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New York Times, Monday, June 18, 2012

Author:
Peter A. Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Nebraska neighbor
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Peter A. Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 81, Blocks: 46 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 58 for Mr. Collins. Monday freshness: 99%
Notepad: When this puzzle is done, the circled letters, reading from left to right and top to bottom, will reveal who wrote the seven songs in the theme.
Jim Horne notes:

The publication date is Paul McCartney's 70th birthday.

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Z
2
E
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S
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T
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G
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U
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T
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K
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I
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S
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S
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U
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P
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S
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N
C
H
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U
N
H
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O
C
E
A
N
I
A
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O
T
O
E
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E
S
O
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L
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T
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T
B
E
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N
O
W
H
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E
R
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M
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A
N
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N
O
B
S
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U
N
R
E
A
L
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E
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A
T
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G
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O
L
D
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N
S
L
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U
M
B
E
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R
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S
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F
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L
K
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W
A
I
L
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I
L
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L
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A
N
I
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M
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I
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C
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H
E
L
L
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C
A
Y
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N
O
V
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I
T
O
O
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G
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E
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W
E
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C
A
N
W
O
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R
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K
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I
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T
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O
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K
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C
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O
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H
N
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R
E
V
O
L
U
T
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I
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O
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N
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H
E
Y
J
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U
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D
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T
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A
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D
Y
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U
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P
O
S
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D
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N
U
T
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L
C
D
S
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B
O
O
B
O
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S
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G
P
S
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E
A
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© 2012, The New York Times6/18/12 ( No. 22,868 )
Across
1
Piquancy : ZEST
5
Feel in one's ___ : GUT
8
Sycophants, slangily : KISSUPS
15
1/12 of a ruler : INCH
16
Durham sch. : UNH
17
South Pacific region : OCEANIA
18
Nebraska tribe : OTOE
19
"___ Beso" (Paul Anka hit) : ESO
20
1970 song with the lyric "Whisper words of wisdom" : LETITBE
21
1965 song with the lyric "Isn't he a bit like you and me?" : NOWHEREMAN
24
Wealthy Brits : NOBS
25
Fictitious : UNREAL
26
Chow down : EAT
28
1969 song with the lyric "Once there was a way to get back homeward" : GOLDENSLUMBERS
33
Common people : FOLK
34
Lament loudly : WAIL
35
Sick : ILL
37
Singer DiFranco : ANI
38
1965 song with the lyric "These are words that go together well" : MICHELLE
42
Low island : CAY
43
Election mo. : NOV
44
"Am ___ late?" : ITOO
45
Heredity unit : GENE
46
1965 song with the lyric "Think of what you're saying" : WECANWORKITOUT
52
Bear: Sp. : OSO
53
Nebraska neighbor : KANSAS
54
McCarthy-era attorney Roy : COHN
57
1968 song with the lyric "We all want to change the world" : REVOLUTION
61
1968 song with the lyric "Remember to let her into your heart" : HEYJUDE
64
Suffix with zinc : ITE
65
"Amos 'n' ___" : ANDY
66
Candid, as a photo : UNPOSED
67
Pecan or cashew : NUT
68
Some HDTV screens : LCDS
69
Slip-ups : BOOBOOS
70
Car rte. displayer : GPS
71
Comfort : EASE
Down
1
Jewish homeland : ZION
2
Inner: Prefix : ENTO
3
Garbage boat : SCOW
4
One of filmdom's Avengers : THEHULK
5
"C'est la ___" : GUERRE
6
Invisible : UNSEEN
7
Cartoonist Nast : THOMAS
8
German cathedral city : KOLN
9
Cold cube : ICE
10
Sink, as the sun : SET
11
Jeanne d'Arc, e.g. : SAINTE
12
"Do ___ others ..." : UNTO
13
Mr. ___ (soft drink) : PIBB
14
Mailing encls. : SAES
22
Conclusion : END
23
"For ___ know ..." : ALLWE
26
Disney's "___ and the Detectives" : EMIL
27
Up to the task : ABLE
28
First Moody Blues hit : GONOW
29
Martini garnish : OLIVE
30
Delta competitor: Abbr. : UAL
31
Houston sch. : RICEU
32
Bias : SLANT
33
Enthusiast : FAN
36
Soapmaking stuff : LYE
38
Unaccounted-for G.I.'s : MIAS
39
"Pay ___ mind" : ITNO
40
Mooer : COW
41
Physicist with a law : HOOKE
45
Lose freshness : GOSTALE
47
Scam : CONJOB
48
Stark ___ mad : RAVING
49
Get tense and hard, as a muscle : KNOTUP
50
Archipelago bits : ISLETS
51
Letter after sigma : TAU
54
Common bait fish : CHUB
55
Wine: Prefix : OENO
56
Syringe, for short : HYPO
57
Cherry and ruby : REDS
58
Ancient Peruvian : INCA
59
Bookies give them : ODDS
60
Big Board inits. : NYSE
62
Troop-entertaining grp. : USO
63
"In excelsis ___" : DEO

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

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