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New York Times, Monday, March 17, 2008

Author:
C. W. Stewart
Editor:
Will Shortz
64-Across : Aftershock
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Carolyn W. Stewart

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {FJKQZ} This is puzzle # 6 for Ms. Stewart. Monday freshness: 46%
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© 2008, The New York Times3/17/8 ( No. 21,314 )
Across
1
"I saw ___ sawing wood ..." (old tongue twister) : ESAU
5
Lawn base : SOD
8
Finally : ATLAST
14
Outlaws : BANS
15
"I won! I won!," e.g. : CRY
16
Amp toter : ROADIE
17
What President Washington said upon winning the lottery? : BYGEORGE
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Professor's goal : TENURE
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"I've got a mule, her name is ___" : SAL
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Once around the sun : YEAR
22
Hidden valley : GLEN
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What flagmaker Ross said ...? : HEAVENSTOBETSY
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Colonial Franklin, familiarly : BEN
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Cheer to a matador : OLE
30
Just watched : SATBY
33
What Miss Molly said ...? : GOODGOLLY
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End in ___ (draw) : ATIE
40
In a huff : IRATE
41
Captain who said "Eat your pudding, Mr. Land" : NEMO
42
What Galileo said ...? : OHMYSTARS
44
"I can't ___ satisfaction" (Rolling Stones lyric) : GETNO
45
"___ shocked ... SHOCKED!" : IAM
46
Collide : HIT
47
What the Big Bad Wolf said ...? : WELLBLOWMEDOWN
55
Figure skater's jump : AXEL
56
Rocklike : HARD
57
Clamor : HUE
59
Overhaul : REVAMP
62
What Noah Webster said ...? : OHMYWORD
64
Aftershock : TREMOR
65
Shepherd's locale : LEA
66
Nylons : HOSE
67
High-school honey : STEADY
68
Directional suffix : ERN
69
Ready for business : OPEN
Down
1
Flows out : EBBS
2
Request at a medical exam : SAYAH
3
Viewpoint : ANGLE
4
Put to good ___ : USE
5
Porch protector : SCREEN
6
"Rock of Ages" accompaniment : ORGAN
7
Hair colorers : DYERS
8
Picasso output : ART
9
Little piggy : TOE
10
Actress Jessica : LANGE
11
Rated NC-17, e.g. : ADULT
12
Fathers : SIRES
13
Wee : TEENY
18
Hand-wringer's words : OYVEY
24
Monk's home : ABBEY
25
Traffic noises : TOOTS
26
Merrie ___ England : OLDE
27
Command to Rover : BEG
30
___ Miguel, largest island of the Azores : SAO
31
Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr. : ATH
32
Actor Robbins : TIM
33
Commercial prefix with phone : GRAMO
34
Row : OAR
35
"You're ___ talk!" : ONETO
36
Rent out : LET
37
Trio after K : LMN
38
"___-hoo!" : YOO
40
Slanted type: Abbr. : ITAL
43
Sis or bro : SIB
44
Lightheaded : GIDDY
46
Novelist Melville : HERMAN
47
Witches' blemishes : WARTS
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Put forth, as effort : EXERT
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Flood stopper : LEVEE
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Transporter across the Andes : LLAMA
51
Not cut up : WHOLE
52
HBO's "Real Time With Bill ___" : MAHER
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Lottery winner's yell : WHOOP
54
Convalescent home employee : NURSE
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Biblical place of innocence : EDEN
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Hip, in the '60s : MOD
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Delve (into) : PRY
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"Sez ___?" : WHO

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

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