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New York Times, Friday, November 20, 2009

Author:
Alan Olschwang
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
10-Down : 1990s White House chief of staff Bowles
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Alan Olschwang

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Olschwang. Friday freshness: 46%
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© 2009, The New York Times11/20/9 ( No. 21,927 )
Across
1
Tae Bo alternative : JAZZERCISE
11
English pop duo ___ & Dave : CHAS
15
It's not bad for a duffer : ONEOVERPAR
16
Extend one's service life : REUP
17
Cape Cod components : GABLEROOFS
18
Conclusion lead-in : ERGO
19
Fresh : ANEW
20
Just makes : EKESOUT
22
Only private non-American to address a joint session of Congress (1989) : WALESA
25
Sharpness gauge : IQTEST
26
Season opener, say : EPISODE
28
Lions might score one : GNU
29
Foul territory? : STY
30
Baath party place : IRAQ
31
Squirrel : STOREUP
34
Net Nanny no-no : SMUT
36
Breaking capacity, briefly : SRO
37
Zealots' group, maybe : SECT
40
Dons effortlessly, as footwear : EASESON
43
Big mouth : TRAP
45
Chiwere speaker : OTO
48
Not elective: Abbr. : REQ
49
Ochlocracy : MOBRULE
51
Baggie biggie : ZIPLOC
53
TV neighbor of Ralph and Alice : TRIXIE
54
Indicates that one is in : ANTESUP
56
Ready to be played : CUED
57
Flower genus that's also a woman's name : ROSA
58
Ones who might get service calls? : RESERVISTS
63
Barbra's "A Star Is Born" co-star : KRIS
64
Be forced to backpedal : EATONESHAT
65
Full of rapture : SENT
66
Pair for a suit : DRESSSHOES
Down
1
Nudge : JOG
2
Baptist leader? : ANA
3
"The Waltons" grandpa : ZEB
4
À la the founder of literary naturalism : ZOLAESQUE
5
Still : EVENSO
6
Proofs, say : REREADS
7
Vaunt : CROW
8
Bit of business news, for short : IPO
9
First call? : SAFE
10
1990s White House chief of staff Bowles : ERSKINE
11
Umbrella bird's "umbrella" : CREST
12
Some are decorated : HEROES
13
Grand : AUGUST
14
Erratic : SPOTTY
21
1977 Richard Burton film : EQUUS
22
Early Chinese dynasty : WEI
23
Loan figs. : APRS
24
Irish statesman Cosgrave : LIAM
27
Bibliographical abbr. : ETSEQ
28
Worker in a stable environment? : GROOM
32
Where some parts are repaired, briefly : ORS
33
Germs grow in it : PETRIDISH
35
Starch sources : TAROS
38
Central point : CRUX
39
Anklebones : TALI
41
Locked in : SECURED
42
Rush hour restriction : NOTURNS
44
Top finisher? : PEE
45
Buffalo National River locale : OZARKS
46
Cassiterite, e.g. : TINORE
47
Doesn't decline : OPTSIN
50
Double whole notes : BREVES
52
Minimal : LEAST
55
Kind of brandy : PEAR
56
Firm wheels, for short : CEOS
59
Suzanne, e.g.: Abbr. : STE
60
"The Tudors" airer, in brief : SHO
61
Inits. of a noted "Wizard" : TAE
62
G.P.S. data : STS

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

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