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New York Times, Thursday, January 18, 2018

Author:
Ryan McCarty and Alan Southworth
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
55-Down : Major group HQ'd in Fairfax, Va.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
296/17/201711/23/20242
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
100012241
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6125096%
Ryan McCarty
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
21/18/201811/6/20182
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0010100
ScrabDebutFresh
1.561138%
Alan Southworth

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. McCarty. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Southworth. Thursday freshness: 58%
Constructor notes:
RYAN: Alan and I met in college where we sang in several groups together, notably in our a cappella group the Princeton Nassoons. He ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
NO WAY = remove "way" from phrases for kooky results. The theme confused me a bit since RUN A TRAIN is something I see in some of my ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times1/18/18 ( No. 24,908 )
Across
1
Rebound : CAROM
6
Lady ___ Ashley, Jake Barnes's love in "The Sun Also Rises" : BRETT
11
Interregnum : GAP
14
Chilling : ONICE
15
Like the planets beyond the asteroid belt : OUTER
16
Chemical suffix : ENE
17
Rooftop heist? : HIGHROBBERY
19
Travel org. with an eTix app : MTA
20
"If you ask me," to texters : IMHO
21
Org. that discourages traveling : NBA
22
Flowerless plants : MOSSES
24
Diamond club : BAT
25
Some roles in the Jack Benny film "College Holiday" : COEDS
27
Marathon leader? : ULTRA
28
Dateless, say : ALONE
30
Handle engineer duties? : RUNATRAIN
32
Bird that has one long talon on each foot for fighting : EMU
34
Pear variety : BOSC
35
Preschooler : TOT
36
Last at Daytona, say : SLOWEST
40
N.H.L. team that became the Hurricanes in 1997 : WHALERS
42
"Mazel ___!" : TOV
43
"No ___" ("I'm fine") : NEED
45
My Chemical Romance genre : EMO
46
Della or Picabo? : ONESTREET
49
Openings at a day spa? : PORES
53
Jewel case insert : CDROM
54
Bright lights : NEONS
56
Response to "Madam, I'm Adam" that is itself a palindrome : EVE
57
Alaskan bear : KODIAK
59
___ favor : POR
60
Reindeer in "Frozen" : SVEN
61
"Wheel of Fortune" buy : ANO
62
Sandwich shops? : SUBSTATIONS
65
Study : DEN
66
Orchestra tuners : OBOES
67
Pull some strings? : UNTIE
68
"Listen ___!" (Cockney cry) : ERE
69
"Forget it!" ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 46- and 62-Across : NOWAY
70
Gripes : BEEFS
Down
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Premium Cuban cigar : COHIBA
2
Category in a guessing game : ANIMAL
3
"You betcha!" : RIGHTO
4
Number above "Operador" on un teléfono : OCHO
5
La Méditerranée, e.g. : MER
6
Tackle box item : BOBBER
7
Start of a children's rhyme : RUBADUB
8
It lasts trois mois : ETE
9
Contract period : TERM
10
Events for prospective pro athletes : TRYOUTCAMPS
11
Idaho, with "the" : GEMSTATE
12
Toward the front, anatomically : ANTERIOR
13
Group rallied by Mao Zedong : PEASANTS
18
Fish at a Hawaiian barbecue : ONO
23
Nikon product, for short : SLR
25
One who has concrete plans for the day? : CEMENTMASON
26
___ globe : SNOW
29
Fresh out of the box : NEW
31
Queens stadium name : ASHE
33
___ interface : USER
36
Defense fence : STOCKADE
37
Cockney, e.g. : LONDONER
38
Trite : OVERDONE
39
Typical college freshman : TEEN
41
John : LOO
44
Home of lanternfish and giant squids : DEEPSEA
47
"___ gather" : SOI
48
Foot, baby-style : TOOTSY
50
Election do-over : REVOTE
51
No matter whether : EVENIF
52
Has an inkling : SENSES
55
Major group HQ'd in Fairfax, Va. : NRA
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2016 animated film "___ and the Two Strings" : KUBO
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Wave to a math teacher? : SINE
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Opposite of stern : BOW
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Moonshiner's vessel : TUB

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

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