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New York Times, Tuesday, March 9, 2004

Author:
Sarah Keller
Editor:
Will Shortz
34-Across : Ladies of Spain
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111.5115617%
Sarah Keller

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 21 for Ms. Keller. Tuesday freshness: 67%
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© 2004, The New York Times3/9/4 ( No. 19,845 )
Across
1
Certain iron setting : STEAM
6
Govt. bill : TNOTE
11
Mars or Milky Way : BAR
14
Really, really want : CRAVE
15
Toiled in the galley : ROWED
16
"I love," to Livy : AMO
17
Old "Tonight Show" intro : HERESJOHNNY
19
Transcript fig. : GPA
20
CPR giver : EMT
21
Have a late meal : SUP
22
Unlit? : SOBER
24
Scale of mineral hardness : MOHS
26
Lions' lairs : DENS
29
Tee cry : FORE
30
Zeno of ___ : ELEA
31
Atmospheric region with a "hole" : OZONELAYER
34
Ladies of Spain : DONAS
36
Word repeated after "Que," in song : SERA
37
Draft letters : SSS
38
Head honcho : BIGCHEESE
42
Blood-typing letters : ABO
45
When repeated, a fish : MAHI
46
Hose woes : SNAGS
50
Loofah, e.g. : BATHSPONGE
54
Neighbor of Yemen : OMAN
55
"___girl!" : ATTA
56
Hymn start : OGOD
57
Fodder's place : SILO
58
Follower of Zeno : STOIC
60
U-Haul rental : VAN
62
Make public : AIR
63
Haw's partner : HEM
64
Women's tennis immortal : ALICEMARBLE
69
Historic period : ERA
70
1940's-50's slugger Ralph : KINER
71
More despicable : VILER
72
Thesaurus entry: Abbr. : SYN
73
Big name in printers : EPSON
74
Goes up and down and ... : YOYOS
Down
1
Connived : SCHEMED
2
Vibrating effect : TREMOLO
3
Made of clay : EARTHEN
4
"___ Maria" : AVE
5
Many a teen's room : MESS
6
Saint-___ (French resort) : TROPEZ
7
Japanese drama : NOH
8
Hold title to : OWN
9
Half a score : TEN
10
Breyers competitor : EDYS
11
Supermarket helpers : BAGBOYS
12
Current units : AMPERES
13
Lions, at times : ROARERS
18
Self-defense sport : JUDO
23
Son-gun link : OFA
25
Swedish auto : SAAB
27
Having a snack : NOSHING
28
Snick-a-___ : SNEE
32
Poet's preposition : ERE
33
Laddie's love : LASS
35
Jazzman Zoot : SIMS
39
Letterman dental feature : GAP
40
Half a train? : CHOO
41
Son of Seth : ENOS
42
Makes ashamed : ABASHES
43
9-volt, e.g. : BATTERY
44
Cushioned footrest : OTTOMAN
47
In a friendly manner : AMIABLY
48
1600's stargazer : GALILEO
49
"Z" makers, in comics : SNORERS
51
"Bali ___" : HAI
52
Wield authority : GOVERN
53
Dutch seaport : EDAM
59
Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 31-, 38-, 50- and 64-Across : CAKE
61
Blue shade : NAVY
65
Place to put gloss : LIP
66
Elected officials : INS
67
Corporate V.I.P. : CEO
68
"Flying Down to ___" : RIO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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