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New York Times, Thursday, September 4, 2008

Author:
Matt Ginsberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Down : Makeshift dagger
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
501/17/200810/24/20197
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RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
331.5731274%
Matt Ginsberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 35 Missing: {BJQW} This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Ginsberg. Thursday freshness: 76%
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© 2008, The New York Times9/4/8 ( No. 21,485 )
Across
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Feature of an acacia tree : THORN
6
1986 showbiz autobiography : ITINA
11
W.W. II hero, for short : DDE
14
Historical biography that won a 1935 Pulitzer : RELEE
15
With 16-Across, boxing result, often : DECIS
16
See 15-Across : ION
17
Certain feed : AUDIO
18
Slow : LEISURELY
20
Delphic quality : PRESCIENCE
22
Hawaii's annual ___ Bowl : HULA
23
With 24-Across, curious case in psychology : PERSON
24
See 23-Across : ALITY
26
Free : UNCAGE
28
Watch brand : OMEGA
32
Where Nixon went to law school : DUKE
35
Much of central Eur., once : HRE
36
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness : IDEALS
37
Married : ONE
38
With 39-Across, instant : SEC
39
See 38-Across : OND
40
Nod, say : CUE
41
Sped (by) : ZIPPED
43
G.R.E. takers, generally: Abbr. : SRS
44
Locale for four World Series : SHEA
45
The last 10% of 110% : EXTRA
46
Three-wheeled Indian taxi : TUKTUK
48
With 50-Across, grammatical infelicities : INFIN
50
See 48-Across : ITIVES
54
Quiet cough : AHEM
57
From southern Spain : ANDALUSIAN
59
Patent holder's income : ROYALTIES
61
Total : RUNTO
62
With 63-Across, go Dutch : THE
63
See 62-Across : CHECK
64
Comparatively considerate : NICER
65
Seed alternative : SOD
66
They're usually washed separately : DARKS
67
Medical flow enhancer : STENT
Down
1
"The Sound of Music" name : TRAPP
2
Soixante minutes : HEURE
3
"Wait till you're ___" (parent's reply) : OLDER
4
Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," again and again : REISSUE
5
Hawk, maybe : NEOCON
6
Lay off : IDLE
7
Pubescent, say : TEENAGE
8
Makeshift dagger : ICICLE
9
American-born Japanese : NISEI
10
The Sun Devils, for short : ASU
11
Diable battler : DIEU
12
Sweetie : DOLL
13
Irish singer with eight platinum U.S. albums : ENYA
19
Trample, for example : RHYME
21
Proceeded slowly : INCHED
25
Former E.P.A. chief Christine ___ Whitman : TODD
27
It's produced by a Tesla coil : ARC
29
Singly : EACH
30
Affix : GLUE
31
Where Melville's Billy Budd went : ASEA
32
Not be alert : DOZE
33
Operating system developed at Bell Labs : UNIX
34
Stayed fresh : KEPT
36
Impart gradually: Var. : INSTIL
38
Grammy-winning reggae artist ___ Paul : SEAN
39
TV planet : ORK
42
___ facie : PRIMA
43
Tanner's locale : SUNDECK
44
Attire that often includes a hood : SKISUIT
46
More minute : TINIER
47
Flip-flops : UTURNS
49
Jazz's Earl Hines, familiarly : FATHA
51
Wrestling promoter McMahon : VINCE
52
Gone, in a way : EATEN
53
Bar belt : SNORT
54
Wiles : ARTS
55
Twinkie alternative : HOHO
56
Assessed visually : EYED
58
Poses posers : ASKS
60
Plasma alternative, briefly : LCD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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