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New York Times, Friday, July 14, 2006

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
29-Across : Pranks
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1938/7/199612/22/202321
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
385152119522716
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
531.631,16472%
Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {FQZ} This is puzzle # 109 for Mr. Quigley. Friday freshness: 51%
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H
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A
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V
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E
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N
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T
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W
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M
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G
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T
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O
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D
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M
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H
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M
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U
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L
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G
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W
R
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R
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J
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P
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M
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S
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M
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S
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A
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O
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S
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M
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O
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P
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R
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R
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B
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E
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E
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C
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B
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K
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S
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© 2006, The New York Times7/14/6 ( No. 20,702 )
Across
1
Party line? : HAVENTWEMET
12
Standard setting at 0° long. : GST
15
16
Over: Prefix : EPI
17
As is : WARTSANDALL
18
Burmese opposition leader Aung ___ Suu Kyi : SAN
19
Recognition response : AHA
20
Feminine side : YIN
21
Causing a rise? : YEASTY
23
Shred : REND
25
"The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" captain : NEMO
28
Double crossed? : XDOUT
29
Pranks : DIDOS
31
Massenet opera : ROMA
33
Prefix with pad : HELI
34
Patrick ___, 1966 Tony winner for "Marat/Sade" : MAGEE
36
Finger-pointer : UNCLESAM
38
Producer of funny pages? : GAGWRITER
40
Man of steel : JPMORGAN
43
Could possibly be : SEEMS
46
___ Islands, west of Ireland : ARAN
47
Is short : OWES
49
Rocks : STUNS
51
Brings up, in a way : MINES
53
Chick follower : ADEE
55
Fit to serve : ONEA
56
Weigh : PONDER
58
George Strait's "All My ___ Live in Texas" : EXS
60
Lead investigator?: Abbr. : DET
61
Son: Spanish :: ___ : English : ARE
62
Admiral who went to an extreme? : ROBERTPEARY
66
HQ : CTR
67
Movie based on the book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" : BLADERUNNER
68
Floors : KOS
69
Concertgoers getting into the hits? : SLAMDANCERS
Down
1
Washington, D.C., university : HOWARD
2
2002 World Series locale : ANAHEIM
3
Place for a wicker chair : VERANDA
4
Possible defib performer : EMT
5
Too interested : NOSY
6
Wedding trailer : TRAIN
7
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame co-founder and inductee : WENNER
8
Station abbr. : ETD
9
Gone but not forgotten: Abbr. : MIA
10
"Little" girl in "David Copperfield" : EMLY
11
Obsolete communication : TELEX
12
Plaster preparations : GESSOES
13
Grilling aid : SPATULA
14
Novelty singer born Herbert Khaury : TINYTIM
22
Follow : ADHERETO
24
Blamed : DOGGONED
26
Sat shiva, say : MOURNED
27
Hotel chain : OMNI
30
Brand : SEAR
32
Isn't idle : ACTS
35
Brand kept near a toaster : EGGO
37
Remains : LEES
39
Guitar effect : WAWA
40
Really fill : JAMPACK
41
Preceding : PRIORTO
42
Good things to bring to the table : MANNERS
44
Household : MUNDANE
45
Snob, maybe : SNEERER
48
Steam : SEERED
50
Butterflies with eyespots on their wings : SATYRS
52
Rulers of the Nemanjic dynasty, e.g. : SERBS
54
Bit of gravy : EXTRA
57
Take a turn, in some games : ROLL
59
Took a turn, in some games : SPUN
63
Something heard in a herd : BAA
64
Teacher's deg. : EDM
65
Ltr. accompanier : ENC

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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