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New York Times, Thursday, May 31, 2018

Author:
Dominick Talvacchio
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
54-Down : Double-cross, maybe
TotalDebut
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Dominick Talvacchio

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQV} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Talvacchio. Thursday freshness: 27%
Dominick Talvacchio notes:
I'm delighted to have this crossword appear in the New York Times. I'd like to thank Will and the other editors for helping to bring ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I love it when I see a theme I can't even imagine dreaming up. Take Greek letters, stick a bunch together, then parse them in odd ways ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

Crosswords are such a personal experience. I would expect the vast majority of NYT readers would know Seiji Ozawa "off the top." Neither Jeff nor I know for sure.

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© 2018, The New York Times5/31/18 ( No. 25,041 )
Across
1
Kitchen drawer? : TAP
4
Rum-drinking buddy : MATEY
9
First sub-Saharan country to obtain independence from colonial rule : GHANA
14
Like : ALA
15
Produce some chuckles, say : AMUSE
16
M.L.B. career leader in total bases : AARON
17
Wager one's sculpture of the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus? : BETAPIETA
19
Napkins and such : LINEN
20
Stacked quarters?: Abbr. : APTS
21
Broad-leaved endive : ESCAROLE
23
Hired vehicle that's only as big as a potato crisp? : CHIPSIZETAXI
27
Cabinet head: Abbr. : SECY
28
"So long" : BYENOW
32
Flight : LAM
35
Secures, as a job : LANDS
38
"From ___ down to Brighton, I must have played them all" ("Pinball Wizard" lyric) : SOHO
39
What you might say upon seeing 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across? : ITSALLGREEKTOME
43
What to expect : NORM
44
Out of the way : ASIDE
45
Locale of Rome and Syracuse: Abbr. : NYS
46
It takes a toll : EZPASS
49
Corn syrup brand : KARO
51
One-millionth of a meter along a spiritual path? : THETAOMICRON
57
What might help you beat the heat? : FIREEXIT
60
Brand once promoted as "The reincarnation of tea" : TAZO
61
As expected : ONCUE
62
Inst. of higher learning dedicated to the statistical analysis of young sheep? : LAMBDATAU
66
Often-animated greeting : ECARD
67
Walk : TREAD
68
Embrace fully : OWN
69
Mouthful? : SASSY
70
Is a canary : SINGS
71
___ in Nancy : NAS
Down
1
Filler for une pipe : TABAC
2
___-null (the number of natural numbers) : ALEPH
3
Actress Lupone : PATTI
4
It has dots for spots : MAP
5
Cher, e.g. : AMI
6
Election day: Abbr. : TUE
7
Lauder making some blush : ESTEE
8
Brewer's agent : YEAST
9
It contains dwarfs and giants : GALAXY
10
Most frighteningly dangerous : HAIRIEST
11
It flows through Florence : ARNO
12
Time of good cheer : NOEL
13
Frank with a diary : ANNE
18
Not what Indiana joneses for : ASPS
22
Certain wine order, informally : CAB
24
Convince : SELL
25
Suffix with egotist : ICAL
26
Words With Friends developer : ZYNGA
29
Twelve : NOON
30
"Goodness sakes!" : OHMY
31
Heavy burdens : WOES
32
Conversation piece : LINE
33
The whole shebang : ATOZ
34
Fig. on a window (and, with luck, not through the roof) : MSRP
36
Quinn and Quincy: Abbr. : DRS
37
Japanese watchmaker : SEIKO
40
Do-it-yourselfers : AMATEURS
41
Answer to the riddle "What cheese is made backward?" : EDAM
42
Russell of "The Americans" : KERI
47
Ally of the Brat Pack : SHEEDY
48
Box on a questionnaire : SEX
50
Twice tetra- : OCTA
52
Angles : TILTS
53
Game company with an online-only museum : ATARI
54
Double-cross, maybe : RATON
55
Longtime director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra : OZAWA
56
Adjective and adverb, for two : NOUNS
57
Opposite sides : FOES
58
Inti worshiper : INCA
59
Some old TVs : RCAS
63
Game pieces : MEN
64
Catch : BAG
65
One whose office has an opening to fill?: Abbr. : DDS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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