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New York Times, Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Author:
Gary Cee
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
45-Down : Phenomenon named for the infant Jesus
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Gary Cee

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Cee. Wednesday freshness: 9%
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B
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V
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D
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A
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M
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K
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F
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© 2011, The New York Times11/16/11 ( No. 22,653 )
Across
1
Some undies : BVDS
5
Go unhurriedly : AMBLE
10
January 1 game : BOWL
14
Half court game? : ALAI
15
Joyful tune : CAROL
16
Ibuprofen target : ACHE
17
Common result of a lane closing : BOTTLENECK
19
Pronoun in hymns : THEE
20
Looking intently : AGAZE
21
Symbol of sturdiness : OAK
22
Vilify : SMEAR
23
Outdoor affair : GARDENPARTY
26
Computer for one who's on the go : LAPTOP
30
Nationality suffix : IAN
31
Nondairy dairy aisle item : OLEO
32
Address the flock : PREACH
36
Abbas's grp. : PLO
39
Large, fun quantity, in a saying : BARRELOFMONKEYS
42
Word that appears eight times on a dollar bill : ONE
43
Baseball star nicknamed Godzilla : MATSUI
44
Missing roll call, say : AWOL
45
Avian source of red meat : EMU
46
Gives a thumbs-down : SAYSNO
48
Performer with sinuous moves : BELLYDANCER
54
Some golf clubs : IRONS
55
Stephen of "V for Vendetta" : REA
56
Reach the Top 40, say : CHART
61
Mozart's "___ Fan Tutte" : COSI
62
Shot follower, often ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 39- and 48-Across : BEERCHASER
64
Blissful spot : EDEN
65
Anesthetized : UNDER
66
Singles bar delivery : LINE
67
What's tender in Mexican restaurants? : PESO
68
Mean-spirited : NASTY
69
Writing on the wall : FATE
Down
1
Cake with a kick : BABA
2
Journal on YouTube, maybe : VLOG
3
Flash drive filler : DATA
4
___ bath (therapeutic treatment) : SITZ
5
Breeze through : ACE
6
Lord's home : MANOR
7
Slicer input : BREAD
8
Social contract theorist John : LOCKE
9
Fraternal member : ELK
10
Penguin's nemesis : BATMAN
11
Earthy tone : OCHER
12
___ penny (pre-1959 cent) : WHEAT
13
Smelling a rat : LEERY
18
Building block brand : LEGO
22
Warren ___, baseball's winningest lefty : SPAHN
24
Heap kudos on : APPLAUD
25
Kind of salad made famous by Julia Child : NICOISE
26
Timber wolf : LOBO
27
___ Freed, 1960s payola figure : ALAN
28
___ Noël (French Santa Claus) : PERE
29
Rocky hill : TOR
33
Go to seed : ROT
34
Abysmal grades : EFS
35
___ Darya (river of central 58-Down) : AMU
36
Hymnals' storage spots : PEWS
37
City on the Rhône : LYON
38
Nobel Institute city : OSLO
40
TV honors : EMMYS
41
Bandleader Kyser : KAY
45
Phenomenon named for the infant Jesus : ELNINO
47
Keystone's place : ARCH
48
Muscle strengthened by curls, informally : BICEP
49
Chip away : ERODE
50
Shakes, so to speak : LOSES
51
Kind of football with eight-player teams : ARENA
52
Requisites : NEEDS
53
Insertion indicator : CARET
57
Soccer segment : HALF
58
See 35-Down : ASIA
59
Monopoly payment : RENT
60
Lineage depiction : TREE
62
Hamburger helper? : BUN
63
Get blubbery : CRY

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

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