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New York Times, Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Author:
Joel D. Lafargue
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
6-Down : ___-di-dah
TotalDebutLatest
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Joel D. Lafargue

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQVXZ} This is puzzle # 53 for Mr. Lafargue. Tuesday freshness: 71%
Jeff Chen notes:
For those Bee Gees fans out there, I'm sure this one resonated well. Not knowing the names of THE BEE GEES though (I might — ahem — or ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

Mr. Lafargue is an experienced constructor with 53 NYT crosswords dating back to 1982. This is only his second puzzle for Will Shortz.

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N
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© 2014, The New York Times12/16/14 ( No. 23,779 )
Across
1
Event with foxhounds : HUNT
5
Lottery winner's feeling : GLEE
9
Somewhat : ATAD
13
Cookie involved in a licking race : OREO
14
Word after Mother or Google : EARTH
16
Appoint to office : NAME
17
R&B singer backed by the Love Unlimited Orchestra : BARRYWHITE
19
Banana discard : SKIN
20
Unlikely derby winner : OLDNAG
21
Thermos alternatives : CANTEENS
23
When repeated, kind of pedal : WAH
25
"I can ___" ("Been there") : RELATE
26
Late comic genius : ROBINWILLIAMS
32
Draw out : EDUCE
33
Scrape by : DOOK
34
It might say "A-C" or "2013-14" : TAB
37
Was sick : AILED
38
Bigheadedness : EGO
39
Sparkly topper : TIARA
41
TV diner boss : MEL
42
"___ American Life" : THIS
43
Robert De Niro spy thriller : RONIN
44
Children's author/illustrator with a National Medal of Arts : MAURICESENDAK
48
Hold protectively : CRADLE
50
Massage : RUB
51
No easy chore : HARDTASK
54
Missouri feeder : PLATTE
59
Paul who sang "Diana" : ANKA
60
Trio whose members start 17-, 26- and 44-Across : THEBEEGEES
62
Agenda part : ITEM
63
Flavor : SAPOR
64
Metalliferous rocks : ORES
65
Decomposes : ROTS
66
Last name of 60-Across : GIBB
67
Vocalist Vannelli : GINO
Down
1
Vagabond : HOBO
2
___ Mountains (continent separator) : URAL
3
One whose favorite website is Sporcle, say : NERD
4
Not intact : TORN
5
Showy trinket : GEWGAW
6
___-di-dah : LAH
7
Football Hall-of-Famer Dickerson : ERIC
8
___ Place, Butch Cassidy companion : ETTA
9
Canterbury saint : ANSELM
10
Declare something boldly : TAKEASTAND
11
Make ___ (get rich) : AMINT
12
Thickheaded : DENSE
15
Playwright Ibsen : HENRIK
18
Expressed boredom, in a way : YAWNED
22
Event with crumpets : TEA
24
Cab Calloway phrase : HIDEHI
26
Bawl (out) : REAM
27
Cartoon dog with a big tongue : ODIE
28
Something you won't see many bears in : BULLMARKET
29
"Rocks" : ICE
30
Sound reasoning : LOGIC
31
Less literal : LOOSER
35
Puccini's "Un bel di," e.g. : ARIA
36
Carom : BANK
39
___ clef : TREBLE
40
TV network once called Pax : ION
42
Tasty rewards : TREATS
45
Jane who won a 1931 Nobel Peace Prize : ADDAMS
46
Last: Abbr. : ULT
47
Top-notch : SUPERB
48
Committee head : CHAIR
49
Totaled : RANTO
52
Friend of Scoob : SHAG
53
French army headwear : KEPI
55
Open-mouthed : AGOG
56
Actress Garr : TERI
57
High schooler : TEEN
58
Canadian fuel name : ESSO
61
Partner of weave : BOB

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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