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New York Times, Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Author:
Todd McClary
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Gather wealth by exploitation ... as hinted at by this puzzle's shaded squares?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1410/3/20003/27/20121
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CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.637856%
Todd McClary

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. McClary. Tuesday freshness: 82%
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B
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X
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© 2012, The New York Times3/27/12 ( No. 22,785 )
Across
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Insignificant one : TWERP
6
One in a black suit : SPADE
11
Tie-breaking voters in the Sen. : VPS
14
Not as mad : SANER
15
Gave support : AIDED
16
Talent agent Emanuel : ARI
17
Investigative reporter's specialty : PROBINGQUESTION
20
Smoke column : PLUME
21
Einstein's birthplace : ULM
22
Used a loom : WOVE
23
Group within a group : SUBSET
25
Fenway Park team, familiarly : BOSOX
26
Half-___ (coffee order) : CAF
29
___ Lanka : SRI
30
Lead-in to preservation : SELF
32
City where "Peer Gynt" premiered : OSLO
34
Previously : AGO
36
Disc-shaped vacuum cleaner from iRobot : ROOMBA
40
Bit of pirate booty : SPANISHDOUBLOON
43
"Naughty!" : TSKTSK
44
Have dinner : SUP
45
Depressed : DOWN
46
Jalopy : HEAP
48
Poker legend Ungar : STU
50
___ Poke (candy brand) : SLO
51
New person on the job : HIREE
54
Badly bothering : EATING
57
La Salle of "ER" : ERIQ
58
Separator of syllables in many dictionaries : DOT
59
It takes a bow in an orchestra : VIOLA
62
Gather wealth by exploitation ... as hinted at by this puzzle's shaded squares? : FEATHERONESNEST
66
It may be used with a plunger : TNT
67
Declaration of Independence signer? : QUILL
68
Online memo : ENOTE
69
Nay's opposite : YEA
70
Overused : STALE
71
Antianxiety medication : XANAX
Down
1
Measure for a batter?: Abbr. : TSP
2
Measure of speed in "Star Trek" : WARP
3
Hydroxyl compound : ENOL
4
Puzzle with its pluses and minuses? : REBUS
5
First, in Latin : PRIMUS
6
Lack muscle tone, perhaps : SAG
7
Tick off : PIQUE
8
They're not kids anymore : ADULTS
9
View to be : DEEM
10
Newsroom workers, for short : EDS
11
Sony laptops : VAIOS
12
Home of Brigham Young University : PROVO
13
Vicks decongestant brand : SINEX
18
The Cornhuskers : NEBRASKA
19
Double : TWOFOLD
24
Weary reaction : SIGH
25
Lava lamp formation : BLOB
26
Were priced at : COST
27
Saharan slitherers : ASPS
28
Criticism : FLAK
31
Prone to violence : ERUPTIVE
33
Privately : ONTHEQT
35
"___ bodkins!" : ODS
37
"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" sounds : MOOS
38
Many a New Year's Day game : BOWL
39
Word usually abbreviated on timelines : ANNO
41
"No need to elaborate" : ISEE
42
Kick out : OUST
47
Midwest city representing average tastes : PEORIA
49
Like some hair salons : UNISEX
51
Sizable : HEFTY
52
Woman's name meaning "peace" : IRENE
53
Wild West show prop : RIATA
55
Coral Sea sight : ATOLL
56
"We're Not ___ Take It" ("Tommy" tune) : GONNA
58
Numbers follower: Abbr. : DEUT
60
Defense secretary Panetta : LEON
61
"The Thin Man" canine : ASTA
63
Command posts, for short : HQS
64
N.Y. Mets' div. : NLE
65
Cowhand handle : TEX

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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