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New York Times, Monday, December 26, 2011

Author:
Gary Cee
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
52-Down : World of Warcraft fan, e.g.
TotalDebutLatest
405/28/20093/16/2020
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CircleScrabDebutFresh
21.5616336%
Gary Cee

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 39 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Cee. Monday freshness: 49%
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C
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H
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K
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U
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T
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B
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R
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© 2011, The New York Times12/26/11 ( No. 22,693 )
Across
1
Longing : ACHE
5
Beaver constructions : DAMS
9
Entree add-ons : SIDES
14
Jacket : COAT
15
Household goods retail chain founded in Sweden : IKEA
16
Prepared to be knighted : KNELT
17
What a slippery sidewalk might cause : NASTYFALL
19
Woody Allen's "___ Hall" : ANNIE
20
National who lives overseas, informally : EXPAT
21
Actress Gardner : AVA
23
Deputy : AIDE
24
"Last Dance" singer, 1978 : DONNASUMMER
28
Injury : HARM
32
It's found on an airport carousel : LUGGAGE
33
Double-disc cookie : OREO
34
"Hmm, yes ..." : ISEE
35
Train that doesn't skip a stop : LOCAL
39
With 41-Across, good time for a cliffhanger ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 63-Across has? : SEASON
41
See 39-Across : FINALE
42
Not live, as on TV : TAPED
43
La ___ Tar Pits : BREA
46
Future atty.'s exam : LSAT
47
December, say : YEAREND
49
Longings : YENS
50
Albino rocker with a 1973 #1 hit : EDGARWINTER
54
Ring, as bells : PEAL
55
Lb. or oz. : WGT
56
Jockey Arcaro : EDDIE
61
Saint ___ fire : ELMOS
63
Spa locale : HOTSPRING
66
Kagan of the Supreme Court : ELENA
67
Backside : TUSH
68
Killer whale : ORCA
69
"Beetle Bailey" character : SARGE
70
"Don't go!" : STAY
71
Fervor : ZEAL
Down
1
Reason to use Clearasil : ACNE
2
Wheedle : COAX
3
Lock securer : HASP
4
1964 album "___ James Rocks the House" : ETTA
5
"What's the ___?" : DIF
6
Letters before an alias : AKA
7
Olio : MELANGE
8
Rescue : SALVAGE
9
Some Caribbean music : SKA
10
Titularly : INNAMEONLY
11
Clothing material that may have rivets : DENIM
12
Skip over in pronouncing : ELIDE
13
Have the wheel : STEER
18
Stock listings abbr. : YTD
22
Drunk ___ skunk : ASA
25
Actress Lena : OLIN
26
Letters before xis : NUS
27
Furrowed fruit : UGLI
28
Party thrower : HOST
29
Word after rest or gray : AREA
30
Harvest : REAP
31
Amble : MOSEYALONG
36
Detective's assignment : CASE
37
One of the men on "Two and a Half Men" : ALAN
38
"___ Make a Deal" : LETS
40
Baltic Sea feeder : ODER
41
What colors do over time : FADE
43
High beams : BRIGHTS
44
Lease : RENTOUT
45
M.D. who may examine the sinuses : ENT
48
"So-o-o cute!" : AWW
50
Fencing swords : EPEES
51
Actress Reese : DELLA
52
World of Warcraft fan, e.g. : GAMER
53
Not Dem. : REP
57
Physician with a daily talk show : DROZ
58
In ___ straits : DIRE
59
Ancient Peruvian : INCA
60
Alike: Fr. : EGAL
62
Letter encl. to facilitate a reply : SAE
64
Grp. doing pat-downs : TSA
65
Reticent : SHY

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

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