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New York Times, Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Author:
Will Nediger
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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Will Nediger

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 16 for Mr. Nediger. Tuesday freshness: 97%
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© 2012, The New York Times3/20/12 ( No. 22,778 )
Across
1
Ado : HUBBUB
7
Queen in a speech by Mercutio : MAB
10
Denizen of the Endor world in "Return of the Jedi" : EWOK
14
Two-thirds of AOL : ONLINE
15
Hole in one : ACE
16
"___ le roi!" : VIVE
17
Danish birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen : ODENSE
18
Not that many : JUSTAFEW
20
One who engages in finger painting : KINDERGARTENER
22
TV announcer Hall : EDD
23
"That's it!" : AHA
24
Broadcasts : AIRS
25
Ados : FLAPS
27
Give a makeover : REVAMP
31
"Take a Chance on Me" group : ABBA
34
Detective's aid : LEAD
36
Mount ___ Hospital : SINAI
37
One who engages in fingerprinting : CRIMELABANALYST
40
Promotional device : TIEIN
41
When said three times, 1970 film on the Pearl Harbor attack : TORA
42
Whip : LASH
43
Target as a customer : SELLTO
45
What "bis" means : TWICE
47
Tug hard : YANK
49
Unwell : ILL
50
Prefix with bar : ISO
53
One who engages in finger-pointing : POLICEINFORMER
57
Ecstatic : JUBILANT
58
Van Gogh painting dominated by green and blue : IRISES
59
Starting from : ASOF
60
Soapmaker's supply : LYE
61
Title of hits by Elvis Presley and Justin Bieber : LOVEME
62
Roller coaster cry : WHEE
63
On the ___ (fleeing) : LAM
64
Locale in Devon or New Hampshire : EXETER
Down
1
Pioneering scientist Robert : HOOKE
2
Reversed : UNDID
3
Mixture : BLEND
4
Tricky situation : BIND
5
Open, as an envelope : UNSEAL
6
Locale of a 1923 Munich putsch : BEERHALL
7
Goya subject : MAJA
8
Lexus rival : ACURA
9
Rouse : BESTIR
10
Indiana city on the Ohio : EVANSVILLE
11
Ring bearer : WIFE
12
No longer in love with : OVER
13
___ Gardens : KEW
19
Nobel winner Mother ___ : TERESA
21
Observe with the mouth open : GAPEAT
25
Standard sitcom subject : FAMILYLIFE
26
Wooden shoe : SABOT
28
Novelist Seton : ANYA
29
Part of W.M.D. : MASS
30
Heart of the matter : PITH
31
Book after John : ACTS
32
Creamy cheese : BRIE
33
Jessica of "The Illusionist" : BIEL
35
Traveler on the Beagle : DARWIN
38
Involve : ENTAIL
39
Salon tool : NAILFILE
44
Available if needed : ONCALL
46
Bleach brand : CLOROX
48
Home of Barack Obama Sr. : KENYA
50
"No more for me" : IMSET
51
Terse note from the boss : SEEME
52
Canadian figure skating champion Brian : ORSER
53
Exhortation during labor : PUSH
54
Cousin of a bassoon : OBOE
55
Agenda part : ITEM
56
Split : RIVE
57
Tyrannosaurus rex had a big one : JAW

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

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