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New York Times, Thursday, July 26, 2012

Author:
Joel Fagliano
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
49-Across : 1894 opera set in Alexandria
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
7110/22/20099/24/20238
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18912911336
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
351.6447063%
Joel Fagliano

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 81, Blocks: 40 Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzlemakers. This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Fagliano. Thursday freshness: 51%
Jim Horne notes:

Rebus square are read as double-U going Across and as W going Down.

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F
2
A
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T
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E
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T
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V
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S
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P
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O
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T
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V
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E
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D
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A
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E
Q
UU
S
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R
E
H
I
R
E
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O
D
O
R
18
R
U
E
S
19
O
N
A
C
O
N
20
T
I
N
UU
M
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M
I
R
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I
O
U
S
23
S
I
C
O
N
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I
N
P
25
E
R
P
E
T
26
UU
27
M
28
M
E
R
L
29
S
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O
S
L
O
31
S
A
Y
O
32
K
33
S
T
O
P
34
L
B
35
S
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L
O
I
37
S
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O
A
F
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D
40
O
Y
O
UU
41
N
42
D
E
R
S
T
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A
N
D
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T
A
U
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T
I
E
R
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S
A
G
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A
T
T
48
A
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T
H
A
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I
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S
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F
R
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O
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S
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M
A
P
L
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E
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I
G
N
I
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S
F
A
T
UU
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S
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B
A
L
L
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S
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A
L
E
S
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T
A
P
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V
A
C
UU
M
S
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E
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A
L
E
D
67
H
A
R
E
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I
S
E
E
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N
A
M
I
N
G
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M
UU
M
UU
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N
E
S
T
72
S
T
P
E
T
E
73
M
A
S
S
© 2012, The New York Times7/26/12 ( No. 22,906 )
Across
1
White-robed figure of Greek mythology : FATE
5
Many an ad buy : TVSPOT
11
Hindu scripture : VEDA
15
1975 Tony winner for Best Play : EQUUS
16
Bring back on : REHIRE
17
Target of some sprays : ODOR
18
Ones coming from the Arc de Triomphe? : RUES
19
Situated somewhere between two extremes : ONACONTINUUM
21
It orbited Earth 86,331 times : MIR
22
Brief promises? : IOUS
23
Urge to attack : SICON
24
Forever : INPERPETUUM
28
European blackbirds : MERLS
30
Home of Literature Nobelist Sigrid Undset : OSLO
31
Give approval : SAYOK
33
Station : STOP
34
73-Across units: Abbr. : LBS
36
"Family Guy" wife : LOIS
38
Goofus : OAF
39
"Capeesh?" : DOYOUUNDERSTAND
44
Torque symbol : TAU
45
Echelon : TIER
46
Plastic surgeon's concern : SAG
47
Lead-in to boy : ATTA
49
1894 opera set in Alexandria : THAIS
52
Jackson 5 features, slangily : FROS
55
Gymnasium floor choice : MAPLE
57
Will-o'-the-wisp : IGNISFATUUS
60
Lottery picks : BALLS
62
They may be drawn from a 63-Across : ALES
63
See 62-Across : TAP
64
Like some bags of food : VACUUMSEALED
67
Tea party attendee in "Alice in Wonderland" : HARE
68
"Ah, yes" : ISEE
69
Ceremony for a newborn : NAMING
70
Colorful dress : MUUMUU
71
Hideout : NEST
72
Rays' home, informally : STPETE
73
Figure in Newton's second law : MASS
Down
1
Unit of length that's roughly the diameter of a proton : FERMI
2
Time's 1986 Woman of the Year : AQUINO
3
Jerks : TWERPS
4
Poet's ending? : ESS
5
Go together as a group : TROOP
6
Music halls, e.g. : VENUES
7
California county : SHASTA
8
Shot : PIC
9
"El tiempo es ___" (Spanish proverb) : ORO
10
Beauty marks? : TENS
11
Bass and soprano : VOICES
12
Best pal in a 1950s sitcom : EDNORTON
13
Many a modern purchase : DOWNLOAD
14
Gulf of Finland vis-à-vis the Baltic Sea : ARM
20
QB Tebow : TIM
22
Pioneering 1950 Isaac Asimov book : IROBOT
25
___ May Clampett of 1960s TV : ELLY
26
Noah of "ER" : WYLE
27
Heath : MOOR
29
Lotion letters : SPF
32
Meet face-to-face? : KISS
35
"M*A*S*H" Emmy winner : SWIT
37
Mans : STAFFS
39
Researcher's electronic tool : DATABASE
40
Surpasses : OUTPACES
41
"M*A*S*H" drink : NEHI
42
Bummer : DRAG
43
Locale in "Slumdog Millionaire" : AGRA
44
Top for one who says "Top o' the mornin'"? : TAM
48
Totally wrong : ALLWET
50
How Perry Mason often caught the guilty : INALIE
51
Not providing any hints, say : SILENT
53
River to the St. Lawrence : OTTAWA
54
Has a hive mentality? : SWARMS
56
American ___ : ELM
58
Water chestnut, e.g. : SEDGE
59
Expels forcibly : SPEWS
61
Identity theft targets: Abbr. : SSNS
64
Sportscaster Scully : VIN
65
Parent's order : EAT
66
Stage item : AMP
67
"I wonder ..." : HMM

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

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