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New York Times, Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Author:
Peter A. Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Picoult with the 2004 best seller "My Sister's Keeper"
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Peter A. Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 89 for Mr. Collins. Grid flow: 17.0 Tuesday freshness: 96%
Peter A. Collins notes:
Hmmm. I can't remember what sparked the idea for this puzzle. More than likely I was just hungry at the time. Originally I had a ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Loved this idea. Neat to imagine HOT FUDGE poured over ICE CREAM and MARINARA over RIGATONI. Apt; perfect for stacked answers. I ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times6/16/15 ( No. 23,961 )
Across
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Product with Air and Mini models : IPAD
5
Hosp. hookups : IVS
8
Cousin of a mallard : SCAUP
13
Blues musician ___ Allison : MOSE
14
Brooklyn hoopster : NET
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18-Across topper : CHEESE
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19-Across topper : HOTFUDGE
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Fast-food offering : BURGER
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Soda shop offering : ICECREAM
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Alternative to the elevator : STAIRS
21
Ruby parts of some hummingbirds : THROATS
22
Car in a Ronny & the Daytonas song : GTO
23
Louisville-to-Atlanta dir. : SSE
24
"To Live and Die ___" (1985 action thriller) : INLA
25
Race, as an engine : REVUP
27
"No ___!" : MAS
29
Who says? : SIMON
31
Implied : TACIT
35
Working in the mess hall : ONKP
37
Toondom's Pepé ___ : LEPEW
39
What a surfer catches : WAVE
40
Entourage : POSSE
42
Headbanging music : METAL
44
Bill the "Science Guy" : NYE
45
Ed of "Elf" : ASNER
47
Oz visitor : TOTO
49
Nabokov novel : ADA
52
+: Abbr. : POS
53
Storyteller : REGALER
56
Impasse : LOGJAM
58
60-Across topper : MARINARA
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61-Across topper : ONIONS
60
Trattoria offering : RIGATONI
61
Ballpark offering : HOTDOG
62
End of a professor's address : EDU
63
Social reformer Jacob : RIIS
64
"Shake ___ Feather" (1967 R&B hit) : ATAIL
65
I.R.S. datum : SSN
66
Sheltered : ALEE
Down
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Paintball cry : IMHIT
2
Doggie : POOCH
3
They're next to some records : ASTERISKS
4
Multilevel military readiness system : DEFCON
5
Long way to explain something : INDETAIL
6
MGM Grand setting : VEGAS
7
Throwaway part of an apple : STEM
8
7-0 baseball victory, e.g. : SHUTOUT
9
Michael of "Juno" : CERA
10
Protection : AEGIS
11
Rehab candidates : USERS
12
Intrinsically: Lat. : PERSE
15
"Late Show" broadcaster : CBSTV
17
Europe/Asia border range : URALS
22
French playwright Jean : GENET
25
Mr. ___ ("Three's Company" role) : ROPER
26
Hairy hand : PAW
27
Its head is in a bucket, often : MOP
28
Year, in Uruguay : ANO
30
Cultural fads : MEMES
32
Cooking medium : CANOLAOIL
33
University wall covering : IVY
34
Place-kicker's aid : TEE
36
Message from Smokey Bear, e.g., for short : PSA
38
Prankster's weapon : WATERGUN
41
Cousin of catalán : ESPANOL
43
Sayings of Jesus : LOGIA
46
Menu reassurance : NOMSG
48
Hindu meditative rituals : TANTRA
49
It might accompany a wave in Waikiki : ALOHA
50
"___ disturb" : DONOT
51
Unease : AGITA
53
Busts : RAIDS
54
Orange Muppet : ERNIE
55
Union goal : RAISE
57
Picoult with the 2004 best seller "My Sister's Keeper" : JODI
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Dinners for G.I.s : MRES

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

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