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New York Times, Saturday, July 6, 2013

Author:
Martin Ashwood-Smith
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
39-Across : Transcript, e.g.
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Martin Ashwood-Smith

This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 15 Words: 73, Blocks: 32 Missing: {Z} Spans: 4, (1 quad stack) This is puzzle # 69 for Mr. Ashwood-Smith. Saturday freshness: 28%
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© 2013, The New York Times7/6/13 ( No. 23,251 )
Across
1
"Moses" novelist : ASCH
5
Home to Morro Castle : CUBA
9
Rigging pros : BOSNS
14
Hoops nickname : SHAQ
15
Its prices are determined by competition : OPENMARKET
17
Rafts : TONS
18
"Red pottage" in Genesis : LENTILSOUP
19
Gun : REV
20
Sharks' place : SANJOSE
21
Neighbor of Telescopium : ARA
22
"___ Obama" (epithet used by Rush Limbaugh) : OSAMA
24
Criticize in a small way, informally : DING
25
Circulation problem : CLOT
26
"Just ___ Love Her" (1950 hit) : SAYI
28
Granny, to Gretel : OMA
30
Central figure of a country : NATIONALAVERAGE
38
1978 punk classic : IWANNABESEDATED
39
Transcript, e.g. : PERMANENTRECORD
40
What many married couples bring in : SEPARATEINCOMES
41
Finnair alternative : SAS
42
Blowout, e.g. : SALE
43
With 5-Down, bygone beverage : JOLT
46
Sort who isn't safe around a safe : YEGG
50
"Women Ironing" artist : DEGAS
53
English Channel feeder : EXE
54
Land above, to Sonorans : ELNORTE
56
Honor for Harry Potter's creator: Abbr. : OBE
57
Acid Queen player in "Tommy" : TINATURNER
59
1998 Spielberg title role : RYAN
60
"Two Tickets to Paradise" singer : EDDIEMONEY
61
Domino getting played : FATS
62
They take up some measures : RESTS
63
Squat : NADA
64
Gonitis target : KNEE
Down
1
1960s TV dog : ASTRO
2
Walk-ins? : SHOES
3
It may cover all the bases : CANVASTARP
4
C.E.O.'s places : HQS
5
See 43-Across : COLA
6
Knock for a loop : UPEND
7
Dog star : BENJI
8
Composer Arensky : ANTON
9
Roll in the grass? : BALE
10
Sites for system repairs, briefly : ORS
11
Toasting option : SKOAL
12
Intro to chemistry? : NEURO
13
Parade honoree, familiarly : STPAT
16
What a bad ruler does : MISGOVERNS
20
Parting word : SAYONARA
23
Mizzen neighbor : MAINMAST
25
Dressage half-turn : CARACOLE
27
Put away, maybe : INANASYLUM
29
1970s : MEDECADE
30
Sots' shots : NIPS
31
___ bit : AWEE
32
Look out for, say : ABET
33
Singer Lovich : LENE
34
Sparkling white : ASTI
35
"Chloe" director, 2009 : ATOMEGOYAN
36
"Chicago" Golden Globe winner : GERE
37
Teaching degs. : EDDS
43
2012 major-league leader in hits : JETER
44
Quicklime, e.g. : OXIDE
45
Furnishes : LENDS
47
___ Field (Minute Maid Park, once) : ENRON
48
Fixin' to : GONNA
49
"Wall Street" theme : GREED
51
Drop off : ABATE
52
What a yo-yo lacks : SENSE
54
Tour de France times : ETES
55
Sam Cooke's "___ Little Love" : TRYA
58
British isle : AIT
59
Subj. of the 2006 film "Bobby" : RFK

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

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