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New York Times, Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Author:
Patrick Merrell
Editor:
Will Shortz
61-Across : Fan's opposite
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Patrick Merrell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 66 for Mr. Merrell. Wednesday freshness: 48%
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© 2007, The New York Times7/11/7 ( No. 21,064 )
Across
1
SeaWorld attractions : ORCAS
6
50 Cent piece : RAP
9
Constantly change lanes : WEAVE
14
"Peachy!" : NEATO
15
Voters liked him twice : IKE
16
Stan's partner in old films : OLLIE
17
Poke, in a way : ELBOW
18
Mature before being picked : VINERIPEN
20
Sport played on the first word of its name : TABLETENNIS
22
Ax user, e.g. : WIELDER
23
Page turner : READER
28
Eerie : ODD
29
Tot's wheels : TRIKE
32
Say "uncle" : GIVE
33
Popular clog-buster : DRANO
34
California's state bird : QUAIL
35
Sport played in the first word of its name : ARENAFOOTBALL
39
Gucci competitor : PRADA
40
Scrabble draw : TILES
41
Prefix with -gon : OCTA
42
The lion in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" : ASLAN
43
Go out, as embers : DIE
46
Organized crime : THEMOB
48
"You can come out now" : ITSSAFE
51
Sport played on the first word of its name : FIELDHOCKEY
54
It may get stuck in a movie theater : BUBBLEGUM
58
Home of Brigham Young University : PROVO
59
Fictional Scarlett : OHARA
60
Lead-in to many a chef's name : ALA
61
Fan's opposite : HATER
62
"Shucks!" : PSHAW
63
Horse color : DUN
64
Alley pickup : SPARE
Down
1
Boxing combo : ONETWO
2
Installed anew, as flooring : RELAID
3
Took a taxi, with "it" : CABBED
4
Ringlike island : ATOLL
5
Scattered over the earth : SOWED
6
They run rapids : RIVERRAFTS
7
Related : AKIN
8
William for whom a colony was named : PENN
9
Not as good : WORSE
10
Inventor Whitney : ELI
11
European peak : ALP
12
Compete : VIE
13
Poetic darkness : EEN
19
Limerick's home : EIRE
21
Neon ___ (fish) : TETRA
24
Contents of una fontana : AGUA
25
Use a rotary phone : DIAL
26
Dr. ___ of "Austin Powers" films : EVIL
27
Divinity sch. subject : REL
30
How sardines are often packed : INOIL
31
Pitcher who says "Oh, yeaahh!" : KOOLAIDMAN
33
Crime lab evidence : DNA
34
Some hikers' targets, for short : QBS
35
St. Louis attraction : ARCH
36
Appraise : RATE
37
Noted cheese town : EDAM
38
Tither's amount : TENTH
39
Poker payoff : POT
42
Irish Rose's beau : ABIE
43
Some Plains Indians : DAKOTA
44
"Should that come to pass" : IFEVER
45
Pooh's mopey pal : EEYORE
47
Words after court or rule : OFLAW
49
Frosh, next year : SOPHS
50
Consign to the junkyard : SCRAP
52
"Yikes!" : EGAD
53
Corker : LULU
54
Conk : BOP
55
Dull responses : UHS
56
Cry from Scrooge : BAH
57
Strapped wear : BRA

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

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