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New York Times, Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Author:
Tracy Gray
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
12-Down : Like dull-as-dishwater writing
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Tracy Gray

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 19 for Ms. Gray. Wednesday freshness: 78%
Tracy Gray notes:
Curses!! That's the theme of my puzzle — well, actually faux curses — which are often used in tv shows and cartoons to allow ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Fictional swear words = an amusing crossword idea. I knew SHAZBOT right off the top, and that was super fun to plunk in. And having ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times1/25/17 ( No. 24,550 )
Across
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Sweet-curd cheese : EDAM
5
Start of a one-two punch : JAB
8
S.L.R. settings : FSTOPS
14
River that turned to blood in Exodus : NILE
15
Bird with a potent kick : EMU
16
Available for rental, in Britain : ONHIRE
17
"@#$!" from Deputy Dawg : DAGNABIT
19
Hid from the cops, say : LAYLOW
20
Blue-gray shade : SLATE
21
"Blondie" or "Dilbert" : STRIP
23
QVC competitor : HSN
24
"@#$!" from Colonel Sherman Potter : HORSEHOCKEY
27
Cinco de Mayo beer : CORONA
30
Milo of "The Verdict" : OSHEA
31
Burglar's take : HAUL
32
Robocall from the I.R.S., e.g. : SCAM
35
Like Marx Brothers comedies : ANTIC
38
Place for quick cash, for short : ATM
39
"@#$!" from Mork : SHAZBOT
41
Prefix with freak or friendly : ECO
42
Bogus : PHONY
44
Dark film genre, informally : NOIR
45
Golfer Norman a.k.a. the Great White Shark : GREG
46
Christina who played Lizzie Borden : RICCI
48
Takes down a notch : ABASES
50
"@#$!" from SpongeBob SquarePants : OHBARNACLES
53
Reggae forerunner : SKA
54
Business bigwig : MOGUL
55
"The Voice" airer : NBCTV
59
Hand down, as a family business : PASSON
61
"@#$!" from Frank on "Everybody Loves Raymond" : JEEZALOO
63
Abode that's abuzz : APIARY
64
WWW bookmark : URL
65
Former Little League star Mo'ne Davis, e.g. : GIRL
66
Snowsuit attachment : MITTEN
67
Schuss, say : SKI
68
Polish's partner : SPIT
Down
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Breaks off : ENDS
2
Competitor of Ivory and Coast : DIAL
3
Bit of birdbath gunk : ALGA
4
Flavoring in Kool cigarettes : MENTHOL
5
One of the Bushes : JEB
6
Out of whack : AMISS
7
Montana city that consolidated with Silver Bow County : BUTTE
8
Books with large pages : FOLIOS
9
Most-downloaded app of 2016 : SNAPCHAT
10
Possessive pronoun in the Lord's Prayer : THY
11
Some portable room warmers : OILHEATERS
12
Like dull-as-dishwater writing : PROSY
13
Stitched together : SEWN
18
MTV's "___ Flux" : AEON
22
Diamonds, in plane geometry : RHOMBI
25
Devil-may-care : RASH
26
Baseball's Griffey : KEN
27
"Cheerio" sayer : CHAP
28
Words from the witness stand : OATH
29
"According to the grapevine ..." : RUMORHASIT
33
Making, as a wicker chair : CANING
34
Kind of dye with vivid colors : AZO
36
Frozen drink brand : ICEE
37
Gear parts : COGS
39
Tree that sheds its bark : SYCAMORE
40
___ fixation (Freud topic) : ORAL
43
Pen tip : NIB
45
Long-winded sorts : GASBAGS
47
Hume of "Cocoon" : CRONYN
49
Auto pioneer Karl : BENZ
50
Giraffe's cousin : OKAPI
51
How prime rib may be served : AUJUS
52
Uriah Heep's profession : CLERK
53
Much-maligned food : SPAM
56
Hair holder : CLIP
57
Spelling or Amos : TORI
58
Chevy plug-in car : VOLT
60
Took a load off : SAT
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Manning of the gridiron : ELI

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

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