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New York Times, Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
19-Across : Legendary racing name
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1085/21/20021/14/20184
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RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
431.5850462%
Paula Gamache

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 80 for Ms. Gamache. Wednesday freshness: 98%
Jim Horne notes:

The CROSS answers have lovely symmetry so I've highlighted them.

1
A
2
R
3
M
4
O
5
R
6
I
7
B
8
M
9
S
10
C
11
A
12
D
13
S
14
W
O
R
D
S
15
D
U
E
16
C
O
U
R
T
17
G
A
Z
E
T
18
T
E
E
R
19
U
N
S
E
R
20
E
D
I
T
21
H
A
N
S
22
E
L
23
T
S
U
24
E
S
P
O
25
S
I
T
O
26
A
P
27
T
E
S
T
28
O
R
E
29
A
S
T
O
R
30
R
31
E
32
S
33
E
N
D
34
B
U
Y
S
T
I
35
M
36
E
37
E
V
E
R
38
C
39
R
O
S
S
40
I
T
I
S
41
B
E
A
R
42
C
L
A
W
43
T
44
H
E
Y
R
E
45
H
O
R
A
S
46
M
R
I
47
C
48
H
O
R
U
S
49
F
R
E
E
50
G
51
I
52
F
53
T
54
O
A
R
55
S
S
56
H
A
P
E
57
A
L
I
A
58
M
I
S
59
S
A
60
I
M
I
T
61
A
T
O
R
S
62
B
R
E
E
D
63
Y
E
N
64
B
O
N
E
S
65
O
S
S
I
E
66
A
R
K
67
E
R
A
S
E
© 2012, The New York Times5/2/12 ( No. 22,821 )
Across
1
Pieces of mail : ARMOR
6
Watson's creator : IBM
9
Lots : SCADS
14
*Features accompanying the comics, often : CROSSWORDS
15
What a baby may be : DUE
16
*Like some tennis volleys : CROSSCOURT
17
Atlas go-with : GAZETTEER
19
Legendary racing name : UNSER
20
Blue-pencil : EDIT
21
Grimm boy : HANSEL
23
Nashville sch. : TSU
24
Iceman Phil or Tony : ESPOSITO
26
H.S. excellence exam : APTEST
28
Mined matter : ORE
29
John Jacob ___ : ASTOR
30
Option after a transmission failure : RESEND
34
Stalls : BUYSTIME
37
"Well, did you ___?!" : EVER
38
Out of sorts ... or what completes the answers to the nine starred clues : CROSS
40
Suffix with senior : ITIS
41
Sweet breakfast pastry : BEARCLAW
43
"___ he-e-ere!" : THEYRE
45
Jewish wedding rings? : HORAS
46
Radiologist's tool, briefly : MRI
47
Something to sing over and over : CHORUS
49
Ad come-on, redundantly : FREEGIFT
54
Boat propeller : OAR
55
Double curve : SSHAPE
57
Inter ___ : ALIA
58
Beethoven's "___ Solemnis" : MISSA
60
Makers of knockoffs : IMITATORS
62
*Labradoodle, e.g. : CROSSBREED
63
Capital of Japan : YEN
64
*Symbol on some flags : CROSSBONES
65
Davis of Hollywood : OSSIE
66
Couples' place? : ARK
67
Rub off : ERASE
Down
1
"Gosh, you shouldn't've" : AWGEE
2
*Intersection : CROSSROADS
3
Bygone U.S. Postal Service mascot : MRZIP
4
Keats's "___ Psyche" : ODETO
5
Q-U string : RST
6
Dream up : IDEATE
7
Good, to Guillermo : BUENO
8
Cousteau's milieux : MERS
9
Forms : SCULPTS
10
Reason not to do something : CON
11
Cause for budget cutting : AUSTERITY
12
*Appear as Tootsie, e.g. : CROSSDRESS
13
Parade : STRUT
18
Low-quality : THIRDCLASS
22
Life of Riley : EASYSTREET
25
Favorite ___ : SON
27
Fields of comedy : TOTIE
29
Olympics competitor of NZL : AUS
30
Union foe : REB
31
Garden evictee : EVE
32
Upright swimmers : SEAHORSES
33
Fielding flaw : ERROR
34
*Weapon for William Tell : CROSSBOW
35
Novy ___ (Russian literary magazine) : MIR
36
Guadalajara-to-Mexico City dir. : ESE
39
Dorm figs. : RAS
42
Campaign : CRUSADE
44
Rush : HIE
46
Steve Buscemi's role in "Reservoir Dogs" : MRPINK
47
Two-for-one, e.g. : COMBO
48
*Scope lines : CROSSHAIRS
49
Hall-of-___ : FAMER
50
Swamp thing : GATOR
51
Actress Massey : ILONA
52
*Bygone Chryslers : CROSSFIRES
53
Cup of Cannes : TASSE
56
Informal greeting : HIYA
59
Six, in Sicilia : SEI
61
Former justice Fortas : ABE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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