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New York Times, Monday, June 12, 2006

Author:
Curtis Yee
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Down : Civic maker
TotalDebutLatest
36/12/20066/13/2007
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Curtis Yee

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKX} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Yee. Monday freshness: 89%
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© 2006, The New York Times6/12/6 ( No. 20,670 )
Across
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Prison division : WARD
5
Prevalent : RIFE
9
Ludicrous comedy : FARCE
14
Tennis's Nastase : ILIE
15
Make in income : EARN
16
Full of activity : ABUZZ
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Jam-packed with laughs and entertainment : FUNFILLED
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Activist Chavez : CESAR
20
"Sounds good to me!" : IMGAME
21
Yadda yadda yadda : ETCETERA
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Bean counter, for short : CPA
24
Remove, as a hat : DOFF
25
Result of overexercise : ACHE
28
___ Paulo, Brazil : SAO
30
Checking out, as before a robbery : CASING
35
Dude : BRO
36
___ fatale : FEMME
38
Unusual object : CURIO
39
Gridiron game with imaginary teams : FANTASYFOOTBALL
42
Chilean range : ANDES
43
Congestion location : SINUS
44
Proof finale : QED
45
Actor Warren : BEATTY
47
Prime meridian std. : GST
48
Leaning Tower city : PISA
49
Porgy and bass : FISH
51
By way of : VIA
53
"Hurry up!" : STEPONIT
57
Available, as a doctor : ONCALL
61
Nintendo's ___ Bros. : MARIO
62
One way to jump in a pool : FEETFIRST
64
Turn topsy-turvy : UPEND
65
Not made up : TRUE
66
In the vicinity : NEAR
67
Orals, e.g. : TESTS
68
Lith. and Ukr., formerly : SSRS
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Bagful for Dobbin : OATS
Down
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Modern kind of network : WIFI
2
Homecoming attender : ALUM
3
Saturn feature : RING
4
Scrawl graffiti on, e.g. : DEFACE
5
Puts out, as a record : RELEASES
6
Suffix with president : IAL
7
Some guerrillas : FREEDOMFIGHTERS
8
Put an ___ (halt) : ENDTO
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Be realistic : FACEFACTS
10
Help in a getaway, e.g. : ABET
11
Deception : RUSE
12
Powerful person : CZAR
13
Book after II Chronicles : EZRA
18
Little scamp : IMP
22
Ozone depleter, for short : CFC
25
90's Brit sitcom : ABFAB
26
See 33-Down : CRANE
27
Civic maker : HONDA
29
The Carters' daughter and others : AMYS
31
Footlong, e.g. : SUB
32
Baghdad resident : IRAQI
33
With 26-Down, "Frasier" character : NILES
34
Mideast's Meir : GOLDA
36
Fare at KFC, McDonald's, Burger King, etc. : FASTFOODS
37
Geologic periods : EONS
40
Asian holiday : TET
41
Defeats at the ballot box : OUTVOTES
46
Yang's counterpart : YIN
48
Al of "Insomnia," 2002 : PACINO
50
Sorts (through) : SIFTS
52
Like Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony : INF
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Dirty reading : SMUT
54
Surveillance evidence : TAPE
55
"You are" in Spain : ERES
56
Pub serving : PINT
58
Department : AREA
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Future atty.'s exam : LSAT
60
P.O. items : LTRS
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Where Switz. is : EUR

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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