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New York Times, Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Author:
Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Down : Cause of skidding
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2611/24/20024/1/201022
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
60685001
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.6013440%
Lee Glickstein
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 39 Missing: {QWZ} This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Glickstein. This is puzzle # 160 for Ms. Salomon. Tuesday freshness: 17%
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© 2006, The New York Times4/11/6 ( No. 20,608 )
Across
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Most G.I.'s: Abbr. : PVTS
5
Whispers sweet nothings : COOS
9
Aug. 15, 1945 : VJDAY
14
Center of a campsite : FIRE
15
Apply to a whetstone : HONE
16
Hubbub : HOOHA
17
Detectives with their HQ in D.C. : FBIAGENTS
19
Little rascal : SCAMP
20
Phoenix neighbor : TEMPE
21
Melville captain : AHAB
23
Maui music makers : UKES
24
Clumsy clod : OAF
26
'Net letters : EMAIL
28
Elite clientele : CARRIAGETRADE
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A majority : MOST
34
1-Across's superior : NCO
35
Mideast palace parts : HAREMS
37
CPR specialist : EMT
38
Scoundrel : RAT
39
Form 1040 receiver, for short : IRS
40
"Fantasia" frame : CEL
41
Big name in little trains : LIONEL
43
Author Umberto : ECO
44
Broadway award : TONY
45
Peg's place? : CRIBBAGEBOARD
48
Home of the Ramses Hilton : CAIRO
49
Piece of work : ERG
50
Make content : SATE
53
Aug. 15, 1945, e.g. : DATE
55
Globetrotter's aid : ATLAS
59
Port ___, Mich. : HURON
61
Time of life ... and a hint to 17-, 28- and 45-Across : MIDDLEAGE
63
Cara of "Fame" : IRENE
64
Egyptian fertility goddess : ISIS
65
Shepard in space : ALAN
66
Having reached its limit, with "out" : MAXED
67
"Let stand" direction : STET
68
Part of many a gas station nowadays : MART
Down
1
Kaput sound : PFFT
2
Feeling, slangily : VIBE
3
Quick haircut : TRIM
4
Where ships come in : SEAPORT
5
"Evita" role : CHE
6
A Chaplin : OONA
7
Like a jet-setter : ONTHEGO
8
Bagel choice : SESAME
9
Videotape letters : VHS
10
Not serious : JOCULAR
11
1940's-50's football legend ___ Walker : DOAK
12
"Alas!" : AHME
13
Talks, talks, talks : YAPS
18
Fishing tackle and such : GEAR
22
Sick-day attire : BATHROBE
25
Win-or-lose auction offer : FINALBID
27
Parts of finan. portfolios : IRAS
28
"Dilbert," for one : COMIC
29
Silents star Mary : ASTOR
30
Don't just sit there : ACT
31
Designer's concern : DECOR
32
Make a correction : EMEND
33
Funnyman Brooks : MEL
36
Foxy : SLY
38
Musical McEntire : REBA
39
Cause of skidding : ICE
42
"Way to go!" : NICEONE
43
"I" guy : EGOTIST
44
Wrestling pair : TAGTEAM
46
Dumas duelist : ARAMIS
47
Spoken : ORAL
50
Carpenter's leveler : SHIM
51
Subtle glow : AURA
52
"Jurassic Park" menace : TREX
54
Actress Sedgwick : EDIE
56
Fa follower : LALA
57
Culture content : AGAR
58
Faxed, e.g. : SENT
60
Dime novelist Buntline : NED
62
Apr. clock setting, for many : DST

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

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