth : SATINY
11
Afternoon social : TEA
14
Slender instrument : OBOE
15
Without delay : ATONCE
16
Columnist Buchwald : ART
17
Actress Moore : DEMI
18
Ringers : LOOKALIKES
20
Freshwater fish with silvery scales : BREAM
22
For each : APIECE
23
Cone producer : FIR
25
Punch hard : SMITE
28
Tiny bit : IOTA
29
Ringers : IDENTICALTWINS
33
Actress Hatcher : TERI
34
Vessel of 1492 : NINA
35
Ringers : DOPPELGANGERS
42
Calais concept : IDEE
43
Ones with war stories : VETS
45
Ringers : SPITTINGIMAGES
51
Tater : SPUD
52
Butcher's, baker's or candlestick maker's : STORE
53
Western tribe member : UTE
54
Equips with metal plating : ARMORS
57
Indispensable : VITAL
59
Ringers : DUPLICATES
62
Hit the spot : SATE
65
Air hero : ACE
66
In abundance : GALORE
67
Some investments, for short : IRAS
68
Noted Turner : TED
69
Aft ends : STERNS
70
Certain cobras : ASPS
Down
1
Cape ___ : COD
2
Justice Fortas : ABE
3
Shade maker for a siesta : SOMBRERO
4
___ to the throne : HEIR
5
Deli meat : SALAMI
6
Kind of clock or number : ATOMIC
7
Additionally : TOO
8
Voter's finger stainer : INK
9
Scholastic sports grp. : NCAA
10
Cry of pain : YELP
11
Assume responsibility for : TAKEON
12
Raises : ERECTS
13
Confused : ATSEA
19
Late afternoon on a sundial : IIII
21
Educated guess: Abbr. : EST
23
Hale : FIT
24
Checked a license, informally : IDED
26
Trigonometric function : TANGENT
27
Director Kazan : ELIA
30
Quick drink : NIP
31
Old cable TV inits. : TNN
32
Jokester : WAG
36
Indy 500 locale : PIT
37
Summer N.Y. hrs. : EDT
38
Hula hoops? : LEIS
39
A Gabor : EVA
40
Habitués : REGULARS
41
Manuscript annotation : STET
44
Copenhagen-to-Prague dir. : SSE
45
Evergreen : SPRUCE
46
All excited : PUMPED
47
Favorite : IDOL
48
Rule : GOVERN
49
Showy blooms : IRISES
50
Encountered : MET
51
Nasser's successor : SADAT
55
Semis : RIGS
56
Ella Fitzgerald specialty : SCAT
58
Largest of seven : ASIA
60
Barley brew : ALE
61
Craggy prominence : TOR
63
Utilize : TAP
64
Double-180 maneuver : ESS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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