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New York Times, Thursday, February 2, 2006

Author:
Byron Walden
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Down : Bench sitter
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Byron Walden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 3 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 31 for Mr. Walden. Thursday freshness: 35%
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© 2006, The New York Times2/2/6 ( No. 20,540 )
Across
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Overextended? : OBESE
6
Napkin eschewer, say : SLOB
10
"Don't forget about me" : AHEM
14
With 17-Across, court star : LEGAL
15
___ Sutra : KAMA
16
Marketing leader? : TELE
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See 14-Across : EAGLE
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"That was the truth" : IDIDNTLIE
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When things may become clearer : ONSECONDTHOUGHT
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Whip : TAN
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Polar route pioneer to LAX : SAS
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"The Third Man" setting: Abbr. : AUS
25
Give the edge to? : HONE
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Damascus' land: Abbr. : SYR
31
Hospital unit : BED
33
Like ___ to a flame : AMOTH
35
Exotic green mixer : KIWIJUICE
40
When things may become clearer : INTHELIGHTOFDAY
42
1972 Kentucky Derby winner : RIVARIDGE
43
Evidence of a concealed weapon, maybe : BULGE
44
San Francisco's ___ Hill : NOB
45
Produce duds : SEW
47
___ money : SEED
48
Hamm in cleats : MIA
51
Outlaw Kelly : NED
53
Wingdings : DOS
55
When things may become clearer : AFTERREFLECTION
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Taboo, as pronouncements : UNSAYABLE
63
Beachgoer's take-along : RADIO
64
No layabout : DOER
65
Signal caller : CUER
66
Turn over : UPEND
67
Abbr. for unnamed co-conspirators? : ETAL
68
Sorority letters : ETAS
69
Dire places for worms : BEAKS
Down
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Promise kept in a tub, perhaps : OLEO
2
Noggin : BEAN
3
Prods, with "on" : EGGS
4
Point of ___ : SALE
5
Give a seat to : ELECT
6
Little squirt : SKINNYKID
7
Alan of "The Carpetbaggers" : LADD
8
Leaves off : OMITS
9
Snuff, for some : BADHABIT
10
Aleutian island : ATTU
11
"___ Pictures" of Andrew Wyeth : HELGA
12
Diplomat Root : ELIHU
13
Cross-country activities : MEETS
19
Rhinoplasty : NOSEJOB
21
Mex. and Arg. are in it : OAS
25
Tresses : HAIR
26
Old Dodge : OMNI
27
Less harsh alternative to grounding : NOTV
28
One of the Coen brothers : ETHAN
30
Old tennis star Bobby : RIGGS
32
Jerk: Var. : DUFUS
34
Aquatic nesting area : HERONRY
36
Coaxers : WHEEDLERS
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Twiddling one's thumbs : IDLE
38
Circus sight : CAGE
39
Spotted : EYED
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Owner of the vanity plate "88 KEYS" : LIBERACE
46
Unfortunate condition : WOE
48
Show from which "Good Times" was spun off : MAUDE
49
Otherwise : IFNOT
50
Not knowing where to turn : ATSEA
52
Opening : DEBUT
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Bench sitter : SCRUB
56
___ Grey : EARL
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Little irritant : FLEA
58
Alternative to a compact disc : TAPE
59
Conception : IDEA
60
Sound on Old MacDonald's farm : OINK
61
Go-aheads : NODS

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

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