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New York Times, Monday, February 2, 2009

Author:
Damon J. Gulczynski
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
21-Down : Fee for a freighter
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Damon J. Gulczynski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Gulczynski. Monday freshness: 65%
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© 2009, The New York Times2/2/9 ( No. 21,636 )
Across
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Like Louisiana cuisine : CAJUN
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___-bodied seaman : ABLE
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Grocery carrier : CART
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Astound : AMAZE
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Worker in an apron : MAID
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"Get ___ it!" : OVER
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Pinocchio, notably : MARIONETTE
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Sport on horseback : POLO
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Game console introduced in 2006 : NINTENDOWII
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Maryland seafood specialty : CRAB
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CBS hit with two spinoffs : CSI
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Removes from office : OUSTS
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Betty Crocker offering : RECIPE
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Decree : EDICT
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Dropped fly ball, e.g. : ERROR
34
Reason to replace a windshield : CRACK
35
Superlative suffix : EST
38
Parisian's "But of course!" : MAISOUI
40
Query from one who's ready to go : SHALLWE
42
What boring things never seem to do : END
43
Impertinent : BRASH
45
Arrived after a trip : GOTIN
46
Transport on a camp lake : CANOE
47
"___ Fables" : AESOPS
48
"Drat!" : SHOOT
51
Dog doc : VET
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Snick and ___ : SNEE
54
Female golfer who played in a pro men's tournament at age 14 : MICHELLEWIE
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Cookie with a filling : OREO
59
"You're absolutely right" : SUREENOUGH
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Paraphernalia : GEAR
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New ___ (57-Down, for one) : AGER
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Google competitor : YAHOO
67
Mailed : SENT
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"Bill & ___ Excellent Adventure" : TEDS
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With respect to : ASFOR
Down
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Ending with spy or web : CAM
2
Doc org. : AMA
3
Place to put tips : JAR
4
Gun used in the Six-Day War : UZI
5
Gas in diner signs : NEON
6
Cries from the congregation : AMENS
7
More eccentric : BATTIER
8
Low-calorie, in beer names : LITE
9
Barbara of "I Dream of Jeannie" : EDEN
10
Lame excuse : COPOUT
11
Pledges : AVOWS
12
On again, as a lantern : RELIT
13
Number after deux : TROIS
18
"Sweet!" : NICE
21
Fee for a freighter : DOCKAGE
22
___ brûlée : CREME
23
Aired again : RERAN
24
Bitter : ACRID
25
Life stories, for short : BIOS
29
Will validation : PROBATE
31
Bit of salt : DASH
32
"___ bin ein Berliner" : ICH
34
Italian's "bye" : CIAO
35
John who sang "Bennie and the Jets" : ELTON
36
Run through a credit card machine : SWIPE
37
In need of a massage, maybe : TENSE
39
Funeral ashes holder : URN
41
Outcome of a 10-17 game : LOSS
44
Detached : SEVERED
46
Partner in crime : COHORT
47
End in ___ (come out even) : ATIE
48
Urban pollutions : SMOGS
49
New staffer : HIREE
50
Where a hurricane develops : OCEAN
52
Water pitchers : EWERS
55
Potential atty.'s exam : LSAT
56
Sled at the Winter Olympics : LUGE
57
"Only Time" singer, 2001 : ENYA
60
Western treaty grp. : OAS
61
Channels 14+ : UHF
62
Melted tar, e.g. : GOO
63
Opposite of vert. : HOR

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

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