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New York Times, Monday, June 25, 2012

Author:
Nancy Kavanaugh
Editor:
Will Shortz
16-Across : Tilt-A-Whirl or bumper cars
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Nancy Kavanaugh

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 26 for Ms. Kavanaugh. Monday freshness: 73%
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M
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U
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I
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C
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A
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M
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J
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© 2012, The New York Times6/25/12 ( No. 22,875 )
Across
1
California's ___ Woods : MUIR
5
Equipment for deep diving : SCUBA
10
Radio switch : AMFM
14
The "A" of A.D. : ANNO
15
Kind of saw in a workshop : MITER
16
Tilt-A-Whirl or bumper cars : RIDE
17
Volcano output : LAVA
18
Tennis great Chris : EVERT
19
Exam for an aspiring atty. : LSAT
20
Santa Claus facial feature : TWINKLINGEYES
23
Have a meal : EAT
24
Misfortunes : ILLS
25
Until now : ASYET
28
Like an idol for a teen girl, say : DREAMY
30
Apple computer : IMAC
33
The Cowboys of the Big 12 Conf. : OSU
34
Goes out with : SEES
35
Aid for night photos, once : FLASHBULB
37
"___ sorry" : IMSO
40
Actress Catherine ___-Jones : ZETA
41
Oil change chain : JIFFYLUBE
45
First, second or reverse : GEAR
49
Toothpaste-evaluating org. : ADA
50
Doughnut shapes : TORI
51
Seed on many a bun : SESAME
53
Mess up : BOTCH
55
Pop music's Bee ___ : GEES
57
E.R. workers : RNS
58
Drink made with crystals : INSTANTCOFFEE
62
Golden arches for McDonald's, e.g. : LOGO
64
Nebraska city or tribe : OMAHA
65
___ Lund of "Casablanca" : ILSA
66
Very dry, as Champagne : BRUT
67
Cicero or Caesar : ROMAN
68
Mets' league: Abbr. : NATL
69
___-Ball (arcade game) : SKEE
70
English river through Nottingham : TRENT
71
1974 Sutherland/Gould spoof : SPYS
Down
1
Fountain treats : MALTEDS
2
Paying no attention : UNAWARE
3
Private party attender : INVITEE
4
Gray-sprinkled horse : ROAN
5
Reeking : SMELLY
6
Well-mannered : CIVIL
7
Fork or spoon : UTENSIL
8
Titanic's undoing : BERG
9
Johnson of "Laugh-In" : ARTE
10
French city where van Gogh painted : ARLES
11
1978 Rolling Stones hit : MISSYOU
12
Medicine-approving org. : FDA
13
Ran into : MET
21
Actress Basinger : KIM
22
Millionaire's boat, maybe : YACHT
26
Class for newcomers to America, for short : ESL
27
Place for a soak : TUB
29
"Yeah, like that'll ever happen" : ASIF
31
Labyrinth : MAZE
32
Enzyme suffix : ASE
35
Quartet number : FOUR
36
Luggage : BAGS
38
Yeti and the Loch Ness monster : MYTHS
39
___-mo : SLO
41
Elbow poke : JAB
42
Wedding words : IDO
43
Tiredness : FATIGUE
44
Headliner : BIGNAME
46
One of two on a winter cap : EARFLAP
47
Forgiveness : AMNESTY
48
Closes tightly again : RESEALS
51
Trigonometric ratio : SECANT
52
That: Sp. : ESO
54
10 sawbucks make one : CNOTE
56
Actor Hawke : ETHAN
59
Libel or slander : TORT
60
Caesar's love : AMOR
61
Fish propellers : FINS
62
Ozs. and ozs. : LBS
63
Home planet of Mindy's mate in an old sitcom : ORK

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2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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