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New York Times, Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Author:
Bruce Haight
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
9-Down : Most sensible
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Bruce Haight

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 28 for Mr. Haight. Tuesday freshness: 87%
Bruce Haight notes:
My first try at this puzzle got sent back for poor fill. Will really liked the northwest area, so I only had to redo 75%! I don't ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
There have been many plays on Roman numerals in crosswords over the years, but I don't remember this exact implementation. Fun a-ha, ... read more
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© 2017, The New York Times9/12/17 ( No. 24,780 )
Across
1
"___ Don't Lie" (2006 Shakira hit) : HIPS
5
Fund : ENDOW
10
Ruler deposed in 1979 : SHAH
14
Father of Ahab in the Bible : OMRI
15
Composer whose name is Italian for "green" : VERDI
16
Sharpen, as a skill : HONE
17
1,001 causes of anxiety? : MISTRESSES
19
"___ baby!" : ATTA
20
Doc who might perform laryngologic surgery : ENT
21
___ Enterprise : USS
22
Spotted : ESPIED
24
Gives kudos to : LAUDS
26
101 rear ends? : CISTERNS
28
"Darn it!" : AWNUTS
30
"___ the next" : ONTO
31
Inseparable : ONE
32
___ noire (pet peeve) : BETE
33
Poke : PROD
35
Charged toward : RANAT
37
51 cats? : LIFELINES
40
Twitch : SPASM
43
Makeup smearer : TEAR
44
Like a long shot's chances : SLIM
48
Singer Garfunkel : ART
49
Frost : HOAR
51
Strangely repulsive sort : CREEPO
53
Six members of a "Dallas" family? : VIEWINGS
55
Provo resident : UTAHN
56
Fly : AVIATE
57
Poke : JAB
59
___-wop : DOO
60
Ibsen's "Peer ___" : GYNT
61
501 renditions? : DIVERSIONS
65
Suffix with kitchen : ETTE
66
Clearing in the woods : GLADE
67
Hike along the Appalachian Trail, e.g. : TREK
68
Way in or way out : DOOR
69
Designer Perry : ELLIS
70
He loved Lucy : DESI
Down
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Many a meth production site : HOMELAB
2
"That was ... amazing!" : IMINAWE
3
Cheap way to get media attention : PRSTUNT
4
Convene, as a legislature : SIT
5
Two big nights in December : EVES
6
Loch ___ : NESS
7
H.M.O. V.I.P.s : DRS
8
Wordsworth work : ODE
9
Most sensible : WISEST
10
You might run to get in it : SHAPE
11
Branding tool : HOTIRON
12
Insect feeler : ANTENNA
13
Telemarketer's accessory : HEADSET
18
Deteriorate with inactivity : RUST
23
Squirrel away : STORE
25
Pacers' engagements? : DUELS
26
Picnic items : COOLERS
27
World's most populous democracy : INDIA
29
Beach bottle letters : SPF
34
Adjust the price on : RETAG
36
It's no liability : ASSET
38
Paintballer's cry : IMHIT
39
Org. concerned with meltdowns : NRC
40
Criticized brutally : SAVAGED
41
In on : PRIVYTO
42
Eroded : ATEINTO
45
Galena or cerussite : LEADORE
46
Devices with Siri : IPHONES
47
Relative of a snowboard : MONOSKI
50
Tense : ONEDGE
52
Summons a genie, perhaps : RUBS
54
Word repeated before "everywhere" : WATER
57
Yoda, e.g. : JEDI
58
Son of Zeus : ARES
62
Kind of wind that blows no good : ILL
63
Actor Kilmer of "Tombstone" : VAL
64
"___ be my pleasure" : ITD

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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