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New York Times, Saturday, February 16, 2013

Author:
Michael Ashley
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
17-Across : Stimulant
TotalDebutLatest
117/29/200110/9/2016
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Michael Ashley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQVWY} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Ashley. Saturday freshness: 40%
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© 2013, The New York Times2/16/13 ( No. 23,111 )
Across
1
Help for someone just browsing? : FIREFOX
8
1-Across source : MOZILLA
15
Raving : ONARANT
16
Buds : CRONIES
17
Stimulant : EXCITER
18
"The Consul" composer : MENOTTI
19
What a screen may block : SKEETER
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Submitted : SENTIN
22
Noggins : DOMES
24
Mouth filler : SILT
25
Zulu's counterpart : ALFA
29
"___ Arizona Skies" (early John Wayne film) : NEATH
31
Giveaway : TELL
33
Stimulate : GOOSE
35
Shadows : GLOOM
37
Creature whose genus name and English name are the same : BOA
38
Dare to put in one's two cents : HAZARDANOPINION
41
Tool shed tool : ADZ
42
Flip : GOMAD
43
Clipped : TERSE
44
Number of strings on a Spanish guitar : SEIS
46
Tourney round : SEMIS
48
Some homages : ODES
49
Bush whackers? : DEMS
51
Actress Berger : SENTA
53
Not strictly adhering to tempo : RUBATO
55
Part of an ice pack? : SLEDDOG
59
Simian : APELIKE
61
Series begun in 2007 : IPHONES
63
Bet everything : GOALLIN
64
Midday appointments : NOONERS
65
Like some director's cuts : UNRATED
66
Wraps : ENCASES
Down
1
Goliath, e.g. : FOE
2
"Suicide Blonde" band : INXS
3
Torment : RACK
4
___ Railroad, 1832-1960 : ERIE
5
Like a lot? : FATED
6
Shipping weight : ONETON
7
They might include BMX and wakeboarding, informally : XTREMEGAMES
8
Year "Tosca" premiered : MCM
9
Sources of iron and manganese : ORES
10
Defensive strategies : ZONES
11
Part of a plot : INONIT
12
Source of a secret, in a phrase : LITTLEBIRD
13
Triple-platinum Gloria Estefan album with "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" : LETITLOOSE
14
Alphabet book phrase : ASIN
20
Spies often don't use them : REALNAMES
23
Queued : STOODINLINE
25
Eastern generals : AGHAS
26
Stockpiled : LOADEDUPON
27
Orange children's character : FOZZIEBEAR
28
Actor Butterfield of "Hugo" : ASA
30
Fielder's challenge : HOP
32
Pool parts : LANES
34
Bit of work : ERG
36
Alma mater for McDonnell and Douglas of McDonnell Douglas : MIT
39
Bashes : DOS
40
Prefix with realism : NEO
45
Part of an "@" symbol : SMALLA
47
Board : STEPON
50
Supporting post : STILT
52
Temporarily formed : ADHOC
53
___ Bolognese : RAGU
54
Sooner alternative : OKIE
56
Spanish title : DONA
57
"Your" alternative : ONES
58
"Days of Heaven" co-star, 1978 : GERE
60
Wideout, in football : END
62
Stovetop sound : SSS

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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