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New York Times, Thursday, September 22, 2005

Author:
Patrick Merrell
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : One year record
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551.6149348%
Patrick Merrell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzlemakers. This is puzzle # 49 for Mr. Merrell. Thursday freshness: 92%
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U
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N
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N
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A
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T
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U
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R
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A
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L
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S
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L
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D
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P
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A
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B
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Q
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L
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A
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T
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W
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O
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A
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E
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R
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H
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D
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A
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R
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M
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T
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U
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R
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N
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E
V
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N
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S
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L
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O
R
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O
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O
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E
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R
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D
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A
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G
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B
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B
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B
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S
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H
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I
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G
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M
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D
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© 2005, The New York Times9/22/5 ( No. 20,407 )
Across
1
Studied : UNNATURAL
10
Early course : SALAD
15
Shared smoke : PEACEPIPE
16
Blather : TRIPE
17
Judges : ASSESSORS
18
One year record : ANNAL
19
Proctor's instruction : START
20
It's in poetry : TIS
21
Family girl : NIECE
22
Kind of ribs : BBQ
24
Weighed down : LEADENED
26
Solid-colored pool ball : TWO
29
Cable channel : A&E
31
Music category : R&B
32
Exuded class : HADANAIR
35
Eager player's cry : MYTURN
40
Having nobody owing anybody : EVEN
41
Financial institution : S&L
43
Some twist it before eating : OREO
44
The world, according to Pistol, in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" : OYSTER
47
Slash : DIAGONAL
50
Overnight site : B&B
52
Monopoly deed : B&O
53
___-mo : SLO
54
Blue-blooded : HIGHBRED
59
Whelp : PUP
61
Dark : UNLIT
62
Thug's piece : GAT
64
Big dipper : LADLE
68
In New Zealand, it means "normal" : MAORI
69
Shift in steps : GRADATION
71
Retired : INBED
72
Indirect references : ALLUSIONS
73
John on a farm : DEERE
74
Purse taker : RACEHORSE
Down
1
Dress ___ (resemble) : UPAS
2
Fit (in) : NEST
3
Rover's owner : NASA
4
Sharp : ACERB
5
Treaty topic : TESTBAN
6
DHL competitor : UPS
7
Successful comic : RIOT
8
"___ Love" (1957 #1 hit) : APRIL
9
Reduced : LESSER
10
One way to fly : STANDBY
11
Dan's buddy on "Roseanne" : ARNIE
12
Kind of closet : LINEN
13
Quickly : APACE
14
Took out : DELED
23
Lecture follow-up : Q&A
25
Texas school : A&M
26
"The Cosby Show" boy : THEO
27
Rolling : WAVY
28
Confucius's "Book of ___" : ODES
30
German dessert : EIS
33
Army member : ANT
34
Corporate department : R&D
36
Unduly : TOO
37
Portico adornments : URNS
38
Material : REAL
39
Beginning of a plea : NOLO
42
Women's ___ : LIB
45
Shallow period : EBBTIDE
46
Soldier's reward : R&R
48
Food giant : A&P
49
Mishmash : GOULASH
51
One desiring change : BEGGAR
54
One of the three H's : HUMID
55
Stupid : INANE
56
Classroom fixture : GLOBE
57
Personnel director : HIRER
58
Alfalfa's beloved : DARLA
60
Summer party locale : PATIO
63
Locker room supply : TALC
65
Christian name : DIOR
66
Chaney and others : LONS
67
Start of Massachusetts' motto : ENSE
70
Expected : DUE

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

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