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New York Times, Thursday, June 22, 2006

Author:
Christina Houlihan Kelly
Editor:
Will Shortz
6-Down : Blacken
TotalDebutLatest
912/17/20014/14/2008
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0620100
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.662519%
Christina Houlihan Kelly

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 39 This is puzzle # 6 for Ms. Kelly. Thursday freshness: 37%
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© 2006, The New York Times6/22/6 ( No. 20,680 )
Across
1
Bow and arrow user : AMOR
5
Alley cat : STRAY
10
Locate : PINPOINT
14
Trim : PARE
15
Brownish gray : TAUPE
16
Student's challenge : ORAL
17
Reflexologists touch them : PRESSUREPOINTS
19
Missing the boat, say : LATE
20
Music instructor's cry : TEMPO
21
Says so : STATES
23
Getting tiresome : OLD
25
"The Canterbury Tales" character : PRIORESS
27
31
"Yikes!" : EGAD
32
Lead-in to much : INAS
33
Crow, e.g. : TRIBE
38
Expense report attachment : RECEIPT
40
"May I sew you to another sheet?" speaker : SPOONER
42
Tournament favorites : SEEDS
43
Fishing partner of 62-Down : REEL
45
Plains Indian : CREE
46
Craft store offerings : NEEDLEPOINTKITS
49
Road tests? : POTHOLES
53
Supped : ATE
54
Typos : ERRATA
55
Football Hall-of-Famer Graham and others : OTTOS
59
Does runs : SKIS
60
Driving exam challenge : THREEPOINTTURN
65
One of the Sinatras : TINA
66
Black : EBONY
67
"Born Free" lioness : ELSA
68
Free throw value : ONEPOINT
69
Duck : DODGE
70
Unappetizing serving : SLOP
Down
1
Engagement calendar entry: Abbr. : APPT
2
Nag, maybe : MARE
3
City next to the Uinta National Forest : OREM
4
Answered : RESPONDED
5
Name that's an alphabetic trio : STU
6
Blacken : TAR
7
Paris's ___ de Vaugirard : RUE
8
Name : APPOINT
9
Cadet's reply : YESSIR
10
Frigid : POLAR
11
Steamed : IRATE
12
Archibald and Thurmond : NATES
13
Inane : POINTLESS
18
Stag : SOLO
22
Scout master? : TONTO
24
Annoyance for an insomniac : DRIP
25
School mtg. holder : PTA
26
___ Crouse, 1946 Pulitzer winner for Drama : RUSSEL
27
Some advice : POINTERS
28
Curved molding : OGEE
29
Deal with : FACE
30
Menu offering : ENTREE
34
They get their kicks at Radio City Music Hall : ROCKETTES
35
Crucifix letters : INRI
36
Symbol of redness : BEET
37
Part of a Spanish 101 conjugation : ERES
39
"What ___ to like?" : ISNOT
41
S O S, basically : PLEA
44
McBain and McMahon : EDS
47
Tickled pink : ELATED
48
Like much travel : POINTTOPOINT
49
Pasta topping : PESTO
50
Big name in pest control : ORKIN
51
Group of three : TRINE
52
Argues sensibly : HASAPOINT
56
Rock's Jethro ___ : TULL
57
Guesstimator's phrase : ORSO
58
Breeze : SNAP
61
"Deadwood" airer : HBO
62
See 43-Across : ROD
63
Liberal arts major: Abbr. : ENG
64
Watch : EYE

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

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