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New York Times, Thursday, July 21, 2005

Author:
Patrick Blindauer
Editor:
Will Shortz
61-Across : Comedian's shtick
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
677/21/20059/4/201922
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RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
261.5930243%
Patrick Blindauer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Blindauer. Thursday freshness: 65%
Jim Horne notes:

Shifting each letter in 38-Across one letter earlier in the alphabet produces the message YOU BROKE THE CODE.

1
M
2
U
3
S
4
T
5
A
6
N
7
G
8
C
9
A
10
T
11
C
12
A
13
L
14
L
15
I
N
E
R
T
I
A
16
U
S
H
A
P
E
D
17
S
T
R
A
I
N
S
18
S
T
R
I
P
E
S
19
S
I
M
P
L
E
C
20
I
P
H
E
R
21
A
D
O
22
T
R
A
S
23
M
E
N
24
T
25
O
26
R
27
L
Y
N
28
N
29
P
I
30
S
A
31
R
O
E
32
E
33
A
34
U
35
N
O
T
36
A
37
R
I
Z
E
38
Z
39
P
40
V
C
S
P
41
L
F
U
I
F
D
P
E
F
42
B
U
C
K
A
R
O
O
43
C
T
A
44
A
R
R
45
I
N
R
46
E
47
S
48
P
49
A
50
M
51
R
E
S
52
E
53
W
S
54
I
R
55
A
56
S
57
O
V
O
58
S
H
I
59
F
T
A
L
E
60
T
T
E
R
61
R
62
O
63
U
T
I
N
E
64
S
I
N
A
T
R
A
65
A
R
R
A
N
G
E
66
E
N
D
L
E
S
S
67
T
E
N
S
E
S
T
68
D
E
S
I
R
E
S
© 2005, The New York Times7/21/5 ( No. 20,344 )
Across
1
Car that made its debut at the 1964 New York World's Fair : MUSTANG
8
Jeer : CATCALL
15
Slothfulness : INERTIA
16
Like a horseshoe : USHAPED
17
Reasons for soreness : STRAINS
18
What prisoners may wear : STRIPES
19
38-Across is one : SIMPLECIPHER
21
Stir : ADO
22
Sounds to skip by : TRAS
23
Guide : MENTOR
27
Country singer on whom "Coal Miner's Daughter" is based : LYNN
29
Noted bell tower site : PISA
31
Preschoolers? : ROE
32
Melted glace : EAU
35
Authenticate : NOTARIZE
38
See 19- and 58-Across : ZPVCSPLFUIFDPEF
42
Cowboy : BUCKAROO
43
Windy City transportation org. : CTA
44
Terminal abbr. : ARR
45
Memo starter : INRE
47
Rarely read messages : SPAM
51
Stitches over : RESEWS
54
Investment options, for short : IRAS
57
Ab ___ (from day one) : OVO
58
Type of 19-Across that 38-Across is : SHIFTALETTER
61
Comedian's shtick : ROUTINE
64
His first #1 song was "All or Nothing at All" : SINATRA
65
Do florists' work : ARRANGE
66
Infinite : ENDLESS
67
Most uptight : TENSEST
68
Thirsts : DESIRES
Down
1
Book of prayers : MISSAL
2
Not picked up : UNTIDY
3
It precedes an offering : SERMON
4
Sink pipe part : TRAP
5
Leaning : ATILT
6
Astronaut's digit : NINER
7
Tank top : GASCAP
8
Where astrological signs meet : CUSP
9
Wheezy one : ASTHMATIC
10
Crowd maker? : THREE
11
Rock landmark : CAIRN
12
Computer program, briefly : APP
13
Majors in acting : LEE
14
Mormons, initially : LDS
20
Awaits a chiding : ISINFORIT
24
Word with field or guilt : TRIP
25
Go slowly : OOZE
26
Wreck site : REEF
28
Thing to wring : NECK
30
Worthless bit : SOU
33
___ rule : ASA
34
Revolts : UPRISINGS
36
Back at sea : AFT
37
Vitamin amts. : RDAS
38
Construction piece shaped like the last letter of the alphabet : ZBAR
39
Spotless : PURE
40
TV hookups : VCRS
41
First name in horror : LON
46
Gone, now : ERASED
48
Literary wizard-in-training : POTTER
49
Opposed : AVERSE
50
Bog : MORASS
52
"Cómo ___?" : ESTAS
53
"Are we there yet?," maybe : WHINE
55
Dior creation : ALINE
56
Posts : SENDS
59
Choreographers' concerns : FEET
60
Anklebones : TALI
61
Scoundrel : RAT
62
Vein contents : ORE
63
Cup filler : URN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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