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New York Times, Monday, July 21, 2008

Author:
Gilbert H. Ludwig
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Down : Plotters' plot
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185/29/19977/21/2008
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Gilbert H. Ludwig

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Ludwig. Monday freshness: 41%
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© 2008, The New York Times7/21/8 ( No. 21,440 )
Across
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C.S.A. soldier : REB
4
Unconscious states : COMAS
9
Sounds of bells or laughter : PEALS
14
Grp. putting on shows for the troops : USO
15
Journalist ___ Rogers St. Johns : ADELA
16
Whodunit award : EDGAR
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Rev. ___ (Bible ver.) : STD
18
Like "Have a nice day" : BANAL
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Denizens of 45-Down : TURKS
20
1934 title role for Ginger Rogers : THEGAYDIVORCEE
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8 1/2" x 14" paper size : LEGAL
24
"Yes, madame" : OUI
25
With 56-Across, Saint of Hollywood : EVA
27
The Depression and the cold war, for two : ERAS
28
"This is only ___" : ATEST
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Bank acct. guarantor : FDIC
32
"That's one small step for ___ ..." : AMAN
33
Candidate lists : SLATES
35
1934 title role for Jeanette MacDonald : THEMERRYWIDOW
39
Emperor killed on the Ides of March : CAESAR
40
Fail to include : OMIT
41
"Darn," more formally : ALAS
42
Imam's faith : ISLAM
44
Bills and coins : CASH
48
Nonvegetarian sandwich, for short : BLT
49
Biol. or chem. : SCI
50
Slow, in music : LENTO
51
1975 title role for Lynn Redgrave : THEHAPPYHOOKER
56
See 25-Across : MARIE
57
Base-clearing hit : HOMER
58
Urban address abbr. : APT
59
Uniquely : ALONE
60
"Sesame Street" grouch : OSCAR
61
Brazilian hot spot : RIO
62
Stinky stream : SEWER
63
Writer Zora ___ Hurston : NEALE
64
New England's Cape ___ : ANN
Down
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What leaves do in the wind : RUSTLE
2
Purim heroine : ESTHER
3
Barrio grocery : BODEGA
4
Plotters' plot : CABAL
5
Jazzy Anita : ODAY
6
Darn : MEND
7
Jai ___ : ALAI
8
Series of shots, as from warships : SALVOS
9
Lab's ___ dish : PETRI
10
The "E" of N.E.A.: Abbr. : EDUC
11
Accepted, as terms : AGREEDTO
12
Placid vacation vista : LAKEVIEW
13
Soon-to-be grads: Abbr. : SRS
21
Phase hotter than liquid : GAS
22
Defeat by a stroke? : OUTSWIM
26
Window units, briefly : ACS
28
Song that begins "My country, 'tis of thee" : AMERICA
29
Part of a cigarette rating : TAR
30
Sign up : ENROL
31
Furbys or yo-yos, once : FAD
32
Doc grp. : AMA
34
On fire : LIT
35
Sailor's yarn : TALLTALE
36
Charles de Gaulle : Paris :: ___ : London : HEATHROW
37
Twisty curve : ESS
38
Singer Sumac : YMA
39
What a hack drives : CAB
43
Drain furtively, maybe : SIPHON
44
Corp. biggie : CEO
45
Capital ESE of Istanbul : ANKARA
46
Enter : STEPIN
47
Dr. Seuss elephant : HORTON
49
Like pantyhose : SHEER
50
Peter of "M" : LORRE
52
"___ kleine Nachtmusik" : EINE
53
Ask, as questions : POSE
54
Gym locale, for short : YMCA
55
Get better : HEAL
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"No ___!" ("Stop!," in Spanish) : MAS

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

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