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New York Times, Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Author:
Zoe Wheeler
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
41-Across : Lorna ___ (cookies)
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Zoe Wheeler

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQVX} This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Wheeler. Wednesday freshness: 94%
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© 2012, The New York Times4/4/12 ( No. 22,793 )
Across
1
Frankenstein's monster had one on his forehead : SCAR
5
Crop circle, some believe : SIGN
9
Mahmoud of the P.L.O. : ABBAS
14
Lasso : ROPE
15
___ child : ONLY
16
Word sung twice before "hallelujah" : GLORY
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One who's junior to a jr. : SOPH
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Acts the heckler at the Westminster dog show? : BOOSHOUNDS
20
Commemorative item : PLATE
22
Busy one : BEE
23
"Scat!" : SHOO
24
Cheeses manufactured in the Mediterranean? : SEABRIES
26
D flat equivalent : CSHARP
28
Cousin of .org or .com : EDU
29
___ standstill : ATA
30
Baseball Hall-of-Famer who batted left and threw right : OTT
31
Stack in a mag. office : MSS
32
Pondered : MUSED
34
Furbys and yo-yos, once : MANIAS
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Entourages for Odysseus' faithful wife? : PENELOPECREWS
41
Lorna ___ (cookies) : DOONES
42
Jot (down) : WRITE
44
"___ Chef" : TOP
47
Amusement : FUN
48
Long time : ERA
50
Blast : ZAP
51
Quick smells : WHIFFS
53
Ricky Martin and Neil Patrick Harris? : STARGAYS
55
"___ dead people" : ISEE
56
Cousin of an ostrich : EMU
58
Department in SE France : ISERE
59
Expressions of regret from apartment building managers? : SUPERSIGHS
62
Icelandic epic : EDDA
64
Skipping syllables : TRALA
65
Romance/thriller novelist Hoag : TAMI
66
McDonald's founder Ray : KROC
67
Intelligence : SENSE
68
1982 sci-fi film with a 2010 sequel : TRON
69
Harmonize, informally : SYNC
Down
1
Class of '12 in 2012, e.g.: Abbr. : SRS
2
Confined : COOPEDUP
3
Flashing sign in a TV studio : APPLAUSE
4
What a user goes into for help : REHAB
5
"Que sera sera" : SOBEIT
6
Odysseus' savior : INO
7
Lumps : GLOBS
8
It lists G.M. and I.B.M. : NYSE
9
Long ___ : AGO
10
Bit of makeup : BLUSH
11
John of Led Zeppelin : BONHAM
12
Enthusiasms : ARDORS
13
Online network admins : SYSOPS
19
Not just busy : HECTIC
21
Giving up of one thing for another : TRADEOFF
24
Half a school yr. : SEM
25
Irish equivalent of Edward : EAMONN
27
Source of the all-time best-selling movie-related toy line : STARWARS
30
Quick round of tennis : ONESET
33
Cut off : END
35
Copy : APE
36
Special delivery?: Abbr. : SER
38
No-goodniks : LOUSES
39
Spelling, e.g.? : WIZARDRY
40
Continued, as with a job : STAYEDON
43
Some records, for short : EPS
44
Features of many spy films : TWISTS
45
"I bet!" : OHSURE
46
Tin tossed as the first Frisbee : PIEPAN
49
Sun-Maid tidbit : RAISIN
52
Intuits : FEELS
53
Dearie : SUGAR
54
Less-than-social sorts : GEEKS
57
Politico Romney : MITT
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Singer Corinne Bailey ___ : RAE
61
Med. group : HMO
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Va. Tech is in it : ACC

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

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