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New York Times, Friday, June 16, 2006

Author:
Alan Olschwang
Editor:
Will Shortz
2-Down : Ammonia derivative
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Alan Olschwang

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {K} Spans: 6, (1 triple stack) This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Olschwang. Friday freshness: 49%
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© 2006, The New York Times6/16/6 ( No. 20,674 )
Across
1
Sec : JIFFY
6
What a germ may become : IDEA
10
Heads, slangily : NOBS
14
Former company with a torch in its logo : AMOCO
15
Georgia Tech's Sam ___ School of International Affairs : NUNN
16
Uplift : BUOY
17
Phileas Fogg, for one : CIRCUMNAVIGATOR
20
London's place: Abbr. : ONT
21
Local supporter? : RAIL
22
___ whale : SPERM
23
Telly giant, with "the" : BEEB
25
Office stamp : RECD
27
Luyendyk of racing : ARIE
28
Sounds of understanding : OHS
30
Topic at a family planning center : IUD
32
Hurdle for some srs. : GRE
34
A bit off, sadly : CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR
40
Company buyer of materials : PURCHASINGAGENT
41
In a precarious position : ONTHERAZORSEDGE
42
Place at which to board: Abbr. : SCH
43
Teutonic pronoun : SIE
44
___ grass : OAT
45
Brick holders : HODS
48
Nucleotide chains : RNAS
50
Here, in Honduras : AQUI
54
Very pleasant places : EDENS
56
Egyptian port : SUEZ
58
Abbr. on a pill bottle : USP
59
Piano classic in C sharp minor : MOONLIGHTSONATA
62
"Suicide Blonde" band, 1990 : INXS
63
Hair removal option : NAIR
64
Havens : OASES
65
"___ sow ..." : ASYE
66
Notice : ESPY
67
Special delivery? : TWINS
Down
1
One of the brothers Grimm : JACOB
2
Ammonia derivative : IMINE
3
Talent : FORTE
4
TV watcher? : FCC
5
"___ turn" : YOUR
6
Feature of many a stomach : INNIE
7
Emigration aspiration : DUALCITIZENSHIP
8
Posting need: Abbr. : ENV
9
Córdoba cordial flavoring : ANIS
10
Hornet, e.g. : NBAER
11
Equipped so as to prevent capsizing : OUTRIGGED
12
Backfire : BOOMERANG
13
Desert land: Abbr. : SYR
18
Treats since 1936 : MARSBARS
19
Student's concern, for short : GPA
24
"The Temptation of St. Anthony" painter : BOSCH
26
"No clue" : DUNNO
29
Schemer's syllables : HEHE
31
Pink-flowered plants often used as grafting stock : DOGROSES
33
Designer for Lillian Gish : ERTE
34
Some ship personnel, briefly : CPOS
35
Society affairs : LUNCHEONS
36
What most people believe : ORTHODOXY
37
Former name in flight : USAIR
38
Latin quarters? : CASA
39
Bon Jovi's "___ Rush" : IGETA
46
Concentrated : DENSE
47
Springboard for new comics, briefly : SNL
49
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" singer : AUTRY
51
Virtual : QUASI
52
Rte. that crosses Lake Michigan by ferry : USTEN
53
"Not me" : IPASS
55
___ wave : SINE
57
Kind of suit : ZOOT
59
War stat. : MIA
60
Hoot and a half : GAS
61
Dogpatch demurral : NAW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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