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New York Times, Thursday, August 14, 2008

Author:
Damon J. Gulczynski
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Down : Papery sheath on a plant stem
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Damon J. Gulczynski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FQWXZ} Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzles. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Gulczynski. Thursday freshness: 55%
Notepad: When this puzzle is done, unscramble the five circled letters to find out how the circles could have been left with the puzzle's solution still being correct.
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© 2008, The New York Times8/14/8 ( No. 21,464 )
Across
1
Mythical hammer wielder : THOR
5
Nickname for a namesake of Mary's husband : JOEY
9
Burn, in a way : SCALD
14
___ wave : SINE
15
First name in folk : ARLO
16
"Institutiones Calculi Integralis" writer : EULER
17
Castle stronghold : KEEP
18
Like some interest : CUMULATIVE
20
Unauthorized preview, say : LEAK
22
Ocasek of the Cars : RIC
23
Apology starter : MEA
24
Resettle : EMIGRATE
28
Serious : SOMBER
30
Strip joint, euphemistically : MENSCLUB
31
My ___ : LAI
32
Joan Miró's "L'___" : ETE
33
Prefix for many cold-weather product names : SNO
34
Glacial ridges : ESKERS
38
Like 1-Across : NORSE
41
Lee of Hollywood : ANG
43
Position : TENET
44
Part of a veterinarian's job : DOSING
46
Aegean island near Naxos : IOS
48
The Tigers of the Ohio Valley Conf. : TSU
49
General for whom a style of chicken is named : TSO
50
Crab : COMPLAIN
53
Roly-poly : ROTUND
56
Defiling : SPOILING
57
German pronoun : ICH
58
Lawyers' org. : ABA
60
Faithful, to a Scot : LEAL
61
Went on : PROGRESSED
65
Goddess in the hand of the statue of Athena in the Parthenon : NIKE
68
Poe-ish : EERIE
69
Call to Rover : HERE
70
Taking care of things : ONIT
71
Some histrionics : RANTS
72
Career division, in sports : YEAR
73
Capt.'s inferiors : SGTS
Down
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Finger wagger's sound : TSK
2
Speed : HIE
3
Comic's stock : ONELINERS
4
Adjusts, as a currency rate : REPEGS
5
Crooks' lackeys : JACKALS
6
Sch. in Tulsa, Okla. : ORU
7
State tree of Massachusetts : ELM
8
Not their : YOUR
9
Port locale : SEACOAST
10
Director's cry : CUT
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Out on ___ : ALIMB
12
It holds water : LEVEE
13
Gloomy, literarily : DREAR
19
Thread type : LISLE
21
Fly ball's path : ARC
24
Fix : EMEND
25
Little brother's cry, perhaps : METOO
26
Deli sandwich choice : TUNA
27
Vernacular that came into prominence in 1996 : EBONICS
29
One of a candy box duo : MIKE
35
Making necessary : ENTAILING
36
Balsam, e.g. : RESIN
37
Burned : STUNG
39
In ___ (positioned naturally) : SITU
40
Tangles : ENSNARES
42
Sticky stuff : GOOP
45
"___ with you" (parting words) : GODBE
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Smoke a little : SMOLDER
51
"American ___" : PIE
52
Grasslands : LLANOS
53
More red, maybe : RIPER
54
Papery sheath on a plant stem : OCREA
55
Protective protrusion : THORN
59
Wan : ASHY
62
"Shoo!" : GIT
63
Match : SEE
64
Reconstruction, e.g. : ERA
66
Do-it-yourselfer's aid : KIT
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Uranians, e.g., in brief : ETS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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