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New York Times, Monday, June 19, 2006

Author:
Raymond Hamel
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Down : "Happy birthday ___"
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
271/22/19946/19/20061
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3442446
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6015145%
Raymond Hamel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FXZ} This is puzzle # 27 for Mr. Hamel. Monday freshness: 26%
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© 2006, The New York Times6/19/6 ( No. 20,677 )
Across
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E-mail from a Nigerian with $10 million to give you, e.g. : SCAM
5
Average : NORM
9
Planet whose name is a Disney character : PLUTO
14
Loser to the tortoise : HARE
15
___ vera : ALOE
16
Poe bird : RAVEN
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Clapton who sang "Layla" : ERIC
18
___ Hari (spy) : MATA
19
Musical work featuring 3-Down : OPERA
20
State flower of Maryland : BLACKEYEDSUSAN
23
Light into : ASSAIL
24
Kind of number: Abbr. : ORD
25
Flower with large velvety clusters : SWEETWILLIAM
32
Sweetie : HON
35
Words of comparison : ISTO
36
Southwest plant : YUCCA
37
Much : ALOT
39
Request from a doctor with a tongue depressor : SAYAH
42
Pagoda instrument : GONG
43
Late princess : DIANA
45
Said aloud : ORAL
47
Born: Fr. : NEE
48
Flower in the violet family often seen on roadsides : JOHNNYJUMPUP
52
Prefix with thermal : GEO
53
Grand and baby grand : PIANOS
57
Frilly white flower also called wild carrot : QUEENANNESLACE
62
It makes scents : ATTAR
63
"Open late" sign, maybe : NEON
64
Old balladeer's instrument : LUTE
65
Wash off : RINSE
66
"Otello" baritone : IAGO
67
City east of Utah Lake : OREM
68
Quickness : SPEED
69
Historic school on the Thames : ETON
70
Deep grooves : RUTS
Down
1
Biblical land with a queen : SHEBA
2
Olympic track gold medalist Lewis et al. : CARLS
3
Songs in a 19-Across : ARIAS
4
Places people are drawn to : MECCAS
5
Anonymous : NAMELESS
6
Oil of ___ : OLAY
7
Repetitive process : ROTE
8
Pasture : MEADOW
9
How a peacock struts? : PROUDLY
10
Trips around the track : LAPS
11
Eye part : UVEA
12
Bird with a forked tail : TERN
13
Put ___ show : ONA
21
Fuzzy green fruit : KIWI
22
___ Lanka : SRI
26
Greek "H" : ETA
27
"Happy birthday ___" : TOYOU
28
Haul : LUG
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Much-respected person : ICON
30
Clearasil target : ACNE
31
Sorcerer : MAGE
32
Muslim pilgrimage : HADJ
33
Mishmash : OLIO
34
He released a dove in Genesis : NOAH
38
Old cable inits. : TNN
40
Sling's contents : ARM
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Discover accidentally : HAPPENON
44
Irate : ANGERED
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San ___ Obispo, Calif. : LUIS
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Tokyo money : YEN
50
"Happy Days" character : JOANIE
51
Wanness : PALLOR
54
Pacific nation once known as Pleasant Island : NAURU
55
Group of eight : OCTET
56
Appears : SEEMS
57
Common cosmetics applicator : QTIP
58
Eclectic magazine : UTNE
59
Lighten, as a burden : EASE
60
In apple-pie order : NEAT
61
Aborted : NOGO
62
"___ Poetica" : ARS

Answer summary:
2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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