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New York Times, Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Author:
Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
14-Across : Top-notch
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 140 for Ms. Salomon. Tuesday freshness: 38%
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© 2005, The New York Times5/10/5 ( No. 20,272 )
Across
1
Fix firmly : RIVET
6
April fools : GAGS
10
With 69-Across, split : SKIP
14
Top-notch : PRIMO
15
___ Bator, Mongolia : ULAN
16
"Je t'___" (French words of endearment) : AIME
17
Adventurer ___ Polo : MARCO
18
Beatles meter maid : RITA
19
Itsy-bitsy biter : GNAT
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Cop's badge : SHIELD
25
Regret bitterly : RUE
26
Always, in verse : EER
27
Sweetie : HON
28
Perfect plots : EDENS
31
Engine hums : PURRS
33
Et ___ (and others) : ALII
35
___ alai : JAI
36
Fuel additive : STP
37
43
A little freedom? : LIB
44
Darjeeling or oolong : TEA
45
Not having a thing out of place : NEAT
46
Lou Grant portrayer : ASNER
49
Gift of the Magi : MYRRH
51
Alias preceder : AKA
52
Sporty Pontiac : GTO
53
Give it a go : TRY
55
Penny metal : COPPER
57
61
Writer Rice : ANNE
62
Zeus' spouse : HERA
63
Soft leather : SUEDE
66
___-Ball (arcade game) : SKEE
67
Like Death Valley : ARID
68
Eye opener : ALARM
69
See 10-Across : TOWN
70
Head honcho : BOSS
71
Takes a chance : DARES
Down
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Tach letters : RPM
2
Far-sighted investment, for short : IRA
3
Old Dominion : VIRGINIA
4
Mike holder : EMCEE
5
Play the piccolo : TOOTLE
6
Wise guy : GURU
7
Set down : ALIT
8
Crocs' kin : GATORS
9
Major miscue : SNAFU
10
Pudding starch : SAGO
11
More benevolent : KINDER
12
Photocopier, e.g. : IMAGER
13
Dies (out) : PETERS
21
Work for a jack-of-all-trades : ODDJOB
22
Third dimension : DEPTH
23
Persian potentate : SHAH
24
Pocket problem : HOLE
29
Musical gift : EAR
30
___-gritty : NITTY
32
Words before "arms" or "the air" : UPIN
34
Indolent : IDLE
36
Frisk : SEARCH
38
Scottish inlet : FIRTH
39
The Zombies' "Tell ___ No" : HER
40
2000, for one : LEAPYEAR
41
Water-skiing locale : LAKE
42
Headliner : STAR
46
Thunderstruck : AGHAST
47
Three sheets to the wind : STINKO
48
Secondhand : NOTNEW
49
"You're a lifesaver!" : MYHERO
50
"What a pity!" : HOWSAD
54
Recovery center : REHAB
56
Newswoman Zahn : PAULA
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New driver, usually : TEEN
59
Tennessee's state flower : IRIS
60
Wanders aimlessly : GADS
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Rap's Dr. ___ : DRE
65
Dash widths : EMS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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