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New York Times, Monday, April 29, 2013

Author:
C. W. Stewart
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Down : Director Welles
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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RebusScrabbleFresh
11.5621%
Carolyn W. Stewart

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 19 for Ms. Stewart. Monday freshness: 86%
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G
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A
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B
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B
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Y
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C
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O
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B
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R
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A
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W
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W
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W
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N
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G
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P
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P
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E
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R
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S
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W
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F
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S
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L
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L
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K
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C
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A
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K
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D
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A
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B
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O
V
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T
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O
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A
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P
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D
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S
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P
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G
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R
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Y
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L
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M
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O
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C
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H
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R
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I
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A
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P
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P
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© 2013, The New York Times4/29/13 ( No. 23,183 )
Across
1
Talkative : GABBY
6
Snake that a snake charmer charms : COBRA
11
It follows "//" in a URL : WWW
14
Like a limbo champion : AGILE
15
Neighborhoods : AREAS
16
"Got it!" : AHA
17
Actor Charlie's favorite food? : SHEENSBEANS
19
Concert engagement : GIG
20
Golf scorecard numbers : PARS
21
Choose : PICK
22
Jagged, as a leaf's edge : EROSE
24
Actress Hilary's favorite food? : SWANKSFRANKS
27
Lowlife : SLIME
30
Going ___ (fighting) : ATIT
31
Actress Veronica's favorite food? : LAKESCAKES
36
Dull-colored : DRAB
39
Prefix with duct : OVI
40
Access, as a resource : TAPINTO
42
"I'll take that as ___" : ANO
43
Cushions : PADS
45
Actor Brad's favorite food? : PITTSGRITS
47
Days of long ago : YORE
49
Freeway divisions : LANES
50
Actor Dudley's favorite food? : MOORESSMORES
56
Lies next to : ABUTS
57
Bern's river : AARE
58
Meowers : CATS
62
Charged particle : ION
63
Actress Goldie's favorite food? : HAWNSPRAWNS
66
Prefix with natal : NEO
67
Architect Jones : INIGO
68
Native of the 49th state : ALEUT
69
Approx. figure : EST
70
Attach, as a corsage : PINON
71
Attention getters : PSSTS
Down
1
[Oh, my stars!] : GASP
2
Turkish title : AGHA
3
Funeral stand : BIER
4
"Well, I'll be!" : BLESSME
5
Japanese money : YEN
6
Home in the woods : CABIN
7
Much-advertised vacuum cleaner : ORECK
8
Birds' bills : BEAKS
9
Sprinted : RAN
10
State as fact : ASSERT
11
Pioneers' convoy : WAGONTRAIN
12
___ broom : WHISK
13
Hourly workers' pay : WAGES
18
Hot tub : SPA
23
Speakeasy owner's fear : RAID
25
Direction in which the sun sets : WEST
26
Goes on a hunger strike, say : FASTS
27
Spill (over) : SLOP
28
Volcanic emission : LAVA
29
"No, seriously" : IKIDYOUNOT
32
Items worn by Dracula and Superman : CAPES
33
Bee: Prefix : API
34
Frontiersman Carson : KIT
35
Treelike creature in "The Lord of the Rings" : ENT
37
Opening bet : ANTE
38
One who's in charge : BOSS
41
Give the eye : OGLE
44
Arrange from A to Z, say : SORT
46
Scamps : RASCALS
48
Forward, as a package : RESHIP
50
Augusta's home : MAINE
51
Orchestra winds : OBOES
52
Admitted at the door : SAWIN
53
Tropical fruit : MANGO
54
Director Welles : ORSON
55
Member of the House, for short : REP
59
Bowls over : AWES
60
Letter-shaped fastener : TNUT
61
Grounded trans-Atlantic fliers, for short : SSTS
64
Singer DiFranco : ANI
65
Genre for Eazy-E and Heavy D : RAP

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

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