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New York Times, Wednesday, January 4, 2006

Author:
John Minarcik and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Down : V.I.P.
TotalDebutCollabs
11/4/20061
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0001000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.4436%
John Minarcik
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQ} Spans: 4 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Minarcik. This is puzzle # 154 for Ms. Salomon. Wednesday freshness: 5%
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© 2006, The New York Times1/4/6 ( No. 20,511 )
Across
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DNA half : HELIX
6
Went over like ___ of bricks : ATON
10
Plunder : LOOT
14
Hold forth : ORATE
15
Curb : REIN
16
Ninth in a series : IOTA
17
Geographical combo #1 : SARASOTALEIPZIG
20
Series finale : ETAL
21
Catchall category: Abbr. : MISC
22
Lock : TRESS
23
Goddess with cow's horns : ISIS
25
Way back when : ONCE
27
Geographical combo #2 : CALCUTTALEHAVRE
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"Family Ties" mother : ELYSE
35
CD follower : ROM
36
Went kaput : DIED
37
Island chain? : LEI
38
Easy run : DOGTROT
42
M. : France :: ___ : Italy : SIG
43
Diving raptors : ERNS
45
Luau serving : POI
46
Barely ahead : UPONE
48
Geographical combo #3 : BOGOTALENINGRAD
52
Snitched : TOLD
53
"A Book of Verses underneath the Bough" poet : OMAR
54
Optometrist's field : SIGHT
57
Part of a casa : SALA
59
Pro's rival : ANTI
63
Classic novel, following "A," with a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 48-Across : TALEOFTWOCITIES
66
Food thickener : AGAR
67
Swabbies : TARS
68
Stick-on : DECAL
69
Portend : BODE
70
Prohibitionists : DRYS
71
Fred's dancing sister : ADELE
Down
1
Firefighter's need : HOSE
2
Middle of Q.E.D. : ERAT
3
Yuri's love, in "Doctor Zhivago" : LARA
4
Slanted writing : ITALICS
5
Illiterates' signatures : XES
6
Drawer : ARTIST
7
Waiter's after-dinner offerings : TEAS
8
6-Down purchase : OILCOLOR
9
Dir. from Columbus, Ga., to Columbus, Ohio : NNE
10
"Listen" without hearing : LIPREAD
11
Opposite of gush : OOZE
12
"Miss ___ Regrets" : OTIS
13
Plates : TAGS
18
Bypass : OMIT
19
Result of an insect bite : ITCH
24
Courted ... or used the courts : SUED
26
Nautilus captain : NEMO
27
V.I.P. : CELEB
28
Olds offering : ALERO
29
Perjury : LYING
30
Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE
31
Golfer's wear : VISOR
32
Isabella, por ejemplo : REINA
33
Barely beat : EDGED
39
Australian export : OPAL
40
Kindergarten commendation : GOLDSTAR
41
Bluefin or yellowfin : TUNA
44
"What'd I tell ya?!" : SOTHERE
47
Like many family flicks : PGRATED
49
Fictional dog from Kansas : TOTO
50
"I didn't care about that anyway" : NOLOSS
51
Apple of many colors : IMAC
54
Wild guess : STAB
55
Moor's betrayer : IAGO
56
Bag brand : GLAD
58
Haywire : AWRY
60
"Way to go!" : NICE
61
Blue hue : TEAL
62
Tropical stop : ISLE
64
Bouquet business : FTD
65
Cider girl of song : IDA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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