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New York Times, Thursday, August 24, 2006

Author:
Gary Steinmehl
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Down : Test site
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Gary Steinmehl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQVZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Steinmehl. Thursday freshness: 57%
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© 2006, The New York Times8/24/6 ( No. 20,743 )
Across
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Lotion letters : SPF
4
Cross against traffic, e.g. : DART
8
Sole support? : ARCH
12
Falsehood : TALE
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Item for a travel bag : ETUI
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Czarist noble : BOYAR
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Lab gel : AGAR
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"The way I see it ..." : TOME
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___ Arthur of "Bewitched" : UNCLE
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Seven-time Wimbledon winner : PETESAMPRAS
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Fish story : LIE
24
Commercial resin : LAC
25
How-dos : HIS
26
Escape punishment : GETOFF
28
Canine's coat : ENAMEL
30
Outward appearances : PERSONAS
32
Noodle on a banjo : STRUM
33
Have the blues : MOPE
34
Book by Madonna : SEX
35
Soup vegetables ... and a hint to 20-, 30-, 45- and 52-Across : SPLITPEAS
38
___-relief : BAS
40
Leftovers : ORTS
41
Ice formations : BERGS
45
Funnel-shaped flowers : PETUNIAS
47
Interchangeable unit : MODULE
48
Man Friday : HELPER
49
Hip home : PAD
50
Calendar abbr. : MON
51
Manhattan chaser? : ITE
52
Chef Auguste Escoffier creations : PEACHMELBAS
56
Fractional part? : SLASH
58
Place for a warp and a heddle : LOOM
59
Middle sax? : ALTO
60
"Steppenwolf" author : HESSE
61
Capt. Holmes of "From Here to Eternity" : DANA
62
Suds : BEER
63
Entree eaten with a spoon : STEW
64
Eddie's Beverly Hills cop : AXEL
65
Like some wine : DRY
Down
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Bread and butter, e.g. : STAPLES
2
Where swimsuits may be worn : PAGEANT
3
Freight train unit : FLATCAR
4
Army chore : DETAIL
5
Mighty mites : ATOMS
6
Beef cut : RUMP
7
Ticket info, maybe : TIER
8
Kicks around : ABUSES
9
Silver of the screen : RON
10
"The Wizard of Oz" event : CYCLONE
11
Home of Canada's main naval base : HALIFAX
13
"___ Time transfigured me": Yeats : ERE
16
Coral groups : REEFS
21
One of a show biz threesome : SHEMP
22
Go along (with) : AGREE
27
Like rodeo riders, eventually : TOSSED
29
Tousle : MUSSUP
30
"Designing Women" woman Annie : POTTS
31
Omar of TV's "House" : EPPS
33
"Look!," in Lima : MIRA
36
River through Tours : LOIRE
37
Place to hang one's hat : ABODE
38
Bugs in a garage : BEETLES
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Whatever else you may say : ATLEAST
42
Had a street fight : RUMBLED
43
Bad winner : GLOATER
44
Picking up signals : SENSORY
45
Scam, modern-style : PHISH
46
Certain heir : NEPHEW
47
Mustang or impala, e.g. : MAMMAL
49
It may get charged or get charges : PHONE
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"Paper Lion" star, 1968 : ALDA
54
Cajole : COAX
55
Test site : LAB
57
Orlando-to-Miami dir. : SSE

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

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