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New York Times, Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Author:
Peter A. Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
With 41- and 43-Across, cop cruiser ... or a description of the five animals named in this puzzle
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Peter A. Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FGJQX} This is puzzle # 38 for Mr. Collins. Tuesday freshness: 66%
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© 2010, The New York Times6/29/10 ( No. 22,148 )
Across
1
AARP or the National Rifle Association : LOBBY
6
Without: Fr. : SANS
10
French city in 1944 fighting : METZ
14
"Bird on ___" (1990 film) : AWIRE
15
Lafayette's state? : ETAT
16
Singer India.___ : ARIE
17
Kind of code : PENAL
18
Super star : NOVA
19
Poetic foot : IAMB
20
Asian cat : SNOWLEOPARD
23
Blue Jays, on a scoreboard : TOR
24
Net : CLEAR
25
Heroine of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" : LEONORA
27
Euro forerunner : ECU
29
Slo-o-ow leak : DRIP
31
Santa ___ winds : ANA
32
Makeshift seat at a rodeo : BALE
34
Penn, for one: Abbr. : STA
35
Alarm bell : TOCSIN
39
With 41- and 43-Across, cop cruiser ... or a description of the five animals named in this puzzle : BLACK
41
See 39-Across : AND
43
See 39-Across : WHITE
44
Form of many a diploma : SCROLL
46
Smidge : DAB
48
Sign to be interpreted : OMEN
49
"The dog ate my homework," maybe : LIE
50
"You love," to Livy : AMAS
52
Thurman of "Pulp Fiction" : UMA
53
Some track-and-field training : SPRINTS
57
Move stealthily : PROWL
59
Decorative pond fish : KOI
60
Shamu, for one : KILLERWHALE
64
"Back in the ___" : USSR
66
Porky Pig, e.g. : TOON
67
Building usually without a 13th floor : HOTEL
68
Penury : NEED
69
"La Belle et la ___" (French fairy tale) : BETE
70
At ___ for words : ALOSS
71
Actress Sedgwick of "The Closer" : KYRA
72
Cornerstone abbr. : ESTD
73
Like the review "Hated it," e.g. : TERSE
Down
1
Track units : LAPS
2
Wilson of "Wedding Crashers" : OWEN
3
Like some vision : BINOCULAR
4
Melee : BRAWL
5
Bellowed : YELLED
6
Potential enamorada : SENORITA
7
On : ATOP
8
Like some exercises : NAVAL
9
Ogle : STAREAT
10
___ tai (drink) : MAI
11
Poetic Muse : ERATO
12
Island near Java : TIMOR
13
Equus quagga : ZEBRA
21
Prominent features of Alfred E. Neuman : EARS
22
"What should I ___?" : DONOW
26
___ cheese : NACHO
27
Wanes : EBBS
28
Class after trig : CALC
30
One of the 2008 Olympic mascots : PANDA
33
Cause of a beach closure, maybe : ECOLI
36
Flight training equipment : SIMULATOR
37
Thing : ITEM
38
"99 Red Balloons" singer, 1984 : NENA
40
"Hogan's Heroes" colonel : KLINK
42
Made less intense : DAMPENED
45
1970 #1 hit whose title follows the lyric "Speaking words of wisdom ..." : LETITBE
47
Bob ___, 2008 Libertarian candidate for president : BARR
51
"Who cares?" : SOWHAT
53
Polecat : SKUNK
54
Actress Parker : POSEY
55
Choir support : RISER
56
Tart fruits : SLOES
58
Intact : WHOLE
61
Former Mississippi senator Trent : LOTT
62
Minus : LESS
63
Ultimatum ender : ELSE
65
Nutritional abbr. : RDA

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

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