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New York Times, Thursday, June 9, 2016

Author:
Damon Gulczynski
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
With the shaded letters, investors not involved in the management of their businesses
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Damon J. Gulczynski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Gulczynski. Grid flow: 25.7 Thursday freshness: 69%
Damon J. Gulczynski notes:
Silent letters: The English language's stoic warriors. Without them, a buffet would always be confused with a musician who sings about ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
There have been a lot of plays on silent letters in crosswords over the years. One of my favorite was on Christmas Eve a few years ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times6/9/16 ( No. 24,320 )
Across
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Powder used to combat moisture : TALCUM
7
Cool, in hip-hop slang : DEF
10
Opening part : KNOB
14
Obtrude : IMPOSE
15
Nutritional std. : RDA
16
Party that might start after midnight : RAVE
17
Pair of big jets? : AISLES
18
"Evolve" artist DiFranco : ANI
19
Piece designed to sway : OPED
20
Monster of fantasy : ORC
21
With the shaded letters, investors not involved in the management of their businesses : PARTNERS
23
Baby transport : CARRIAGE
27
Fake blood, e.g. : GOO
28
Go unused : LIEIDLE
29
Crude measurements? : BARRELS
33
Claude who played Sheriff Lobo : AKINS
34
Source of soft wool : LLAMA
36
Navigational aid : MAP
37
Building extension : WING
38
Renaissance ___ : FAIRE
39
1920s silver screen star Naldi : NITA
40
Juicy ending? : ADE
41
Photo finish : MATTE
42
Woe for newborns (and thus new parents as well) : COLIC
43
Trattoria dessert : TORTONI
45
Strong and proud : LEONINE
47
Dickens pen name : BOZ
48
Singer's volume? : HYMNBOOK
49
With the shaded letters, large but not often vocal voting bloc : MAJORITY
53
___ courtesy : ASA
54
Nobel Prize subj. : ECON
55
Preschool break : NAP
56
Elbow : JOSTLE
60
Summer camp locale : LAKE
61
Computer file suffix : EXE
62
Wilde of TV's "House" : OLIVIA
63
Didn't make it : DIED
64
Paige, to Jason, in "FoxTrot" : SIS
65
Unsay : RECANT
Down
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Mexican relative : TIA
2
Terse, introspective question : AMI
3
A D.J. might spin them : LPS
4
Salon job : COLORING
5
Email addresses, sometimes : USERIDS
6
Agave drink : MESCAL
7
Hang : DRAPE
8
"Downton Abbey" maid : EDNA
9
A legitimate object to attack : FAIRGAME
10
Swedish money : KRONOR
11
Mane area : NAPE
12
In the strike zone : OVER
13
Hotel reservation specification : BEDS
22
When tripled, 1970 film about the attack on Pearl Harbor : TORA
23
Try to scratch : CLAWAT
24
Modern Japanese martial art : AIKIDO
25
"Stand by Me" director, 1986 : REINER
26
Trattoria desserts : GELATI
29
Just : BARELY
30
Estevez of the Brat Pack : EMILIO
31
Many a Dream Act beneficiary : LATINO
32
Sissy of Netflix's "Bloodline" : SPACEK
35
Wasted : LIT
38
Publications for and by aficionados : FANZINES
39
7 or below on the pH scale : NONBASIC
41
Shrubby wasteland : MOOR
42
Wii, for one : CONSOLE
44
Broadsided, informally : TBONED
46
Key with four sharps : EMAJOR
48
Creates a buzz for : HYPES
49
Blend : MELD
50
Berry advertised as healthful : ACAI
51
Ridiculously inadequate sort : JOKE
52
Curbside call : TAXI
57
F.D.R. program, for short : TVA
58
Broadway's ___-Manuel Miranda : LIN
59
Do lunch, say : EAT

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2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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