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New York Times, Monday, February 11, 2002

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
With 37- and 56-Across, where "God Save the Queen" is the national anthem
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {XZ} Spans: 5 This is puzzle # 78 for Mr. Gordon. Monday freshness: 10%
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© 2002, The New York Times2/11/2 ( No. 19,088 )
Across
1
___, beta, gamma ... : ALPHA
6
Like skyscrapers : TALL
10
Not fully closed : AJAR
14
Lulu : BEAUT
15
Creme-filled cookie : OREO
16
Stubborn beast : MULE
17
With 37- and 56-Across, where "God Save the Queen" is the national anthem : UNITEDKINGDOMOF
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Heavy weight : TON
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Dancer Charisse : CYD
22
Hoodwinks : DUPES
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No-no : TABOO
26
Arcade game name : ATARI
28
Improvement : UPTURN
30
Wharf : QUAY
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76ers' org. : NBA
34
Jawaharlal of India : NEHRU
35
Fourth-down option : PUNT
36
Middle Brady Bunch girl : JAN
37
See 17-Across : GREATBRITAINAND
41
Superlative suffix : EST
42
Is sick : AILS
43
Parish priest : VICAR
44
___ Speedwagon : REO
45
Almanac datum : FACT
46
Torment a stand-up comedian : HECKLE
47
Egg beater : WHISK
49
Abstract artist Albers : JOSEF
50
Forearm bones : ULNAS
52
It's bottled in Cannes : EAU
53
"7 Faces of Dr. ___" (1964 flick) : LAO
56
See 17-Across : NORTHERNIRELAND
61
Apple or maple : TREE
62
Cry like a banshee : WAIL
63
Kind of question : YESNO
64
With 65-Across, Miscellany, when separated by "and" : ODDS
65
See 64-Across : ENDS
66
Obsolete anesthetic : ETHER
Down
1
Be adjacent to : ABUT
2
Letterman rival : LENO
3
Celebrate : PAINTTHETOWNRED
4
Simple shelter : HUT
5
Gobbled up : ATE
6
1964 Olympics host : TOKYO
7
Dry : ARID
8
Football great Dawson : LEN
9
Nautical journal : LOG
10
Love affair : AMOUR
11
Rolling Stones hit of 1968 : JUMPINJACKFLASH
12
Lotion ingredient : ALOE
13
They keep track of pins : REFS
18
Pesticide brand : DCON
19
W.W. II turning point : DDAY
24
Surrounding glow : AURA
25
Very dry, as Champagne : BRUT
26
Some wedding guests : AUNTS
27
"Toodle-oo!" : TATA
28
Felix of "The Odd Couple" : UNGER
29
Intrinsically : PERSE
30
Colorful cover : QUILT
32
Hackneyed : BANAL
33
Wrestling's ___ the Giant : ANDRE
35
Puncture : PRICK
38
Sheepish sounds : BAAS
39
Currier's partner : IVES
40
Heading on Santa's list : NICE
45
Ichthyologist's study : FISH
46
Daylight savings saving : HOUR
48
Despises : HATES
49
Puts behind bars : JAILS
50
Golden rule word : UNTO
51
"___ of the Flies" : LORD
52
Novelist Bagnold : ENID
54
Game show host Robinson : ANNE
55
Stink : ODOR
57
Emitter of 38-Down : EWE
58
Competed in a 10K : RAN
59
Needle part : EYE
60
Tennis call : LET

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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