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New York Times, Thursday, July 28, 2005

Author:
Eric Berlin
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Thunderbolt thrower
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
436/23/200211/29/20203
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1413521521
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
361.5223969%
Eric Berlin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 19 for Mr. Berlin. Thursday freshness: 64%
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A
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O
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J
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D
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C
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C
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A
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W
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© 2005, The New York Times7/28/5 ( No. 20,351 )
Across
1
Org. : ASSOC
6
Things to pick : NITS
10
Slew : RAFT
14
1998's ___ Report : STARR
15
Brothers' name in 1960's-70's baseball : ALOU
16
Prefix with distant : EQUI
17
The Reagans' daughter : PATTI
18
Thunderbolt thrower : ZEUS
19
Degree competitor : SURE
20
Where you might get a promotion : CHESSMATCH
22
Big name in news beginning 1925 : TASS
23
Franken and Gore : ALS
24
Something good to shoot : PAR
25
"Hey!" : HIYA
27
In a major way : HUGELY
29
How some meat dishes are served : AUJUS
33
Bruin teammate of Orr : ESPOSITO
36
Go all-out : SPRINT
37
Ste. Jeanne ___ : DARC
38
Common element of 20- and 56-Across and 10- and 27-Down : CHECK
40
"___ Baby" ("Hair" song) : ABIE
41
Kid carriers : TRIKES
43
1971 rock album with the hit "Won't Get Fooled Again" : WHOSNEXT
45
Temptress : VIXEN
46
Glimpse : PEEKAT
47
"O.K." : YEAH
49
Cause of hearing loss : DIN
50
Prefix with center : EPI
53
Insult, comically : ZING
56
Something a student gets back : GRADEDEXAM
59
Liable to be called : ONEA
60
Sonoma neighbor : NAPA
61
Spanish girlfriend : AMIGA
62
Scope : ROOM
63
End ___ : USER
64
Purplish : LILAC
65
Last Stuart monarch : ANNE
66
Puts in its place : SETS
67
Antique guns : STENS
Down
1
Puppy love providers: Abbr. : ASPCA
2
"60 Minutes" regular : STAHL
3
Fills : SATES
4
Dog bowl bits : ORTS
5
Early American patriot ___ Attucks : CRISPUS
6
Home of the Latin Church of the Annunciation : NAZARETH
7
"Before ___ you go ..." : ILET
8
Sensitive : TOUCHY
9
Rolled food : SUSHI
10
Place where people take orders : RESTAURANT
11
Somewhat blue : AQUA
12
Wraps : FURS
13
Puts in knots : TIES
21
Lessons at Hogwarts : MAGICS
26
Mouth, slangily : YAP
27
It will sometimes have icing : HOCKEYGAME
28
"Gigi" composer : LOEWE
30
Agree (with) : JIBE
31
Alternative to Windows : UNIX
32
Editor's note : STET
33
1999 satire of reality shows : EDTV
34
Eastern attire : SARI
35
Grand finale? : PRIX
36
Chicago suburb : SKOKIE
39
Some are sharp : CHEDDARS
42
Compass heading : ENE
44
Beachwear : SANDALS
46
Express : PHRASE
48
"___ Dei" : AGNUS
50
Banned one : EXILE
51
Proselytizer's target : PAGAN
52
Apple products : IMACS
53
Author ___ Neale Hurston : ZORA
54
Knowing, as a secret : INON
55
Superbright : NEON
57
Sullen, after "in" : APET
58
Send out : EMIT

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

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