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New York Times, Monday, February 27, 2017

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
17-Across : Intimidates, in a way
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {HJQZ} This is puzzle # 39 for Ms. Burnikel. Monday freshness: 55%
Jeff Chen notes:
I've seen a lot of homophone themes, and I've seen a lot of word swap themes, but I can't remember quite this combination. Neat finds ... read more
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C
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© 2017, The New York Times2/27/17 ( No. 24,583 )
Across
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"No problem for me!" : CANDO
6
Peru's capital : LIMA
10
Omar of Fox's "House" : EPPS
14
Dickens's "___ House" : BLEAK
15
Per item : APOP
16
Hand lotion ingredient : ALOE
17
Intimidates, in a way : STARESDOWN
19
Crime scene barrier : TAPE
20
Goes to, as a meeting : ATTENDS
21
Not as hard : EASIER
23
Airport up the coast from LAX : SFO
24
Flash mobs, once : FAD
25
"Science Guy" Bill : NYE
26
Jean ___, father of Dadaism : ARP
29
"Oh, darn!" : FUDGE
32
Fired (up) : AMPED
34
Period between wars : PEACETIME
36
Goat's cry : MAA
37
World's fair, for short : EXPO
38
Circus animals that balance beach balls on their noses : SEALS
40
"When You Wish ___ a Star" : UPON
43
Manning who was twice Super Bowl M.V.P. : ELI
45
Watch or clock : TIMEPIECE
47
Showed in syndication, say : RERAN
49
Justice Kagan : ELENA
50
Numbered hwy. : RTE
51
Abbr. before a credit card date : EXP
52
Feeling blue : SAD
54
___ card (cellphone chip) : SIM
56
Exercise in a pool : DOLAPS
58
Cross-reference for further information : SEENOTE
62
Male deer : STAG
63
On a lower floor : DOWNSTAIRS
66
"___ kleine Nachtmusik" : EINE
67
"Ars Amatoria" poet : OVID
68
Foe : ENEMY
69
Ones in suits? : ACES
70
Big name in pet food : IAMS
71
Aid in storm-tracking : RADAR
Down
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"2 Broke Girls" airer : CBS
2
Ski area near Salt Lake City : ALTA
3
"Cool!" : NEAT
4
Pub game : DARTS
5
Artist Georgia who is known for her flower canvases : OKEEFFE
6
Cheryl of "Charlie's Angels" : LADD
7
Wall St. debuts : IPOS
8
Trim the lawn : MOW
9
Sleeper's problem : APNEA
10
Has supper : EATS
11
Unlined sheets without any writing : PLAINPAPER
12
Sailor who's smitten by Olive Oyl : POPEYE
13
Get angry : SEERED
18
Pig noses : SNOUTS
22
Name first encountered in Genesis 2 : ADAM
24
"Understand?," slangily : FEELME
26
Big galoot : APE
27
Tyrannosaurus ___ : REX
28
Classroom missile : PAPERPLANE
30
Followed a weight-loss plan : DIETED
31
Alternative to AOL or Yahoo : GMAIL
33
Island ESE of Oahu : MAUI
35
Pepsi, for one : COLA
39
Just knows : SENSES
41
Month before Nov. : OCT
42
Born: Fr. : NEE
44
Police dept. figure : INSP
46
Van Gogh or Van Dyck : PAINTER
47
Moses parted it : REDSEA
48
Beautifully strange : EXOTIC
53
"Me, too" : ASDOI
55
2016 Disney film set in Polynesia : MOANA
57
10 and 8 for Bart and Lisa Simpson, respectively : AGES
58
Do the breaststroke, e.g. : SWIM
59
Terminals : ENDS
60
Like the score 7-7 : TIED
61
Humorous Bombeck : ERMA
64
Lab eggs : OVA
65
Damascus's land: Abbr. : SYR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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