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New York Times, Tuesday, July 4, 2006

Author:
Ed Early
Editor:
Will Shortz
Christmas ___ (when 17-Across planned his attack on Trenton)
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.5419532%
Ed Early

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {J} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Early. Tuesday freshness: 48%
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© 2006, The New York Times7/4/6 ( No. 20,692 )
Across
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Ministers : CLERGY
7
Former federal regulatory grp. : ICC
10
Nickname for a 7'1" N.B.A.'er : SHAQ
14
Guarantee : ASSURE
15
___ Na Na : SHA
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Forbidden: Var. : TABU
17
Hero of the American Revolution : WASHINGTON
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Auto executive Ferrari : ENZO
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Not lenient : STERN
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"As ___ and breathe!" : ILIVE
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Loony tune : NUT
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British military governor in the American Revolution : GENERALGAGE
27
Campbell's soup can painter : WARHOL
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Wee, as a bairn : SMA
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"The Time Machine" people : ELOI
33
Test version : BETA
37
Globular : ORBED
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Celebrated event of the American Revolution : PAULREVERESRIDE
44
Mr. or Mrs. : TITLE
45
Midterm, e.g. : EXAM
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Poetic dusks : EENS
47
Language suffix : ESE
49
Intercity passenger service created by Congress : AMTRAK
51
1777-78 Continental Army encampment : VALLEYFORGE
57
Air-testing org. : EPA
58
___ incognita : TERRA
59
Malicious : NASTY
64
Golden ___ : GATE
66
His surrender at Yorktown helped end the Revolutionary War : CORNWALLIS
68
Intolerable ___, one cause of the American Revolution : ACTS
69
Israeli weapon : UZI
70
Glacial period : ICEAGE
71
Ooze : SEEP
72
Implement for John Hancock : PEN
73
Infant food preparer : GERBER
Down
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Crows' cries : CAWS
2
Exam for future attys. : LSAT
3
To be, to Livy : ESSE
4
Where Essen is : RUHR
5
An American in Mexico : GRINGO
6
Itch : YEN
7
Carpet fiber : ISTLE
8
Singing group : CHOIR
9
John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence," e.g. : CANVAS
10
Fr. holy woman : STE
11
___-Barbera cartoons : HANNA
12
Bella of 1970's politics : ABZUG
13
"Give me liberty or give me death!," e.g. : QUOTE
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Kind of mill : GIN
22
St. ___ fire : ELMOS
25
Hamburg's river : ELBE
26
Cramped living space : GARRET
27
Cried : WEPT
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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30-0, e.g. : ROUT
30
Jewish campus group : HILLEL
34
Christmas ___ (when 17-Across planned his attack on Trenton) : EVE
35
Okla. neighbor : TEX
36
Coach Parseghian : ARA
38
Coffin support : BIER
39
Actress Best : EDNA
40
Drawer holder : DESK
42
Kind of button : RESET
43
Online periodical : EMAG
48
Pupil's bath holder : EYECUP
50
Threaten : MENACE
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Gamblers' mecca : VEGAS
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Quickly : APACE
53
Starbucks order : LATTE
54
Stopped in one's tracks : FROZE
55
Sen. Hatch : ORRIN
56
Fled : RAN
60
Yank or Ranger : ALER
61
Thick slice : SLAB
62
Buster Brown's dog : TIGE
63
North Sea feeder : YSER
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Clairvoyance, e.g. : ESP
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Freak (out) : WIG

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

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