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New York Times, Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
66-Across : Surgeon's aid
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JKQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 153 for Mr. Kahn. Wednesday freshness: 72%
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© 2013, The New York Times3/27/13 ( No. 23,150 )
Across
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Where some commuters drink : BARCAR
7
Chuckle sound : HEH
10
Trash site : DUMP
14
Pique : AROUSE
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Better than normal : ABOVEPAR
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___ system : METRIC
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Light : SETAFIRE
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Where 36-Down is : ASIA
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Silly : ASININE
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"That's enough!" : STOPIT
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Hospital fluids : SERUMS
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"The Price Is Right" announcer Johnny : OLSON
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Tater ___ : TOTS
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Squabble : SPAT
33
Like many arenas : TIERED
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What you may call it? : NOUN
37
Auto additive with a red oval logo : STP
38
Swabbie : TAR
39
Ring separator : REFEREE
41
Brunched, say : ATE
42
"Wheel of Fortune" request : ANI
43
Resorts : SPAS
44
Small piano : SPINET
46
Herbicide target : WEED
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It's in the air : ODOR
50
Tennis's Agassi : ANDRE
51
Size up : ASSESS
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Engaged in some histrionics : WAILED
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Made believe : FEIGNED
57
Santa ___, Calif. : ROSA
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Hidden water menace : UNDERTOW
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Swab target : EARWAX
65
Island near Tahiti : BORABORA
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Surgeon's aid : SPONGE
67
"That'll be the day!" : IBET
68
Felipe or Fernando : REY
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Not as long-winded : TERSER
Down
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Ole Miss rival : BAMA
2
Warlike deity : ARES
3
Cookers for chickens and franks : ROTISSERIES
4
One who puts on a show, maybe : CURATOR
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"___ see it ..." : ASI
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Summary : RECAP
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Ignores others' advice : HASITONESOWNWAY
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Irving Bacheller's "___ Holden" : EBEN
9
Stocks in great demand : HOTISSUES
10
Puts off : DEFERS
11
Longtime news inits. : UPI
12
Damage : MAR
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Start of school? : PRE
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Provider of directions? : VANE
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Perch : SIT
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They're unique : ONERS
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Vicissitudes of life, as for the inventor named in the circled squares? : UPSANDDOWNS
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Concern : MATTER
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Sunshine State vacation spot : STPETE
28
Pontiac's tribe : OTTAWA
29
Jungle vines : LIANES
31
Craggy hill : TOR
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Bank customer, at times : DEPOSITOR
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Land abutting Tibet : NEPAL
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Latest sensation : FAD
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By mistake : INERROR
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Best ... or worst : DEFEAT
49
Actress Charlotte : RAE
52
Balkan resident : SERB
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That is : IDEST
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Possible reason for an R rating : GORE
58
Meat seasoning : SAGE
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Lumberjack, e.g. : AXER
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Where: Lat. : UBI
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San Francisco hill name : NOB
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Rap's Dr. ___ : DRE
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Imitate : APE

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

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