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New York Times, Thursday, September 23, 2010

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
2-Down : It may be excused
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 141 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 64%
Notepad: When this puzzle is completed, the circled letters, starting at 21-Across and reading clockwise, will reveal the first part of 17-Across.
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D
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A
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N
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K
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J
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L
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H
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W
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K
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D
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K
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R
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D
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C
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N
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U
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O
P
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G
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O
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R
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S
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M
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G
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X
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T
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O
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W
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C
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G
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T
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R
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H
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B
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S
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M
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F
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© 2010, The New York Times9/23/10 ( No. 22,234 )
Across
1
Like many a cellar : DANK
5
"The Usual Suspects" setting : JAIL
9
Peddle : HAWK
13
Suit material? : LIBEL
14
Unwanted spots : ACNE
15
Ireland's ___ Islands : ARAN
16
Come next : ENSUE
17
Musical work in four parts, with its first part opening the Met's 2010-11 season : RINGCYCLE
19
Went off on a tangent : VEERED
21
Sugar : DEAR
22
Letters between a name and a nickname : AKA
23
Hebrides isle : IONA
24
Meet, as expectations : RISETO
26
Turkey : DUD
27
With 6-Down, genetic carriers : NUCLEIC
29
Divining rods : DOWSERS
31
Somme time : ETE
32
___ Kramer, 2010 Dutch Olympic gold medalist in speed skating : SVEN
34
Practice : USE
35
Attendee at a 17-Across performance : OPERAGOER
39
Bottom line : SUM
41
Boomers' kids : GENX
42
What you might need after a breakdown : TOW
45
Clog up : CONGEST
49
Savings vehicle : ROTHIRA
51
Decide : OPT
52
___ Rouge : MOULIN
54
Eat like ___ : APIG
55
Hosp. test in a tube : MRI
56
Letters on a crucifix : INRI
57
Yankee ___ Howard, 1963 A.L. M.V.P. : ELSTON
59
Singing voices in the 17-Across : BARITONES
62
"___ Mio" : OSOLE
63
All over : ANEW
64
Parcel (out) : METE
65
First company to successfully manufacture bubblegum : FLEER
66
Bother : TODO
67
In ranks : AROW
68
Trueheart of the comics : TESS
Down
1
Patronize a bistro, say : DINEOUT
2
It may be excused : ABSENCE
3
Kind of network : NEURAL
4
Artist Paul : KLEE
5
It might get tips : JAR
6
See 27-Across : ACIDS
7
Strapped : INNEED
8
Smooth and connected : LEGATO
9
Mudder's fodder : HAY
10
Pac-Man centers : ARCADES
11
"Die ___" (second part of the 17-Across) : WALKURE
12
Folds, presses and stretches : KNEADS
13
Met maestro James, longtime conductor of the 17-Across : LEVINE
18
Exult : CROW
20
Motivation : DRIVE
25
"Happy Birthday" writer, say : ICER
28
Medium strength? : ESP
30
Big ___ : SUR
33
Kvetch : NAG
35
"Yikes!," online : OMG
36
Spice Girl Halliwell : GERI
37
Down ___ knee : ONONE
38
No. after a no. : EXT
39
Singing voice in the 17-Across : SOPRANO
40
Peppy : UNTIRED
42
Sneaks (around) : TIPTOES
43
Birds with hanging nests : ORIOLES
44
Composer of the 17-Across : WAGNER
45
Fighting : COMBAT
46
Issue : EMIT
47
County next to Napa : SONOMA
48
Hurt's "Body Heat" co-star : TURNER
50
Bother : HASSLE
53
Mislead, and more : LIETO
58
Artist's pad? : LOFT
60
W.W. II site, briefly : IWO
61
Clinch, with "up" : SEW

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

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