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New York Times, Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Author:
Ron and Nancy Byron
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
65-Across : Many a middle-schooler
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Ron Byron
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Nancy Byron

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Byron. This is puzzle # 6 for Ms. Byron. Tuesday freshness: 66%
Jeff Chen notes:
A "words that can follow" theme is a rare sighting these days. Will (among other editors) has said he won't be taking many (any?) of ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times2/16/16 ( No. 24,206 )
Across
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Record label for Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" : DECCA
6
Greek R's : RHOS
10
Mets' home before Citi Field : SHEA
14
"Too rich for my blood" : IMOUT
15
Ice dam site : EAVE
16
Brick carriers : HODS
17
Banned wrestling hold : FULLNELSON
19
Dr. ___, Austin Powers's foe : EVIL
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Andrea ___, ship that sank in 1956 : DORIA
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Big concert venue : ARENA
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Together, musically : ADUE
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Aid in accomplishing a goal : ACTIONPLAN
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The Sunflower State : KANSAS
30
Actress Thompson of "Family" : SADA
31
Guest you might not want to stay for too long : INLAW
32
Pop singer from 27-Down : DONHO
34
Inits. on an airport uniform : TSA
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"Don't give up the fight!" : STICKTOYOURGUNS
40
Workplace often surrounded by trailers : SET
41
Seize (from) : WREST
42
Gives stars to, say : RATES
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___ to middling : FAIR
44
Actress Anderson of "Baywatch" : PAMELA
45
Risk everything : GOFORBROKE
50
Slippery : EELY
51
Gold star or silver medal : AWARD
52
Realty listing data : BATHS
54
The "B" in Roy G. Biv : BLUE
55
Carved decoration on a ship's prow ... or a hint to the first word of 17-, 25-, 37- and 45-Across : FIGUREHEAD
60
Something you can see through : LENS
61
"Dark Sky Island" singer, 2015 : ENYA
62
"May the ___ be with you" : FORCE
63
Coup d'___ : ETAT
64
Indian royal : RANI
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Many a middle-schooler : TWEEN
Down
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"What's the ___?" : DIF
2
Bird that can run up to 30 m.p.h. : EMU
3
One of 15 in a typical weekday crossword: Abbr. : COL
4
Dead-end street : CULDESAC
5
1 for hydrogen or 2 for helium: Abbr. : ATNO
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Linotype machine, nowadays : RELIC
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Starts, as a big job : HASAT
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Egg: Prefix : OVO
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Rand Paul or Marco Rubio: Abbr. : SEN
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Everest guide : SHERPA
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Homely home : HOVEL
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Minneapolis suburb : EDINA
13
Symbol of Jesus Christ in the "Narnia" series : ASLAN
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Historical periods : ERAS
21
Only country in which Catalan is the official language : ANDORRA
22
Half of S.W.A.K. : AKISS
23
Who wrote "Let us not speak of them, but look, and pass on" : DANTE
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Dark : UNLIT
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"All ___ lost" : ISNOT
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Honolulu's island : OAHU
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All thumbs : AWKWARD
32
Red Sox Hall-of-Famer Bobby : DOERR
33
Yiddish cries : OYS
34
Private pupil : TUTEE
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Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attached : SNELL
36
Analyze, as ore : ASSAY
38
Oakland paper, for short : TRIB
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Where you might hear "Ding ding ding!" : GAMESHOW
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Setting for "Little Red Riding Hood" : FOREST
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Czech form of the French "Pierre" : PETR
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One of seven in a Hawthorne title : GABLE
46
Small hooter : OWLET
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Animals, collectively : FAUNA
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Delivery person? : OBGYN
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Island neighbor of 27-Down : KAUAI
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Test by lifting : HEFT
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"Oh, ___ cryin' out loud!" : FER
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"___ perfect world ..." : INA
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Before, poetically : ERE
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Star pitcher : ACE
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Cub Scout group : DEN

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

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