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New York Times, Monday, July 19, 2010

Author:
David Blake
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
47-Down : Charlotte ___, capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands
TotalDebut
17/19/2010
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0100000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.63541%
David Blake

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {GKQW} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Blake. Monday freshness: 90%
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© 2010, The New York Times7/19/10 ( No. 22,168 )
Across
1
Aids for treasure hunters : MAPS
5
Babble on : PRATE
10
"Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves" : BABA
14
"The Time Machine" people : ELOI
15
Environmentalist in a Dr. Seuss story : LORAX
16
Muscat's country : OMAN
17
"Yes, go on" : TELLMEMORE
19
William ___, Hopalong Cassidy player : BOYD
20
Spotted cat : OCELOT
21
Supers oversee them: Abbr. : APTS
23
Dove's sound : COO
24
1969 Stevie Wonder hit : MYCHERIEAMOUR
27
Harvard color : CRIMSON
29
T on a test : TRUE
30
Wedding dress material : LACE
31
Sony rival : RCA
33
Famed '50s flop : EDSEL
37
Eggs in labs : OVA
38
Former host of TV's "Last Comic Standing" : JAYMOHR
41
The way, in philosophy : TAO
42
"You'll love the way we fly" airline : DELTA
44
Con's opposite : PRO
45
Suffix with Oktober : FEST
46
On ___ with (equal to) : APAR
49
Salad greens : ENDIVES
51
Big name in paint : BENJAMINMOORE
55
Meadow : LEA
56
Dark shade of blue : NAVY
57
Go over again with a blue pencil : REEDIT
60
Eye part : IRIS
62
Location in a Donizetti opera : LAMMERMOOR
64
Scrabble piece : TILE
65
Actress Graff : ILENE
66
Florence's river : ARNO
67
Lemon peel : ZEST
68
These: Sp. : ESTOS
69
Without ice, as a drink : NEAT
Down
1
"Take ___ your leader" : METO
2
Baldwin of "30 Rock" : ALEC
3
Tending to cause an argument : POLEMICAL
4
Words before "And here I thought ..." : SILLYME
5
Great deal : PLETHORA
6
CD-___ : ROM
7
Clamoring : AROAR
8
La Brea attraction : TARPIT
9
University attended by J. K. Rowling : EXETER
10
___ for apples : BOB
11
BP partner : AMOCO
12
Louisiana waterway : BAYOU
13
Compound conjunction : ANDOR
18
Comfy footwear, for short : MOCS
22
Like some Kraut : SAUER
25
Suffix with depend : ENCY
26
Club ___ : MED
27
Dummkopf : CLOD
28
Four-star review : RAVE
32
Electric guitar need : AMP
34
Longshoreman : STEVEDORE
35
Simplicity : EASE
36
Auction groups : LOTS
38
Where Mount Fuji is : JAPAN
39
Utah city : OREM
40
Toast recipients : HONOREES
43
___ Mahal : TAJ
45
What many a young boy wants to grow up to be : FIREMAN
47
Charlotte ___, capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands : AMALIE
48
Coke and Pepsi, e.g. : RIVALS
50
No idle person : DOER
51
Fast-moving attack : BLITZ
52
Hair-raising : EERIE
53
Tough as ___ : NAILS
54
Citi Field player, for short : NYMET
58
New Rochelle campus : IONA
59
Horse's gait : TROT
61
Card game based on matching groups of three : SET
63
Letters after L : MNO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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