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New York Times, Thursday, August 12, 2010

Author:
Barry Boone
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
27-Across : Ming of the N.B.A.
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Barry Boone

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Boone. Thursday freshness: 70%
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© 2010, The New York Times8/12/10 ( No. 22,192 )
Across
1
Stop on it : RED
4
Caffè go-with : CREMA
9
Like some 21-Acrosses : ASIAN
14
Headbanger's instrument : AXE
15
Stadium sign : HIMOM
16
Traveler who carries his own bag : SANTA
17
See 38-Across : MORSECODE
19
"Give it ___" : ASHOT
20
"___ to Kill" (Sandra Bullock movie) : ATIME
21
Certain stampeder : ELEPHANT
23
Agents' handfuls : DIVAS
24
Mid sixth-century year : DLIX
25
Et ___ : ALII
26
Starting pitcher : ACE
27
Ming of the N.B.A. : YAO
29
Common costume for a costume party : APE
31
Lab blowup: Abbr. : ENL
32
Top 10 singer born in Nigeria : SADE
34
Question before "And how!" : DOI
36
Life : ENERGY
38
73-Across, in 17-Across : DITDITDITDAHDAHDAHDITDITDIT
41
Vacation vehicle : JETSKI
44
___ Christiansen, founder of the Lego company : OLE
45
Verb with "thou" : HAST
49
Reply to Captain Kirk : AYE
50
Quantum Computer Services, today : AOL
52
Chemical suffix : IDE
54
"Phooey!" : BAH
55
Fire : ZEAL
57
Cong. established it in 1958 : NASA
59
Well feature : STAIR
61
Focuses (on) : ZEROESIN
63
___ deux : PASDE
64
Transmission conduits, of a sort : AXONS
65
Responder to 38-Across on 4/15/1912 : CARPATHIA
68
Rightmost column in the periodic table : GASES
69
Indo-___ : ARYAN
70
The Yankees play on it during the summer: Abbr. : EDT
71
What might do a foul tip? : EMERY
72
Talk show host Gibbons : LEEZA
73
See 38-Across : SOS
Down
1
Beach shelters : RAMADAS
2
Strange things : EXOTICA
3
Came (from) : DERIVED
4
Rinky-dink : CHEESY
5
Singer Ocasek of the Cars : RIC
6
Rock genre : EMO
7
Runway user : MODEL
8
Joni Mitchell song with the lyric "She was swallowed by the sky" : AMELIA
9
"On the double!" : ASAP
10
White House girl : SASHA
11
Asthmatic's need : INHALER
12
Yom Kippur activity : ATONING
13
One way to dress : NATTILY
18
Scot's "wee" : SMA
22
Rushed : EXPEDITED
24
Part of the "De Camptown Races" refrain : DOODAH
28
New wings : ADDITIONS
30
Terminate a relationship : ENDIT
33
Cuts and splices film, e.g. : EDITS
35
Snake's place : IDAHO
37
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson : EDITH
39
Longtime Chicago Bears coach : DITKA
40
Mexico's national flower : DAHLIA
41
"The Great Gatsby" setting : JAZZAGE
42
Prerequisite for many a prescription : EYEEXAM
43
Flower named for its smell : TEAROSE
46
Embarrasses : ABASHES
47
Married : SAIDIDO
48
Ultimatums, say : THREATS
51
Like some church matters : LAICAL
53
Neighbor of Francia : ESPANA
56
Typical Clint Eastwood role : LONER
58
Catch : SNARE
60
Many a gang symbol, for short : TAT
62
Swedish actress Persson : ESSY
66
Catcher's place? : RYE
67
Goal of las Naciones Unidas : PAZ

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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