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New York Times, Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Author:
Daniel Raymon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
47-Down : Persian Gulf capital
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Daniel Raymon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {Q} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Raymon. Tuesday freshness: 73%
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C
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P
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U
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S
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A
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P
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I
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A
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L
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C
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A
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N
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C
L
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E
R
O
D
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B
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D
G
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T
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T
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A
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R
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R
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A
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C
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M
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N
A
T
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I
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A
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L
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A
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H
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M
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S
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A
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C
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N
O
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H
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S
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W
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E
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G
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G
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U
R
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L
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R
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D
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O
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L
L
A
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D
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L
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M
A
C
Y
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A
V
E
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D
U
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S
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F
L
O
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D
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F
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T
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M
A
X
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I
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J
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E
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N
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A
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N
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E
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R
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R
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S
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E
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Z
O
N
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W
H
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Y
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O
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O
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L
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K
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A
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K
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R
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N
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C
A
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S
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A
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A
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F
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P
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© 2011, The New York Times9/20/11 ( No. 22,596 )
Across
1
PC hearts : CPUS
5
Capital ENE of Fiji : APIA
9
"Star Wars" director George : LUCAS
14
Mont Blanc, par exemple : ALPE
15
Table salt, chemically : NACL
16
Chip away : ERODE
17
Way to reduce spending : BUDGETCUT
19
Broadcaster : AIRER
20
Coach Parseghian : ARA
21
URL ending : COM
22
___ instant : INAN
23
Pre-sporting-event songs : NATIONALANTHEMS
29
Baldwin of "30 Rock" : ALEC
30
Genesis mariner : NOAH
31
Deli side : SLAW
32
Fabergé collectible : EGG
35
River to the Caspian : URAL
37
Author Levin : IRA
38
President Taft's foreign policy : DOLLARDIPLOMACY
43
N.Y.C.'s Park or Lex : AVE
44
Union collections : DUES
45
"Alice" spinoff : FLO
46
Nimble-fingered : DEFT
48
Long skirt : MAXI
50
Malone of "Into the Wild" : JENA
54
Areas targeted for economic revitalization : ENTERPRISEZONES
58
Part of Miss Muffet's meal : WHEY
59
Kitchen gadget brand : OXO
60
"Mighty ___ a Rose" : LAK
61
Director Kurosawa : AKIRA
63
Some vacation expenses ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 54-Across : RENTACARS
66
Echolocation acronym : SONAR
67
Kind of sax : ALTO
68
Play opener : ACTI
69
Speaks silently : SIGNS
70
One pitied by Mr. T : FOOL
71
McJob doer : PEON
Down
1
Poolside enclosure : CABANA
2
Mice or men : PLURAL
3
"This just in ..." announcement : UPDATE
4
Line part: Abbr. : SEG
5
Composer Bruckner : ANTON
6
Game with four "ghosts" : PACMAN
7
Post-O.R. stop : ICU
8
PC key near the space bar : ALT
9
Was biased : LEANT
10
Heep and others : URIAHS
11
First wife of Julius Caesar : CORNELIA
12
Suffix with block or cannon : ADE
13
Sun. speech : SER
18
Prefix with friendly : ECO
22
Divided 50/50 : INHALF
24
Reykjavik's land: Abbr. : ICEL
25
15th-century French king nicknamed "the Prudent" : LOUISXI
26
Seniors' org. : AARP
27
Painter Chagall : MARC
28
Have influence on : SWAY
33
Wander, with "about" : GAD
34
In a mood to complain : GRUMPY
36
Follower of a chat room joke : LOL
38
Miami-___ County : DADE
39
Place for a roast : OVEN
40
More than liberal : LEFTWING
41
Very expensive : DEAR
42
Voodoo charm : MOJO
47
Persian Gulf capital : TEHRAN
49
Sees through, in a way : ISONTO
51
Intertwine : ENLACE
52
On the verge of : NEARTO
53
Invites to enter one's home : ASKSIN
55
Brings up : REARS
56
Heap kudos on : EXTOL
57
Suffix meaning "animals" : ZOA
61
Balaam's beast : ASS
62
Fish in backyard pools : KOI
63
U.K. fliers : RAF
64
"Xanadu" rock grp. : ELO
65
Salary ceiling : CAP

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

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