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New York Times, Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Author:
Kevan Choset
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Down : "Nuts!"
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Kevan Choset

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QWZ} Spans: 4 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Choset. Tuesday freshness: 92%
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© 2005, The New York Times9/27/5 ( No. 20,412 )
Across
1
Big maker of metal products : ALCOA
6
"The Fox and the Grapes" author : AESOP
11
The "it" in "Step on it!" : GAS
14
Imam's declaration : JIHAD
15
Shelley's "Cheers" role : DIANE
16
Prov. on Niagara Falls : ONT
17
Egg-shaped : OVATE
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London's Big ___ : BEN
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"Do the Right Thing" pizzeria : SALS
23
Actor Bruce : NIGEL
24
Good-for-nothing : BUM
26
Some Baltic residents : LETTS
29
Jazz's Fitzgerald : ELLA
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33
Rodeo rope : RIATA
34
"Must be something ___" : IATE
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42
Massage deeply : ROLF
43
Hotmail alternative : YAHOO
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50
Classmate : PEER
51
Challenged : DARED
52
Get an ___ (ace) : AON
53
Prenatal test, for short : AMNIO
55
Halloween wear : MASK
57
Morse Tony-winning role : TRU
59
Squared : SETTLEDUP
62
Like a game in which batters bat .000 : NOHIT
64
6 on a phone : MNO
65
Many an ex-dictator : EXILE
66
Not just fat : OBESE
67
Elton John, e.g. : SIR
68
Flip out : GOMAD
69
Michelins or Pirellis : TIRES
Down
1
"This is ___ for Superman!" : AJOB
2
Worms or grubs : LIVEBAIT
3
Setting of the movie "Eight Crazy Nights" : CHANUKAH
4
Stable bit? : OAT
5
Drinks stirred in pitchers : ADES
6
Title subject of a 1975 Truffaut film : ADELEH
7
E = mc2 (first presented 9/27/1905) : EINSTEINFORMULA
8
Mediterranean isl. : SAR
9
Yoko ___ : ONO
10
One of the Ivys : PENN
11
Modern means of search : GOOGLE
12
"Measure for Measure" villain : ANGELO
13
Minnesota college : STOLAF
19
Place : LIEU
22
PC key : ALT
25
"Get ___ the Church on Time" : METO
27
30-second spot, e.g. : TVAD
28
Exam with a perfect score of 2400 : SATI
30
Part of a chorus line? : TRA
31
Lizard: Prefix : SAURO
32
Actress Lotte : LENYA
36
Auctioneer's shout : SOLD
37
Italian sports car, briefly : ALFA
38
___ avis : RARA
39
"Nuts!" : OHBOTHER
40
Event on the horizon : MOONRISE
41
Ages and ages : EON
44
Jerks : SPASMS
45
Sana'a native : YEMENI
46
Yoda, to Luke Skywalker : MENTOR
47
Elton John, e.g. : BRIT
48
Collected : REAPED
49
Nonvinyl records, briefly : CDS
54
Designer Cassini : OLEG
56
Granny ___ : KNOT
58
Salt Lake City collegians : UTES
60
Prefix with skeleton : EXO
61
Darken : DIM
63
Formal Japanese wear : OBI

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

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