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New York Times, Thursday, September 21, 2006

Author:
Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Editor:
Will Shortz
30-Down : With 47-Down, the theme of this puzzle
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
228/26/200410/23/202314
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
13632331
ScrabDebutFresh
1.599247%
Stella Zawistowski
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
198/26/200410/19/201518
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2264320
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6110045%
Bruce Venzke

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FQ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 7 for Ms. Zawistowski. This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Venzke. Thursday freshness: 66%
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© 2006, The New York Times9/21/6 ( No. 20,771 )
Across
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Most like a chimney sweep : SOOTIEST
9
Way up : ASCENT
15
Stomach : TOLERATE
16
Lunchtime tryst, informally : NOONER
17
30- and 47-Down in Polish : DZIEKUJE
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in Italian : GRAZIE
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Pick up : SENSE
20
Activating switches : ONBUTTONS
22
"I am such an idiot!" : DOH
24
Actress Virna : LISI
25
Teased mercilessly : RODE
29
Pot collection : ANTES
31
Fictional pirate : SMEE
35
Stars and crosses : AWARDS
37
"Oh, very funny!" : HAHA
39
Pipe fitting : ELL
40
Felt but not seen : INNER
41
in Danish : TAK
42
DuBose Heyward novel on which an opera was based : PORGY
44
"___War" (Shatner novel) : TEK
45
"The Birds" screenwriter ___ Hunter : EVAN
47
Plants with sword-shaped leaves : YUCCAS
48
March lasting 31 days? : TREK
50
Invite for : ASKTO
52
Poop : TIRE
53
Shenanigan : LARK
55
The U.K.'s home : EUR
57
Alternative to Lycos : ALTAVISTA
61
Searched for morays : EELED
66
in Chinese : XIEXIE
67
in Portuguese : OBRIGADO
69
Implant deeply : ENROOT
70
Dope : NARCOTIC
71
Dope : SKINNY
72
Ways to leave : EGRESSES
Down
1
Principles: Abbr. : STDS
2
Let out slowly : OOZE
3
Actress Lena : OLIN
4
Casual wear : TEES
5
Got to : IRKED
6
Mer filler : EAU
7
A Gospel writer : STJOHN
8
Many a Facebook listee : TEEN
9
It's heartrending : ANGUISH
10
Alphabetizes, e.g. : SORTS
11
Ring-tailed animals : COATIS
12
Women's shoe designer ___ Angiolini : ENZO
13
Overseas refusal : NEIN
14
"___ chic!" : TRES
21
Unpromising : BLEAK
23
Intl. assn. since 1948 : OAS
25
"Something to Talk About" singer, 1991 : RAITT
26
Lessor, usually : OWNER
27
in German : DANKE
28
In the time leading up to : ERE
30
With 47-Down, the theme of this puzzle : THANK
32
in French : MERCI
33
"Enigma Variations" composer : ELGAR
34
"Family Ties" mother : ELYSE
36
Rap's Dr. ___ : DRE
38
Manjula's spouse on "The Simpsons" : APU
41
Jobs : TASKS
43
Part of the U.S. campaign season: Abbr. : OCT
46
Publication that coined the word "sitcom" : VARIETY
47
See 30-Down : YOU
49
"Ah-oooo-ga!" horn : KLAXON
51
One getting into hot water : TEABAG
54
Word on overseas mail : AVION
56
Treat again, as a sprain : REICE
57
Pink-slips : AXES
58
Coupling : LINK
59
Emmy-nominated Hatcher : TERI
60
Coloring : TONE
62
They may need massaging : EGOS
63
Chin-up targets, briefly : LATS
64
Singer Brickell : EDIE
65
Nonfictional films, for short : DOCS
68
Basic education, familiarly : RRR

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

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