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New York Times, Friday, October 19, 2007

Author:
Frederick J. Healy
Editor:
Will Shortz
38-Down : "Lighten up, will ya?!"
TotalDebutLatest
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Frederick J. Healy

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Healy. Friday freshness: 32%
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© 2007, The New York Times10/19/7 ( No. 21,164 )
Across
1
Windshield wipers : SQUEEGEES
10
"Unbelievable!" : OHWOW
15
Darwin's home : AUSTRALIA
16
Superrealist sculptor Hanson : DUANE
17
Zip : NONEATALL
18
They stand for something: Abbr. : INITS
19
Station info, briefly : ETAS
20
Checks out : EYES
21
1984 hit parody of a 1983 hit song : EATIT
22
Get moving, with "up" : REV
23
Four-time Vardon Trophy winner : SNEAD
25
Area below the hairline : NAPE
26
Lock changer? : DYER
29
Turn out : ENDUP
31
Narrows: Abbr. : STR
32
Directory data: Abbr. : NOS
34
Clam : SIMOLEON
36
Bluster : BIGTALK
40
Hardly humble homes : PALACES
41
A bit much : OVERDONE
43
Call in a calamity : SOS
44
No longer doing the job?: Abbr. : RET
45
Bombards with junk : SPAMS
47
Become active : STIR
50
Pull out of ___ (produce suddenly) : AHAT
52
Makes out : SPOTS
54
Fat cat, in England : NOB
56
Packs in stacks : BALES
58
Short distance : STEP
59
"Eight Is Enough" wife : ABBY
60
Creator of lofty lines : ODIST
61
Freshening naturally : AIRINGOUT
63
Something to get a kick out of : RIFLE
64
Park gathering place : CONCOURSE
65
Starters : ATEAM
66
Garb symbolizing youth : KNEEPANTS
Down
1
Not as touched : SANER
2
Like successful orators : QUOTED
3
James Forrestal was its last cabinet secy. : USNAVY
4
Portions of les années : ETES
5
Stat for a reliever : ERA
6
Slalom targets : GATES
7
Comic Boosler : ELAYNE
8
Astronaut Collins and others : EILEENS
9
Toasted triangle topper : SALSADIP
10
One of Jon Arbuckle's pets : ODIE
11
Changsha is its capital : HUNAN
12
"Hang on!" : WAITASEC
13
Eager : ONTIPTOE
14
Things that may be shot in stages? : WESTERNS
24
"La Reine Margot" novelist : DUMAS
27
___'acte : ENTR
28
Ways to go : ROADS
30
Some shirts : POLOS
33
Dishes out undaintily : SLOPS
35
Trailer's place : LAST
36
South Pacific island : BORABORA
37
Cry before storming out : IVEHADIT
38
"Lighten up, will ya?!" : GETALIFE
39
Hiking aid : KNAPSACK
42
Hate, say : EMOTION
46
"Tristram Shandy" author : STERNE
48
Natural : INBORN
49
In the pink : ROBUST
51
10 kilogauss : TESLA
53
Relish : SPICE
55
Disk units : BYTES
57
Bring to a standstill : STEM
59
Mar makeup : AGUA
62
Letter run : NOP

Answer summary:
2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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