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New York Times, Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Author:
Daniel A. Finan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
67-Across : "Family Ties" mother
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This puzzle:

Rows: 13, Columns: 17 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Finan. Tuesday freshness: 97%
Notepad: The circles in this puzzle are contained in words that form a sequence. Connect these circles, in the order of the sequence, to form an appropriate image.
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© 2012, The New York Times5/29/12 ( No. 22,848 )
Across
1
Grooms groom it : FUR
4
High beams : BRIGHTS
11
Price in cents of a 1958 Monroe stamp : THREE
16
... of a 1968 Jefferson stamp : ONE
17
Went berserk : RANRIOT
18
... of a 1938 Jackson stamp : SEVEN
19
___ Arizona (Pearl Harbor memorial) : USS
20
Caterpillar part : ANTENNA
21
Correct : AMEND
22
Shared quarters (with) : ROOMED
24
Laura of "Jurassic Park" : DERN
26
Fine ___ : ARTS
27
Chef's subject : CUISINE
30
Guinness, e.g. : STOUT
32
Do some logrolling : BIRL
33
Hall-of-Famer Mel : OTT
35
"Come on in!" : ITSOPEN
39
Location for some quick calculations : BACKOFTHEENVELOPE
43
Sanctifies : BLESSES
44
... of a 1903 Washington stamp : TWO
45
They might precede "Monsieur!" : OUIS
46
Funny stuff : HUMOR
48
Low-ranking officers : ENSIGNS
51
Crumbly cheese : FETA
54
In ___ (dazed) : AFOG
56
Chihuahua, e.g. : TOYDOG
58
"Ni-i-ice!" : ILIKE
60
Circus performer : ACROBAT
63
Author LeShan : EDA
64
Barn toppers : VANES
65
Refrain syllables : SHALALA
66
Hi-___ graphics : RES
67
"Family Ties" mother : ELYSE
68
Sexy nightwear : TEDDIES
69
... of a 1970 Eisenhower stamp : SIX
Down
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... of a 1954 Lincoln stamp : FOUR
2
Not mixing well : UNSOCIAL
3
Tapped asset : RESOURCE
4
Bonny hillsides : BRAES
5
The Amazing ___ : RANDI
6
Bank earnings: Abbr. : INT
7
Aspiring Ph.D.'s test : GRE
8
Rear : HIND
9
Colorations : TONES
10
Begin to berate : STARTINON
11
Org. doing pat-downs : TSA
12
Study of blood : HEMATOLOGY
13
Camper driver, for short : RVER
14
Med. specialty : EENT
15
Gridiron positions : ENDS
23
Ice cream drinks : MILKSHAKES
25
Angry parent's decree, maybe : NOTV
28
"Where do you think you're going?!" : NOTSOFAST
29
Archaic verb suffix : ETH
31
"It's no ___!" : USE
32
Consumer protection org. : BBB
34
Asian celebration : TET
36
Quarter ___ (McDonald's orders) : POUNDERS
37
"The Phantom Menace," in the "Star Wars" series : EPISODEI
38
Super ___ (game console) : NES
40
The Cowboys of the Big 12 Conf. : OSU
41
Disaster relief acronym : FEMA
42
Lamb suckler : EWE
47
Swiss pharmaceutical giant : ROCHE
49
Played out : STALE
50
Minute bits : IOTAS
51
... of a 1964 Kennedy stamp : FIVE
52
Tel Aviv lander : ELAL
53
Pint-size : TINY
55
Tassel sporter : GRAD
57
Beano alternative : GASX
59
Suffix with Taiwan : ESE
61
Bygone : OLD
62
Actress ___ Ling of "The Crow" : BAI

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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