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New York Times, Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Author:
Adam G. Perl
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
13-Down : Some brake parts
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Adam G. Perl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 80, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Perl. Tuesday freshness: 4%
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© 2012, The New York Times12/18/12 ( No. 23,051 )
Across
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Washer/dryer brand : AMANA
6
Bygone despot : TSAR
10
Cans : AXES
14
Not conceal : LETON
15
Adolescent breakout : ACNE
16
Sister of Rachel : LEAH
17
Place to see a Ferris wheel : FAIRGROUND
19
Call ___ question : INTO
20
Fifth-century invader : ATTILA
21
Period for R&R : DOWNTIME
23
Meeting of the minds? : ESP
25
"After ___" : YOU
26
1950s runner's inits. : AES
27
Hold ___ (keep) : ONTO
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Give a good whippin' : TAN
33
Super Giant : OTT
35
Dorm assignment : ROOMMATE
37
Composer Shostakovich : DMITRI
41
Some pancakes : BLINI
42
Barnyard cackler : HEN
44
Online sales : ETAIL
45
Pool choice : SOLIDS
47
W.W. I soldier : DOUGHBOY
49
"But is it ___?" : ART
50
"All right!" : YES
51
"Cómo ___?" : ESTA
52
Distinctive parts of a Boston accent : AHS
55
Electrolysis particle : ION
57
Filmmaker Jean-___ Godard : LUC
59
You can plan on it : DATEBOOK
62
Excite : AROUSE
67
One who breaks a court oath : LIAR
68
Diamond feat ... and a hint to 17-, 21-, 35-, 47- and 59-Across : DOUBLEPLAY
70
In that case : IFSO
71
Memo starter : INRE
72
Curt summons : SEEME
73
Curmudgeonly cries : BAHS
74
Clears : NETS
75
Classic poem that begins "I think that I shall never see" : TREES
Down
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___ Romeo : ALFA
2
Vegetarian's no-no : MEAT
3
Bickering : ATIT
4
"Me neither" : NORI
5
Matter of degree? : ANGLE
6
"The ___ of Steve," 2000 film : TAO
7
Gulf war missile : SCUD
8
Bug : ANNOY
9
___ City, California locale named for local flora : REDWOOD
10
Came down : ALIT
11
City near Dayton : XENIA
12
Wonderland cake instruction : EATME
13
Some brake parts : SHOES
18
Dreaded one? : RASTA
22
Tree that's the source of mace : NUTMEG
24
What 6-Down means : PATH
27
Spheres : ORBS
28
Court plea, briefly : NOLO
29
Trouble's partner : TOIL
30
All, to Augustus : OMNIA
32
Clinging, say : NEEDY
34
Church offering : TITHE
36
What a leafstalk leads to : MIDRIB
38
Keep ___ on (watch) : TABS
39
Uproariously funny sort : RIOT
40
The N.H.L.'s Kovalchuk : ILYA
43
"O Come, All Ye Faithful," e.g. : NOEL
46
Pinch-hit (for) : STOODIN
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Norm : USUAL
52
Wing it : ADLIB
53
Israeli port : HAIFA
54
Secret store : STASH
56
#1 Alicia Keys hit of 2007 : NOONE
58
Colgate rival : CREST
60
Winged Greek god : EROS
61
Composer Weill : KURT
63
It can be found under TUV : OPER
64
Peter Fonda title role : ULEE
65
"___ here" : SAME
66
Potato's multitude : EYES
69
Wanna-___ : BES

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