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New York Times, Monday, April 25, 2011

Author:
Joon Pahk
Editor:
Will Shortz
19-Down : Gobbled up
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joon pahk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QYZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. pahk. Monday freshness: 40%
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G
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K
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B
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© 2011, The New York Times4/25/11 ( No. 22,448 )
Across
1
Liquid tar, e.g. : GOO
4
"From ___ shining ..." ("America the Beautiful" lyric) : SEATO
9
Payment with an A.T.M. card : DEBIT
14
Annoy : IRK
15
Stage, as a play : PUTON
16
"You beat me" : ILOSE
17
Rossini opera about Figaro, with "The" : BARBEROFSEVILLE
20
Nonchalant : BLASE
21
Not-quite-mature insects : PUPAE
22
See 53-Across : TEN
23
Vow just before exchanging rings : IDO
25
To be, in France : ETRE
27
Hollywood headliner : BOXOFFICESTAR
33
Winter malady : FLU
34
Alternative to draw or hold 'em : STUD
35
Tidy up : NEATEN
37
Sedan or coupe : AUTO
39
Uncooked : RAW
41
Stark raving mad : LOCO
42
Conductor Toscanini : ARTURO
45
Queen of Olympus : HERA
48
Dirt after a rain : MUD
49
The father in "Dreams From My Father" : BARACKOBAMASR
52
Hook's henchman : SMEE
53
With 22-Across, longtime West Coast N.C.A.A. conference : PAC
54
The "p" in r.p.m. : PER
57
___ Carta : MAGNA
60
Unstressed vowel symbol : SCHWA
64
Venting : BLOWINGOFFSTEAM
67
Pack very tightly : JAMIN
68
___ Lauder cosmetics : ESTEE
69
Big TV maker : RCA
70
Informal language : SLANG
71
Sum more? : READD
72
Logan Airport luggage letters ... and a hint to 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across : BOS
Down
1
Any of the Bee Gees brothers : GIBB
2
Word-of-mouth : ORAL
3
Cajun cuisine vegetable : OKRA
4
Sleek swimsuits : SPEEDOS
5
Scandinavia's continent: Abbr. : EUR
6
Resting on : ATOP
7
Vegan protein option : TOFU
8
How freelance work is often done : ONSPEC
9
Multifarious : DIVERSE
10
Old Testament priest who taught Samuel : ELI
11
Aptly named sprinter Usain : BOLT
12
___ of Wight : ISLE
13
One who's not yet a twentysomething : TEEN
18
Vitamin whose name could be a bingo call : BSIX
19
Gobbled up : EATEN
24
Frequently, to Frost : OFT
26
"And others," in a bibliography : ETAL
27
Paragraph on a book jacket : BLURB
28
"I'm ___ here!" : OUTTA
29
Animal's coat : FUR
30
Boise's state : IDAHO
31
Chemical building blocks : ATOMS
32
Keep happening : RECUR
33
Flight watchdog agcy. : FAA
36
Signal agreement : NOD
38
Sharer's pronoun : OURS
40
___ browser : WEB
43
Running into head-on : RAMMING
44
Atlantic or Pacific : OCEAN
46
Emulate Eminem : RAP
47
Accumulated : AMASSED
50
Traditional frat party : KEGGER
51
Bank no. : ACCT
54
Common lunchbox sandwiches, informally : PBJS
55
Israeli carrier : ELAL
56
Capital of Italia : ROMA
58
Thin margin of victory : NOSE
59
Old Spice alternative : AFTA
61
Parsley, sage, rosemary or thyme : HERB
62
Texas home of Baylor University : WACO
63
Amo, ___, amat : AMAS
65
Triumph : WIN
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U.S. central bank system, with "the" : FED

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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