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New York Times, Thursday, July 5, 2012

Author:
Ian Livengood
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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Ian Livengood

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 35 Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzlemakers. This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Livengood. Thursday freshness: 94%
Jim Horne notes:

For squares with two answers inside, use the digit for the down clues and the SHIFT-KEY keyboard equivalent of that digit for the Acrosses. So, SASQU[AT]CH, EX[POUND]ING, SAND[DOLLAR], [PERCENT]AGES and [CARET]AKERS.

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S
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A
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Q
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U
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C
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H
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E
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X
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3
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I
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N
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G
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S
W
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P
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L
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N
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A
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U
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O
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C
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N
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V
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S
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A
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N
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D
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4
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D
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M
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A
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R
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O
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B
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M
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R
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P
M
U
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B
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A
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D
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O
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N
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E
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S
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Z
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M
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C
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G
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N
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C
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O
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R
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A
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T
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A
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C
O
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A
M
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T
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T
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O
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L
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C
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© 2012, The New York Times7/5/12 ( No. 22,885 )
Across
1
Mysterious figure : SASQUATCH
9
Stating in detail, with "on" : EXPOUNDING
15
Flowering vine : SWEETPEA
16
Sight at a hotel check-in, once : LEDGER
17
Do-overs at a card table : NEWDEALS
18
Maestro Toscanini : ARTURO
19
Country singer Black : CLINT
21
"___-voom!" : VAVA
22
Potential beach find : SANDDOLLAR
27
Per ___ : DIEM
29
Get in the end : NET
30
Kind of bacteria : ANAEROBIC
33
Stockpile : AMASS
35
Vibe magazine subject : RAPMUSIC
36
Pal : BRO
37
Con : AGAINST
38
Option on "Let's Make a Deal" : DOORONE
42
___-Caps : SNO
43
Approach : ZEROINON
44
1985 N.L. M.V.P. Willie : MCGEE
47
Court plea : NOCONTEST
48
Elemento número 79 : ORO
49
Surprise attack : RAID
51
Portions : PERCENTAGES
52
Stun, as a suspect : TASE
54
Mount Saint ___, fourth-highest peak in North America : ELIAS
57
"Romanian Rhapsodies" composer : ENESCO
59
Tiramisu flavorer : AMARETTO
65
Neighbors, in a way : LIESON
66
One with a lap cat, maybe : CARESSER
67
Nurses, e.g. : CARETAKERS
68
Something that's pressed, which helps explain this puzzle's theme : SHIFTKEY
Down
1
Identity theft target: Abbr. : SSN
2
Amaze : AWE
3
Put in stitches : SEW
4
Proof finish : QED
5
Western native : UTE
6
Big name in 35-Across : 2PAC
7
Cooler part : CELL
8
Like some observant Brooklynites : HASIDIC
9
Please greatly : ELATE
10
Gen ___ : XER
11
Reason to wear glasses at home? : 3DTV
12
Galápagos creature : IGUANA
13
Big game day feeling : NERVES
14
Hulled grain : GROATS
20
Cage, informally : NIC
22
Poet Teasdale : SARA
23
"I hate to be ___ ..." : ANAG
24
Wine tour area : NAPA
25
Ultimate end : DEMISE
26
Toyota model beginning in 1984 : 4RUNNER
28
Band with the 2004 hit "She Will Be Loved" : MAROON5
31
___ buco : OSSO
32
It might come straight from the horse's mouth : BIT
34
Oscar-nominated Pat : MORITA
36
Any one of five in the Big Apple : BORO
38
Big mo. for vacations : DEC
39
Universal donor's blood type, briefly : ONEG
40
It can be hooked or pierced : NOSE
41
Specialty docs : ENTS
43
Sign holders : ZODIACS
44
Red Roof Inn competitor : MOTEL6
45
Head cases? : CRANIA
46
Hide's partner : GOSEEK
47
Zip : NIL
50
Almost an eternity : AEONS
53
Latin 101 verb : ESSE
55
Asian nurse : AMAH
56
Asian attire : SARI
58
One of two N.T. books : COR
60
Zebra : REF
61
Winter D.C. hours : EST
62
Critical cluck : TSK
63
Get ready to start, with "up" : TEE
64
Old jazz great Kid ___ : ORY

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

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