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New York Times, Monday, October 21, 2019

Author:
Joe Deeney
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
24-Down : Lack the courage to
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Deeney. Monday freshness: 25%
Joe Deeney notes:
Hope you find this puzzle ON point! I remember debating whether to go with the theme pairing BLONDE ON BLONDE / LONDON MARATHON or ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Beautiful gridwork. I always get worried when I see a long across like GOGO DANCER in a Monday puzzle since this pushes the ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times10/21/19 ( No. 25,549 )
Across
1
"Monday Night Football" airer : ESPN
5
Letters on a rush order : ASAP
9
"The west wind whispered, / And touched the eyelids of spring: / Her eyes, Primroses," for a classic example : HAIKU
14
Entice : LURE
15
Scantily dressed nightclub entertainer : GOGODANCER
17
Is highly versed about something : KNOWSONESONIONS
19
Chow chows and chihuahuas : DOGS
20
The "E" of E.S.L.: Abbr. : ENG
21
Org. for which Edward Snowden once worked : NSA
22
Trevor of "The Daily Show" : NOAH
24
Kirsten of "Spider-Man" : DUNST
26
Major athletic event along the Thames : LONDONMARATHON
31
Puts frosting on : ICES
32
Besmirch, as a reputation : TAR
33
Alternative to Google Sheets : EXCEL
35
Devotee : FAN
36
Bases loaded ... or a hint to the contents of 17-, 26-, 44- and 56-Across : THREEON
39
Attempt : TRY
40
Jong who wrote "Fear of Flying" : ERICA
42
Neither's partner : NOR
43
Revolutionary Revere : PAUL
44
Bob Dylan album that he called "the closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind" : BLONDEONBLONDE
48
The "P" of R.S.V.P. : PLAIT
49
Furniture giant with a blue-and-yellow logo : IKEA
50
401(k) alternative : IRA
53
Financial services corp. with an orange lion logo : ING
54
Partner of ready and willing : ABLE
56
Romantic getaway for a married couple : SECONDHONEYMOON
62
Thanksgiving-related race : TURKEYTROT
63
Just : ONLY
64
Newspaper opinion pieces : OPEDS
65
Cravings : YENS
66
Connection point : NODE
Down
1
Antlered animal : ELK
2
What planets orbit : SUN
3
In favor of : PRO
4
Ones taking paternity leave for the first time : NEWDADS
5
Wide-eyed with excitement : AGOG
6
Daughters' counterparts : SONS
7
Add years : AGE
8
Wannabe : POSEUR
9
Positions one's toes off the surfboard : HANGSTEN
10
Singer DiFranco : ANI
11
A blue compass, for the browser Safari : ICON
12
Dolls seen near Barbies : KENS
13
___ Major (constellation) : URSA
16
Disco singer Summer : DONNA
18
Manhattan neighborhood next to TriBeCa : SOHO
22
Like a diet that prohibits bread and pasta : NOCARB
23
Low-scoring soccer win : ONENIL
24
Lack the courage to : DARENOT
25
Counterpart of "pls," in a text : THX
26
"To ___!" ("L'chaim!") : LIFE
27
To the ___ degree : NTH
28
Mo. before April : MAR
29
Component of gasoline : OCTANE
30
Poet Pablo who won a Nobel in Literature : NERUDA
34
Lovett of country music : LYLE
36
Marks left by swimsuits : TANLINES
37
Long, long time : EON
38
Spherical shape : ORB
41
Robber chaser, in a children's game : COP
43
___ Go (2016 fad) : POKEMON
45
Hunky-dory : DANDY
46
Number of days it took Phileas Fogg to go around the world : EIGHTY
47
Flower near a pad : LILY
50
What ":" stands for in an analogy : ISTO
51
Continue one's military service : REUP
52
Farm measure : ACRE
54
Of uncertain origin: Abbr. : ANON
55
Wagers : BETS
57
Green-lit : OKD
58
Valuable rock : ORE
59
Musician Yoko : ONO
60
Longtime : OLD
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12/31, briefly : NYE

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

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