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New York Times, Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Author:
Ian Livengood
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
5-Down : Ob-___
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Ian Livengood

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QZ} Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzlemakers. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 19 for Mr. Livengood. Tuesday freshness: 67%
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© 2012, The New York Times8/14/12 ( No. 22,925 )
Across
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"... and ___ goes" : SOIT
5
Pre-dyed hair color, often : GRAY
9
Hip again : RETRO
14
Help desk offering : INFO
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Connecticut Ivy : YALE
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This, that and the ___ : OTHER
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John Gotti's nickname, with "the" : TEFLONDON
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Cautious : LEERY
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Father of the Symphony : HAYDN
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What a military operative may provide : INTEL
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1995 N.F.L. expansion team, for short : JAX
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First human in space : YURIGAGARIN
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Google image-organizing app : PICASA
30
Like an excited puppy's tail, old-style : AWAG
31
Oklahoma town : ADA
32
Folk song played at Jewish weddings : HAVANAGILA
38
Life Saver-shaped : TORIC
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Come out on top : WIN
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Approvals : YESES
43
Giant who was the Super Bowl XLVI M.V.P. : ELIMANNING
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Thos. Jefferson founded it : UVA
47
Nuclear reactor part : CORE
48
Sluggish : TORPID
51
Flat item to cook food on : BAKINGSTONE
55
Black shade : JET
56
"Vive ___!" : LEROI
57
More puzzling : ODDER
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Regular : USUAL
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Densely populated area ... or what 17-, 24-, 32-, 43- and 51-Across each have? : INNERCITY
65
Sculptor's subject : TORSO
66
Place to drop a line from : PIER
67
Skin woe : ACNE
68
Oktoberfest container : STEIN
69
Memento from Zorro : SCAR
70
Food items catapulted with a spoon, maybe : PEAS
Down
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Dark Lord of the ___ ("Star Wars" title) : SITH
2
Eminently draftable : ONEA
3
Not certain at all : IFFY
4
"Was I right, or was I right?!" : TOLDYA
5
Ob-___ : GYN
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Lines going out in all directions : RADII
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"Run ___ now ..." : ALONG
8
Dirt disher : YENTA
9
Bed with wheels : ROLLAWAY
10
Juillet season : ETE
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"Caught you, at long last!" : THEJIGISUP
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Showed again : RERAN
13
Large African antelope : ORYX
18
Arduous task : ONUS
22
Richard of "Love Me Tender" : EGAN
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Bowl noise : RAH
26
Huge fad : RAGE
27
Spread on crackers : PATE
28
Worshiped one : IDOL
29
Many an illustration in The Economist : CARICATURE
33
Plant bristle : AWN
34
Roman septet : VII
35
Curry who formerly co-hosted "Today" : ANN
36
Italian writer Primo : LEVI
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"What ___ state of affairs!" : ASAD
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"No problem here" : IMOK
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Bell tower instrument : CARILLON
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Spanish baby : NENE
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Pontiac model discontinued in '74 : GTO
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___ about (around) : ONOR
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Station aide : REDCAP
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Make drunk : BESOT
52
Movie set aides : GRIPS
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Title character in a Sega game : SONIC
54
Skin woe : TINEA
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Extends (out) : JUTS
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Yahtzee equipment : DICE
59
Italian hot spot : ETNA
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Some deli loaves : RYES
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"___ see it ..." : ASI
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Do something wrong : ERR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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