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New York Times, Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Author:
Patrick Blindauer
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : Word with press or Marine
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Patrick Blindauer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QVZ} Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzlemakers. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Blindauer. Wednesday freshness: 66%
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© 2007, The New York Times5/16/7 ( No. 21,008 )
Across
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Birthplace of Galileo : PISA
5
Up : ATBAT
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Not much : ATAD
14
Bad time for Caesar : IDES
15
Word with press or Marine : CORPS
16
Broccoli ___ (leafy vegetable) : RABE
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Thrill : TICKLEPINK
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Critical hosp. areas : ICUS
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Close communication? : TETEATETE
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Emmy winner for "Chicago Hope" : LAHTI
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Couple : DYAD
23
Part of a chemistry group : AMINO
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Conservatory graduate : ARTIST
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Heartless one? : TINMAN
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Companion of 28-Across : LION
32
It merged with Mobil : EXXON
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Plane prefix : AERO
37
Seaport of New Guinea : LAE
38
Part of a coach's chalk-talk diagram : OXX
39
Start of a countdown : TEN
40
Baseball's Ed and Mel : OTTS
42
"... like a ___ chocolates" : BOXOF
44
Tennis great Lacoste : RENE
45
Bernstein's "Trouble in ___" : TAHITI
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Eye passionately : LEERAT
49
Jong who wrote "Fanny" : ERICA
51
Boohoo : BAWL
52
Roman septet : HILLS
54
Flo Ziegfeld's specialty : STAGEACTS
59
Athens's setting : OHIO
60
"Piece of cake!" (and a hint to the starts of 17-Across and 11- and 27-Down) : CHILDSPLAY
61
Musical Mitchell : JONI
62
One of Homer's in-laws : SELMA
63
Maglie and Mineo : SALS
64
Diner sign : OPEN
65
On pins and needles : ANTSY
66
Give out : EMIT
Down
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Willis's "Twelve Monkeys" co-star : PITT
2
Romeo's last words : IDIE
3
Group of prayers : SECT
4
Didn't leave waiting at the door : ASKEDIN
5
Film overlay : ACETATE
6
Imbibed : TOPED
7
One who watches the telly : BRIT
8
Breathing problem : APNEA
9
"Ba-a-a-ad!" : TSK
10
Huffington who wrote "Fanatics & Fools" : ARIANNA
11
Part of a dash : TACHOMETER
12
Go up against : ABUT
13
Half a classic sitcom couple : DESI
18
Places : LAYS
21
Year before Trajan was born : LII
24
Fuji, e.g.: Abbr. : MTN
25
Apportion : ALLOT
26
Rope with a slipknot : RIATA
27
Do what is expected : TOETHELINE
29
Sporting site : ARENA
30
Three trios : NONET
33
Kiss and hugs, in a love letter : XOO
34
Adults-only : XXX
35
Big name in kitchen gadgets : OXO
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Certain cut : SIRLOIN
42
Certain razor : BIC
43
June 14 : FLAGDAY
44
Medical setback : RELAPSE
46
"___ a pity" : TIS
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Mas with baas : EWES
50
Blanched : ASHEN
51
Soothers : BALMS
52
Breakfast spot, briefly : HOJO
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Breakfast spot, briefly : IHOP
55
Feature of the earth : TILT
56
Quahog, e.g. : CLAM
57
Anklebones : TALI
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Part of DOS: Abbr. : SYST
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Gen. Lee's cause : CSA

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

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