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New York Times, Saturday, June 23, 2012

Author:
Laura Sternberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
15-Across : 1 + 1
TotalDebutLatest
23/19/20096/23/2012
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Laura Sternberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 27 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Sternberg. Saturday freshness: 55%
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Q
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U
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I
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E
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T
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D
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O
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W
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N
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E
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R
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E
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C
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T
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S
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K
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R
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C
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M
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I
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O
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W
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O
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R
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S
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Y
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P
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U
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E
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V
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G
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A
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R
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E
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Y
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B
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L
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S
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A
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P
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S
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H
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A
N
A
N
A
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T
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T
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A
N
U
S
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P
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N
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M
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R
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K
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A
V
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R
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T
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G
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O
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J
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A
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L
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N
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G
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N
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B
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G
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S
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© 2012, The New York Times6/23/12 ( No. 22,873 )
Across
1
Lower one's racket : QUIETDOWN
10
Establish : ERECT
15
1 + 1 : SNAKEEYES
16
Disperse again : RESOW
17
Realized in the end : CAMETOSEE
18
Emcee's delivery : INTRO
19
Have mastery over : OWN
20
Part of a suite no. : EXT
21
Asian soup ingredients : WONTONS
23
Some antique buses : REOS
25
Wrangler's assent : YEP
27
Setting for many early online discussions : USENET
28
1999 Ron Howard bomb : EDTV
29
Aunt or uncle's leader? : GREAT
31
Honk off : RILE
32
They're found in orbits : EYEBALLS
35
Feature of many an Italian skyline : ALP
36
Evoker of 1950s nostalgia : SHANANA
39
What some vaccinations prevent : TETANUS
41
Knock : PAN
42
Person trying to move things? : MARKETER
44
Certify : AVER
46
"The ___ Bride" (Rimsky-Korsakov opera) : TSARS
47
Terminal division : GATE
51
What gums might do : RECEDE
53
Cause of a messy breakup? : TNT
54
Where the John Day R. flows : OREG
55
One might do a countdown : RADIODJ
57
Engadget's co. : AOL
59
Coll. administration : GRE
60
Common desktop clutter : ICONS
61
Fascinates : INTRIGUES
64
Like some kids' shoelaces : NOTIE
65
Most carefree : BREEZIEST
66
Journalist Ifill and others : GWENS
67
Gumbo seasoning source : SASSAFRAS
Down
1
Measure of popularity : QSCORE
2
Like someone who couldn't care less : UNAWED
3
Response to an accusation : IAMNOT
4
Wring (out) : EKE
5
What les cheveux grows on : TETE
6
Like blood coursing through one's veins : DEOXYGENATED
7
On-site shucking sites : OYSTERBARS
8
Dwarf : WEE
9
Compass letters : NSEW
10
Sportscaster Andrews and others : ERINS
11
Thrifty customer, e.g. : RENTER
12
Like the developers of Skype : ESTONIAN
13
Big Red, in the N.C.A.A. : CORNELLU
14
Dances country-western style : TWOSTEPS
22
They were traditionally attached to factories : OUTLETSTORES
24
Ren's cousin of cartoondom : SVEN
26
___-brained : PEA
30
Disappointed Olympic team members, maybe : ALTERNATES
33
Nigerian food staple : YAM
34
Fr. place name starter : STE
36
Not all-out battle : SPARRING
37
Freak : HAVEACOW
38
Toast lead-in, at times : ANECDOTE
40
Vessel protected by Hera : ARGO
43
"2 Broke Girls" co-star Dennings : KAT
45
Curb : REININ
48
Trial attorney, e.g. : ARGUER
49
Wright with an Oscar : TERESA
50
Discharges : EGESTS
52
Hospital units : DOSES
56
Yacht parts : JIBS
58
"___ of Lambeth" (Maugham novel) : LIZA
62
Its first pres. was Gen. Burnside : NRA
63
Picture file suffix : GIF

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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