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New York Times, Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
13-Down : Words before rocks, ropes or run
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 176 for Ms. Gorski. Tuesday freshness: 66%
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© 2010, The New York Times3/30/10 ( No. 22,057 )
Across
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Explorers on a hwy., e.g. : SUVS
5
___ soup (starter at a Japanese restaurant) : MISO
9
Cops, in slang ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme : FIVEO
14
Made quickly, as a meal : WHIPPEDUP
16
Indo-European : ARYAN
17
Up-to-date : AUCOURANT
18
Singer Bonnie : RAITT
19
Gas bill unit : THERM
20
Gershwin's "Concerto ___" : INF
22
Medical research agcy. : NIH
23
Brut or Paco Rabanne : EAUDECOLOGNE
28
Physical reactions? : AHS
31
Pro wrestling move : SLAM
32
Informal British term of address : GUV
33
Schreiber of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" : LIEV
35
New Haven collegians : ELIS
37
Gold-medal gymnast Comaneci : NADIA
41
Browning opening line preceding "Now that April's there" : OHTOBEINENGLAND
44
1900 Puccini premiere : TOSCA
45
Look : SEEM
46
Site of Zeno's teaching : STOA
47
Civil War prez : ABE
49
Natasha's refusal : NYET
51
Whichever : ANY
52
Be indebted to the I.R.S. : OWEBACKTAXES
57
Jap. computer giant : NEC
58
Took home the gold : WON
59
Spirit of a group : ETHOS
63
"Welcome to Maui!" : ALOHA
65
Willa Cather novel : OPIONEERS
69
"So what else ___?" : ISNEW
70
Computer setup to facilitate instant messaging : BUDDYLIST
71
Mary's upstairs neighbor, in 1970s TV : RHODA
72
Floored it : SPED
73
Lover boy? : EROS
Down
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Sultan of ___ (Babe Ruth) : SWAT
2
"No way, no how" : UHUH
3
Gambling or drinking : VICE
4
Fungus production : SPORE
5
Sea, to Cousteau : MER
6
Civil rights advocate ___ B. Wells : IDA
7
Light from above : SUN
8
Eye-related : OPTIC
9
Widespread : FARFLUNG
10
Nest egg for old age, in brief : IRA
11
Competing : VYING
12
Have dinner at home : EATIN
13
Words before rocks, ropes or run : ONTHE
15
Alternative to Nikes : PUMAS
21
Eggy drink : NOG
24
Beekeeper of filmdom : ULEE
25
Some Surrealist paintings : DALIS
26
Distinguished : EMINENT
27
Egg shapes : OVALS
28
Gazillions : ALOT
29
Bygone cracker brand : HIHO
30
Squash match units : SETS
34
Lexicon contents, for short : VOCAB
36
"Adios!" : SEEYA
38
Facts and figures : DATA
39
Privy to : INON
40
The Beatles' "___ in the Life" : ADAY
42
Gilda Radner character : BABAWAWA
43
Ariz. neighbor : NMEX
48
Prefix with friendly : ECO
50
Wee : TEENY
52
Broadcasting now : ONAIR
53
Like the name "Bryn Mawr" : WELSH
54
___ Lodge : ECONO
55
Door handles : KNOBS
56
Inscribed pillar : STELE
60
Prince, e.g. : HEIR
61
Roughly : ORSO
62
Former fast jets : SSTS
64
"I knew a man Bojangles and ___ dance for you ..." : HED
66
Young dog : PUP
67
Chemical suffix : IDE
68
Like 1, 3, 5, 7 ... : ODD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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