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New York Times, Monday, August 7, 2006

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : "Of course," slangily
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Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQV} Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzles. This is puzzle # 19 for Ms. Lempel. Monday freshness: 76%
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© 2006, The New York Times8/7/6 ( No. 20,726 )
Across
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Jewel : GEM
4
Accumulate : AMASS
9
One making a point at church? : SPIRE
14
Mine find : ORE
15
Money in India : RUPEE
16
Hearing-related : AURAL
17
Top-ranked player in a tournament : FIRSTSEED
19
Little old man in a fairy tale : GNOME
20
Supernatural : OCCULT
21
Confucian path : TAO
23
Network that covers the N.Y.S.E. : CNBC
24
Reward from a boss : RAISE
25
Holdup victim's plea : DONTSHOOT
27
Kids' guessing game : ISPY
29
Cereal that's "for kids" : TRIX
30
Smoker's mouthpiece : PIPESTEM
34
Shoot using a scope, say : SNIPE
37
Ripken who played 2,632 straight games : CAL
38
Dutch island in the Caribbean : ARUBA
41
Playa ___ Rey, Calif. : DEL
42
Trap : SNARE
45
Decorative foil : GOLDLEAF
48
Cheap laughs : YUKS
50
Patricia ___, Best Actress for "Hud" : NEAL
51
Beer drinker's bar request : GIMMEABUD
55
"Of course," slangily : NATCH
59
See 60-Across : ROOM
60
With 59-Across, battle planning site : WAR
61
Pay no heed : IGNORE
62
Kofi of the U.N. : ANNAN
64
Pilgrims' carrier : MAYFLOWER
66
Long, drawn-out attack : SIEGE
67
Indifferent : BLASE
68
Dig into, as dinner : EAT
69
Check recipient : PAYEE
70
Furrier John Jacob ___ : ASTOR
71
Area between N. and S. Korea : DMZ
Down
1
Try to attain : GOFOR
2
"Fear of Fifty" writer Jong : ERICA
3
Parisian thanks : MERCI
4
Lacking guile : ARTLESS
5
Be compelled to : MUST
6
Cousin of a human : APE
7
Look after : SEETO
8
Alternative to a convertible : SEDAN
9
Slump : SAG
10
Hit the time clock : PUNCHIN
11
Rust : IRONOXIDE
12
Classic Stallone role : RAMBO
13
Send to the Capitol : ELECT
18
"Wake Up Little ___" : SUSIE
22
Hall-of-Famer Mel : OTT
25
Easter egg decorator : DYER
26
Sophs., two years later : SRS
28
Mom-and-pop grp. : PTA
30
Dell products : PCS
31
Singer Janis : IAN
32
Monopoly game equipment : PLAYMONEY
33
Face on a "wanted" poster : MUG
35
Vegetable on a vine : PEA
36
North Pole helper : ELF
39
School funder, often : BOND
40
Drink with a head on it : ALE
43
Search (through) : RUMMAGE
44
Squeeze (out) : EKE
46
Tassel on a cap, e.g. : DANGLER
47
Grassy plain of South America : LLANO
49
Logging tool : SAW
51
Understanding : GRASP
52
Ancient region with an architectural style named after it : IONIA
53
"La ___" ('59 hit) : BAMBA
54
European/Asian range : URALS
56
Dragged behind : TOWED
57
Cat's saucerful : CREAM
58
Avis rival : HERTZ
61
In that case ... : IFSO
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Born: Fr. : NEE
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China's Sun  ___-sen : YAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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