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New York Times, Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Author:
Ed Early
Editor:
Will Shortz
2-Down : 1st or 2nd, e.g.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
557/7/19947/14/20081
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1917117442
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5419532%
Ed Early

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJKQ} This is puzzle # 54 for Mr. Early. Wednesday freshness: 85%
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© 2007, The New York Times7/25/7 ( No. 21,078 )
Across
1
"Vissi d'arte" opera : TOSCA
6
Rx, for short : SCRIP
11
Fed. holiday, often : MON
14
Not just question : GRILL
15
Evidence of pain : TEARS
16
So-so grade : CEE
17
Part 1 of a snarky quote by 54-Across : IDGIVEYOUMY
19
D.C. clock setting : EDT
20
Admiral Bobby who directed the N.S.A. under Jimmy Carter : INMAN
21
Unwordy : LACONIC
23
Prime status : ONEA
24
Photo ___ : OPS
27
Sibling of 54-Across : HARPO
28
With 53-Across, noted comedy group, in brief : MARX
29
Geisel's pen name : SEUSS
32
___-chef (kitchen #2) : SOUS
33
"It's nobody ___ business" : ELSES
35
Picks off, as a pass : SNAGS
37
Proposal fig. : EST
38
Middle of the quote : SEATBUTIM
41
Take steps : ACT
44
Showed fright : PALED
45
___ Ark : NOAHS
49
"Cheers" character : NORM
51
Baseball exec Bud : SELIG
53
See 28-Across : BROS
54
Speaker of the quote : CHICO
56
General on Chinese menus : TSO
57
Celeb fired in 2007 : IMUS
58
Pale yellow Danish cheese : HAVARTI
61
Ribbed, like corduroy : WALED
63
Japanese waist material? : OBI
64
End of the quote : SITTINGINIT
68
Narrow inlet : RIA
69
Some are Dutch : OVENS
70
Web mag : EZINE
71
N.L. insignia : STL
72
Iran-contra name : NORTH
73
Prepare to fire again : REAIM
Down
1
___ Friday's : TGI
2
1st or 2nd, e.g. : ORDINAL
3
Parties to a contract : SIGNERS
4
Punch lines, e.g. : CLIMAXES
5
Menlo Park middle name : ALVA
6
Farm enclosure : STY
7
Golden parachute receiver, maybe: Abbr. : CEO
8
Actor Julia : RAUL
9
Rombauer of cookery : IRMA
10
Coll. course : PSYCH
11
Tennis star-turned-analyst : MCENROE
12
Antigone's father : OEDIPUS
13
What you pay : NETCOST
18
Slaughter in baseball : ENOS
22
Western treaty grp. : OAS
23
Cockney's abode : OME
25
Apothecary tool : PESTLE
26
Snowbirds' destination : SUNBELT
30
Some OPEC officials : SAUDIS
31
___ Snorkel of the funnies : SGT
34
National Chicken Mo. : SEP
36
Thing to confess : SIN
39
Some batteries : AAS
40
Put into action : MOBILIZE
41
Firmly ties (to) : ANCHORS
42
Share digs : COHABIT
43
Worth bubkes : TRIVIAL
46
Yerevan's land : ARMENIA
47
Master escapologist : HOUDINI
48
Radiator sound : SSS
50
Longtime Elton John label : MCA
52
Cap's partner : GOWN
55
Bean on-screen : ORSON
59
Record for later viewing : TIVO
60
Anatomical canal : ITER
62
Golden ___ (senior) : AGER
65
"We know drama" channel : TNT
66
Sort of: Suffix : ISH
67
Pro ___ (for now) : TEM

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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