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New York Times, Monday, February 18, 2008

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Free health and dental care, and then some
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Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 33 for Ms. Lempel. Monday freshness: 42%
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© 2008, The New York Times2/18/8 ( No. 21,286 )
Across
1
Bounce to the surface : BOBUP
6
Botch : FLUB
10
Sports equipment : GEAR
14
Belittle : ABASE
15
Least bit : IOTA
16
Present opener? : OMNI
17
Free health and dental care, and then some : LIBERALBENEFITS
20
List of test answers : KEY
21
Aviates : FLIES
22
Limerick or sonnet : VERSE
23
Luke's twin sister in "Star Wars" : LEIA
24
Price ___ pound : PER
25
Math symbol for extraction of a root : RADICALSIGN
30
Pilot's stat. : ALT
33
Warnings : ALERTS
34
Entree in a bowl with beef or lamb, say : MEATSTEW
36
Pelvic bones : ILIA
37
Boat propeller : OAR
38
Clark's crush on "Smallville" : LANA
39
"Hey, come back a bit" : NOTSOFAR
42
Enter en masse : POURIN
44
Where pigs wallow : STY
45
In limbo : LEFTHANGING
47
Wood-shaping tool : ADZ
48
Nays' opposites : AYES
49
Flair : STYLE
52
Peppermint ___ of "Peanuts" : PATTY
54
Sombrero, e.g. : HAT
57
Eyeglass option for different distances : PROGRESSIVELENS
60
Early state in the presidential campaign : IOWA
61
Reclined : LAIN
62
Major artery : AORTA
63
The Big Board: Abbr. : NYSE
64
Doe's mate : STAG
65
Winona of "Girl, Interrupted" : RYDER
Down
1
Pitcher's faux pitch : BALK
2
New York theater award : OBIE
3
One often needing a change : BABY
4
Take advantage of : USE
5
"Couldn't be better!" : PERFECT
6
Pertaining to a son or daughter : FILIAL
7
Ear or leaf part : LOBE
8
Four Corners-area Indians : UTES
9
Prohibition : BAN
10
Errand runner : GOFER
11
Dubai dignitary : EMIR
12
Six-legged scurriers : ANTS
13
Move skyward : RISE
18
Fake identity : ALIAS
19
Occurrence : EVENT
23
Bygone Italian coins : LIRAS
24
Tour grp.? : PGA
25
Monsoon occurrences : RAINS
26
Apportion : ALLOT
27
God or goddess : DEITY
28
Brainy : SMART
29
Suffix with bombard : IER
30
Trailblazing video game maker : ATARI
31
His tomb is in Red Square : LENIN
32
Banjo sound : TWANG
35
Hits hard : SLUGS
37
Lummox : OAF
40
Like 16 vis-à-vis 15, agewise : OLDER
41
Turk's topper : FEZ
42
Home viewing for a price : PAYTV
43
Subscription period, often : ONEYEAR
46
Loathing : HATING
47
Aquatic plant life : ALGAE
49
Pirouette : SPIN
50
"Iliad" setting : TROY
51
Cries after being burned : YOWS
52
H.S. junior's exam : PSAT
53
Where most of Russia is : ASIA
54
Group of buffalo : HERD
55
Prefix with chamber : ANTE
56
Ruler before 31-Down : TSAR
58
Ernie of the 24-Down : ELS
59
Silver screen star Myrna : LOY

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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