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New York Times, Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Author:
Eric Williams
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
31-Across : See 45-Across
TotalDebut
15/23/2012
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1.53142%
Eric Williams

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 39 Missing: {JQZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Williams. Wednesday freshness: 66%
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© 2012, The New York Times5/23/12 ( No. 22,842 )
Across
1
Best Picture of 2005 : CRASH
6
Homework-time prohibition : NOTV
10
Vow words : IDO
13
1978 Nicolette Larson hit "___ Love" : LOTTA
14
To the back : AREAR
16
Cook like the Colonel : FRY
17
John who's now a Sir : ELTON
18
"The Fast and the Furious" co-star : VINDIESEL
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Player of 36-/39-Across : ALECGUINNESS
22
Global conquest board game : RISK
23
Keanu Reeves's character in "The Matrix" : NEO
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Fix, as a drive : REPAVE
28
So far : YET
29
Place for a revolving ball, maybe : DISCO
31
See 45-Across : SABER
32
Sitter's charge : TOT
33
Paddle : OAR
35
Grandma, affectionately : NANA
36
With 39-Across, Jedi master first seen on 5/25/77 : OBIWAN
39
See 36-Across : KENOBI
41
Tough guy : THUG
42
Scatter, as seed : SOW
44
Currency board abbr. : DOL
45
With 31-Across, favored weapon of 36-/39-Across : LIGHT
47
Father-and-son Hollywood duo : LADDS
49
"Rock Center" network : NBC
52
Figured the price of : COSTED
54
MGM roarer : LEO
55
Zhivago's love : LARA
56
Player of 36-/39-Across : EWANMCGREGOR
59
Temporary transport from a garage : LOANERCAR
62
Pessimist's plaint : ICANT
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Not to mention : AND
64
Gawk : STARE
65
Vice President John Garner's middle name : NANCE
66
Crossed (out) : XED
67
Not go for at all : HATE
68
What a napkin may catch : DROOL
Down
1
Children's writer Beverly : CLEARY
2
Relief pitcher Fingers : ROLLIE
3
Swear : ATTEST
4
Cattle, e.g. : STOCK
5
Pend : HANG
6
Combatants at Trafalgar : NAVIES
7
River past Ciudad Bolívar : ORINOCO
8
Home state of Andrew Johnson: Abbr. : TENN
9
See 53-Down : VADER
10
Hypothetical cases : IFS
11
Rap's Dr. ___ : DRE
12
Castor ___ of the comics : OYL
15
Reacts to leaven : RISES
19
Univision interviews are conducted in it : ESPANOL
21
The Colts retired his #19 : UNITAS
25
Simple rhyme scheme : ABAB
26
Caesar's "I came" : VENI
27
The "E" in B.C.E. : ERA
29
Styrofoam maker : DOW
30
Barrel material : OAK
32
Constrict : TIGHTEN
34
Blitz, in football : REDDOG
36
Answer to the old riddle "What's round on the sides and high in the middle?" : OHIO
37
Perturbs : BUGS
38
___ pros. (court record abbr.) : NOL
40
Figs. : NOS
41
Mom's "healing touch" : TLC
43
World's largest retailer : WALMART
46
Lauren of "The Love Boat" : TEWES
48
Issuance of Pontius Pilate, e.g. : DECREE
49
1998 Winter Olympics site : NAGANO
50
Mile High player : BRONCO
51
OPEC, e.g. : CARTEL
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With 9-Down, villain faced by 36-/39-Across : DARTH
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Renault model of the 1970s-'80s : LECAR
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Final Four org. : NCAA
58
Watermelon hull : RIND
59
So-called "Gateway to the Pacific Rim," informally : LAX
60
Undivided : ONE
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Put on : ADD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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