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New York Times, Friday, July 20, 2001

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
66-Across : Newspaper starting in 1912
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Jim Page

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 124 for Mr. Page. Friday freshness: 20%
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© 2001, The New York Times7/20/1 ( No. 18,882 )
Across
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Far from ruddy : PALLID
7
"Though banish'd, yet a ___ Englishman": "Richard II" : TRUEBORN
15
Play an ace? : AVIATE
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Pull-off : RESTAREA
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"Woman" writer : LENNON
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Classic caller : AVONLADY
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Early 60's TV listing : MRED
20
Switch : TAN
22
Cockpit data: Abbr. : ALTS
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Effects : STUFF
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OT filler : PQRS
28
"And ___ bed" : SOTO
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"Go Down, Moses" and others : SPIRITUALS
33
One of two Roberts : ROI
34
Football Hall-of-Famer Ford : LEN
35
___ the finish : INAT
36
Org. that provides many instructions : IRS
37
Globetrotter's catchphrase : NOPLACELIKEHOME
42
Time before : EVE
43
Bird whose name is the same as its call : KIWI
44
Mancinelli opera "___ e Leandro" : ERO
45
It's a scream : EEK
46
Private cabins : STATEROOMS
50
Spy's spot : DROP
52
Singer of the multimillion-selling album "Watermark" : ENYA
53
Frank ___, Best Director of 1928-29 : LLOYD
55
Actress Hatcher : TERI
57
Upper half? : BRA
59
"Pay ___ mind" : ITNO
60
Fujitsu competitor : MOTOROLA
63
Multitude : LEGION
65
Thimbleweeds : ANEMONES
66
Newspaper starting in 1912 : PRAVDA
67
Reef wriggler : SEASNAKE
68
Most together : SANEST
Down
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Symbols of victory : PALMS
2
Dodges : AVERTS
3
Means of identification : LINEUP
4
Refuse use : LANDFILL
5
Witt rink rival : ITO
6
Headway : DENT
7
Famous landing site : TRANQUILITYBASE
8
White-collar worker, for short? : REV
9
Tour organizer: Abbr. : USO
10
Catania threatener : ETNA
11
Muddles, with "up" : BALLS
12
Choir piece : ORATORIO
13
St. John's team : REDSTORM
14
Word in Parliament : NAY
21
Given (to) : APT
24
Some circus performers : FREAKS
26
Eastern royal : RANI
27
Gatorade, e.g. : SLAKER
29
Chantilly's department : OISE
31
Stir : INCITE
32
Fatty tissue compound : STEROL
37
Craving : NEED
38
Extra meaning : OVERTONE
39
Sri Lanka export : PEKOETEA
40
Actor McGregor : EWAN
41
Tough : HOOLIGAN
47
Teacup handle : EAR
48
Murder mystery necessity : MOTIVE
49
High councils : SYNODS
51
Some senior moments? : PROMS
54
Filmdom's Mr. Chips : DONAT
56
Pistol, slangily : IRON
58
Where Davos is : ALPS
60
Household heads : MAS
61
___ whim : ONA
62
Albanian coin : LEK
64
Big time? : ERA

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

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