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New York Times, Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
43-Down : See 40-Across
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Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 73 for Ms. Lempel. Tuesday freshness: 33%
Jeff Chen notes:
Another fun early-week puzzle from Lynn. She takes single-word entries and interprets them as double words for kooky results. Really ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times2/9/16 ( No. 24,199 )
Across
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Soapy powder mineral : TALC
5
Vague : HAZY
9
Ohno on skates : APOLO
14
Valhalla's ruling god : ODIN
15
Malarial fever : AGUE
16
Gore who wrote "Lincoln" : VIDAL
17
Detonates a weapon in the underworld? : BOMBSHELL
19
Came about : AROSE
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Construct : ERECT
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Raises the price of some pastries? : UPSTARTS
23
"By all means!" : YES
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Pep rally shout : RAH
27
Candidate's quest : SEAT
28
Adjust, as a watch : RESET
30
Junkyard jalopies : WRECKS
34
Clocks trainees for a fabled race rematch? : TIMESHARES
38
Branch of Islam : SHIA
39
They all lead to Rome, it's said : ROADS
40
With 43-Down, Apple C.E.O. beginning in 2011 : TIM
41
Where some athletes need guards : SHINS
42
Something calamine lotion alleviates : ITCH
43
Cuts up little bloodsuckers? : CHOPSTICKS
45
Get along : MAKEDO
47
Camera attachment, often : STRAP
48
Landing spot for Santa : ROOF
50
Over there, quaintly : YON
51
Poke : JAB
54
Puts up with one's family? : BEARSKIN
58
Vulgar : CRUDE
60
Parts of hearts : ATRIA
61
Scrutinizes the underworld? : EYESHADES
64
Cops' crook-catching hoax : STING
65
Beringer Vineyards' county : NAPA
66
Saved for later : KEPT
67
Equivocate : HEDGE
68
W.W. II turning point : DDAY
69
Vittles : EATS
Down
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Maguire of "The Great Gatsby" : TOBEY
2
Be nuts about : ADORE
3
Citrus supply at a bar : LIMES
4
Network for market monitors : CNBC
5
"I told ya!" : HAH
6
Wine or cheese concern : AGE
7
Bantu speaker of southern Africa : ZULU
8
Sounds from pounds : YELPS
9
James Cameron megahit of 2009 : AVATAR
10
Transport for William Kidd or Jack Sparrow : PIRATESHIP
11
Skunk's defense : ODOR
12
Hold out : LAST
13
Exuberant flamenco cries : OLES
18
Emphasize : STRESS
22
Takes part in a bee : SEWS
25
Mount Etna emission : ASH
26
Moor : HEATH
28
Purposeful misdirection : REDHERRING
29
Musketeers and blind mice : TRIOS
31
Stylish : CHIC
32
Glitch : KINK
33
Bratty retort : SASS
34
Clip or snip : TRIM
35
Teeny bit : IOTA
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Big name in trucks : MACK
37
Unoccupied : EMPTY
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Stop the flow of : STANCH
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See 40-Across : COOK
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Unwelcome sign for latecomers : SRO
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Proper medicine amount : DOSAGE
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Diabolical sort : FIEND
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Southern region of ancient Palestine : JUDEA
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Skilled : ADEPT
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One-ups : BESTS
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Shindig : BASH
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Diminutive suffix : ETTE
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Unlikely to get rain : ARID
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Long-distance swimmer Diana : NYAD
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Tool with teeth : RAKE
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U.S. asbestos regulator : EPA
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"You don't ___!" : SAY

Answer summary:
1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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