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New York Times, Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
61-Across : "Likely ___!"
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Paula Gamache

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 77 for Ms. Gamache. Tuesday freshness: 94%
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© 2012, The New York Times4/3/12 ( No. 22,792 )
Across
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Morning times, for short : AMS
4
Come to pass : OCCUR
9
Chose, with "for" : OPTED
14
Vital fluid : SAP
15
Hangman's halter : NOOSE
16
Bones below the tibia : TARSI
17
Top prize in the Juegos Olímpicos : ORO
18
Mosquito Magnets and flypaper : INSECTTRAPS
20
Snack chips made from corn : FRITOS
22
Loving to bits : ADORING
23
Campers' lightweight cover-ups : NYLONTARPS
26
Opposite of old, in Germany : NEU
27
Gathering clouds, e.g. : OMEN
28
Amo, ___, amat : AMAS
29
Whistles of relief : WHEWS
31
Hump day: Abbr. : WED
32
Winter forecast : SNOW
33
Sermon server : PRIEST
34
Eater of lean, in rhyme : JACKSPRAT
36
Like the bathroom after a hot shower : STEAMY
39
Restaurant chain with syrup dispensers on every table : IHOP
40
Gymgoer's pride : BOD
43
Tough guys : THUGS
44
Narrow cut : SLIT
45
One of several on a French door : PANE
46
Always, in sonnets : EER
47
Feature of a gladiator sandal : ANKLESTRAP
49
How some professional services are offered : PROBONO
52
Modern sight on many an Indian reservation : CASINO
53
Working components of an engine ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 34- and 47-Across are? : MOVINGPARTS
56
'60s teach-in grp. : SDS
57
Missouri river to the Missouri River : OSAGE
58
Spirit of a culture : ETHOS
59
French pronoun : TOI
60
Gives a darn? : MENDS
61
"Likely ___!" : STORY
62
Six-foot runner? : ANT
Down
1
At present : ASOFNOW
2
Words from an aspiring fiancé : MARRYME
3
Bratty, say : SPOILED
4
Source of the headline "World Death Rate Holding Steady at 100 Percent," with "The" : ONION
5
Faithfulness : CONSTANCY
6
S.&P. 500 listings: Abbr. : COS
7
Put into service : USE
8
Quick summaries : RECAPS
9
___ von Bismarck : OTTO
10
Catherine who was the last wife of Henry VIII : PARR
11
Instructor's charge : TRAINEE
12
Disney-owned cable broadcaster of game highlights : ESPNEWS
13
Gross out : DISGUST
19
Causes of end zone celebrations, for short : TDS
21
Big weight : TON
24
Wildly : AMOK
25
Nubby fabric derived from a cocoon : RAWSILK
29
Shawl or stole : WRAP
30
Batter's datum : HIT
32
___ Club (Costco competitor) : SAMS
33
Knight, to a damsel : PROTECTOR
34
Binge : JAG
35
Punxsutawney ___ (Groundhog Day celeb) : PHIL
36
Second wife, to the hubby's kids : STEPMOM
37
Bette Midler film loosely based on Janis Joplin's life : THEROSE
38
Old Volkswagen seven-seater : EUROVAN
40
Coffeehouse server : BARISTA
41
Endlessly : ONANDON
42
Withdrawal's opposite : DEPOSIT
44
___.com (urban myth debunker) : SNOPES
45
Components of scores: Abbr. : PTS
47
Film director Lee : ANG
48
Fresh, in an impolite way : SASSY
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Home of the Cowboys, informally : BIGD
51
Individuals : ONES
54
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
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Fraternity "P" : RHO

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

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