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New York Times, Monday, August 22, 2011

Author:
Milo Beckman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1-Across : Handkerchief stuffed in the mouth, e.g.
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Milo Beckman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Beckman. Monday freshness: 29%
Jim Horne notes:

Sometimes crossword editors tweak a few clues or a few grid entries. Sometimes the grid undergoes substantial change. Usually, we never know, but Mr. Beckman posted his original submission so you can see the dramatic changes in this one yourself. Note the two additional theme entries in the top and bottom rows.

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© 2011, The New York Times8/22/11 ( No. 22,567 )
Across
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Handkerchief stuffed in the mouth, e.g. : GAG
4
"The 59th Street Bridge Song (___ Groovy)" (1967 hit) : FEELIN
10
Start for a plant : SEED
14
Hwy. : RTE
15
Provide with the latest info : UPDATE
16
Friend in war : ALLY
17
Giant Mel : OTT
18
Anti-abortion position : RIGHTTOLIFE
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Cry to a horse that's the opposite of "Giddyup!" : WHOA
22
Allow : LET
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Place to get a facial : SPA
24
Abandoned, in a way : LEFTTODIE
27
Incorporate, as a picture in a blog : EMBED
31
Kermit, e.g. : FROG
32
Ice cream flavor that's a synonym for "boring" : VANILLA
34
Up and about : ASTIR
36
Announced : SAID
38
Landon who lost to F.D.R. in 1936 : ALF
39
Not shown in theaters : STRAIGHTTOVIDEO
43
Suffix with plug : OLA
44
Not feral : TAME
45
2000 comedy "Me, Myself & ___" : IRENE
46
Place to play foosball or Ping-Pong : RECROOM
49
Wall Street pessimist : BEAR
50
Arcade coin : TOKEN
51
Satisfactory : UPTOSNUFF
56
Josh : KID
58
Meadow : LEA
59
Concerning : INRE
60
Having no illusions or pretensions : DOWNTOEARTH
65
Singer ___ King Cole : NAT
66
Little of this and that : OLIO
67
Fiat : DECREE
68
Big Australian bird : EMU
69
Move text around : EDIT
70
Mrs. with a famous cow : OLEARY
71
Lo-___ screen : RES
Down
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Canine threat : GROWL
2
"Casey ___ Bat" : ATTHE
3
Go astray : GETOFFTRACK
4
Wearing this is a PETA peeve : FUR
5
Afterword : EPILOG
6
Barely beaten : EDGED
7
Christine of "Chicago Hope" : LAHTI
8
Hairy TV cousin : ITT
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Fishermen cast them : NETS
10
Deli meat : SALAMI
11
Football's Manning : ELI
12
Rice Krispies' Snap, Crackle or Pop : ELF
13
Change from brunette to blonde, say : DYE
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"___ sesame" : OPEN
21
Heart parts : ATRIA
25
Doughnuts, topologically speaking : TORI
26
What you might R.S.V.P. to via a computer : EVITE
28
1982 Harrison Ford sci-fi film : BLADERUNNER
29
Funny DeGeneres : ELLEN
30
Actor Willem : DAFOE
33
Hubbub : ADO
34
Of ___ (somewhat) : ASORT
35
Canonized fifth-century pope : STLEO
36
SeaWorld whale : SHAMU
37
Green machine? : ATM
40
Sporty Pontiac of years past : GTO
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Competes (for) : VIES
42
Tehran native : IRANI
47
Tie again, as a necktie : REKNOT
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"I'm working ___" : ONIT
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Yachtsman, e.g. : BOATER
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Come in second : PLACE
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___ cotta : TERRA
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Box on a bowling scoresheet : FRAME
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Baby-to-be : FETUS
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Dumb ox : DODO
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Mother of a fawn : DOE
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Superannuated : OLD
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Nintendo console with a remote : WII
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Snaky fish : EEL
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"You there!" : HEY

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