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New York Times, Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Author:
Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
53-Down : Like a mosquito
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QWXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Gagliardo. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Burnikel. Tuesday freshness: 94%
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© 2012, The New York Times11/13/12 ( No. 23,016 )
Across
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Blends : MELDS
6
Sox rival : JAYS
10
Tiffany collectible : LAMP
14
Walrus-skin boat : UMIAK
15
Baldwin of "30 Rock" : ALEC
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Chapters in history : ERAS
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Like some amusement park rides : SCARY
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They're sometimes mixed : METAPHORS
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Saxophonist with the 12x platinum album "Breathless" : KENNYG
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"Seriously!" : IMEANIT
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Vote in favor : YEA
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Dust busters, for short : VACS
27
The Evita of "Evita" : PERON
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Father Damien's island : MOLOKAI
30
Angry Birds, e.g., in 2010 : FAD
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Repeated Michael Jackson lyric in a 1987 hit : IMBAD
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Neighbor of Iraq: Abbr. : SYR
36
Many a Bob Marley fan : RASTA
38
Wasted : DRUNK
39
"___ Man Answers" (1962 film) : IFA
40
Blackened (in) : INKED
41
Plenty of, casually : LOTSA
42
Talk and talk : GAB
43
Final approval : SAYSO
44
Outside: Prefix : ECT
45
Disconnects, as a Web address : UNLINKS
47
Mah-jongg draws : TILES
50
N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Yale ___ : LARY
51
"You betcha!" : YEP
54
Decorated, say : HONORED
56
Current measure : AMPERE
58
Calvin Klein perfume : OBSESSION
61
Mirage, maybe : OASIS
62
Comics shrieks : EEKS
63
Edit command : UNDO
64
Sweater style : VNECK
65
Teetotalers : DRYS
66
Worker with a lot of stress? : POET
67
Maureen Dowd piece : ESSAY
Down
1
Like some perfume : MUSKY
2
Host a roast, e.g. : EMCEE
3
Jungle vine : LIANA
4
"Phooey!" : DARN
5
Spirit in a blue bottle : SKYYVODKA
6
Bottleneck : JAM
7
"Dark" quaff : ALE
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Elusive legend : YETI
9
Dish made with garlic butter : SCAMPI
10
"The Merry Widow" composer : LEHAR
11
"Black Swan" director Darren : ARONOFSKY
12
Steeps in a liquid with herbs and spices : MARINATES
13
"Hey!" : PSST
19
Start to peak? : PEE
21
Guy's partner : GAL
25
Back up, as a loan : COSIGN
26
2012 Bond film ... or a hint to six other Down answers in this puzzle : SKYFALL
28
Provides with personnel : MANS
29
Oil-rich region : ARABIA
31
Joint groove : DADO
32
Goofing off : IDLE
33
Nickname for Reggie Jackson : MROCTOBER
34
Busybody : BUTTINSKY
36
Investing all one's money in a penny stock, say : RISKYMOVE
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Santa ___ (hot winds) : ANAS
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Depletes : USESUP
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Big inits. for hunters : NRA
48
Good earth : LOESS
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Triage areas, briefly : ERS
51
Toadies' responses : YESES
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___ Kane, Susan Lucci's Emmy-winning role : ERICA
53
Like a mosquito : PESKY
54
Broke ground? : HOED
55
Green critter in the Sinclair gas logo : DINO
57
Nasty reviews : PANS
59
Lofty tribute : ODE
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"That's ___ funny!" : NOT

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

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