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New York Times, Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
28-Down : Symbol of wistfulness
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Paula Gamache

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 3 Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzlemakers. This is puzzle # 60 for Ms. Gamache. Tuesday freshness: 76%
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© 2010, The New York Times8/3/10 ( No. 22,183 )
Across
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Pressure meas. : PSI
4
One who's devilishly devoted? : FIEND
9
Opening in the Navy? : HATCH
14
Orange Monopoly avenue : TENNESSEE
16
Yves Saint Laurent fragrance : OPIUM
17
They're up : BASEBALLBATTERS
19
Ready to serve : ONEA
20
___ Park (Coney Island destination) : LUNA
21
Kind of basis in accounting : ACCRUAL
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Gullibility : NAIVETE
30
Asian holiday : TET
31
Some Wall Street Journal charts : STOCKPRICES
33
Topic for Madame de Pompadour and Louis XV : AMOUR
34
"Begone!" : SCAT
35
They're waiting to be persuaded : UNDECIDEDVOTERS
41
Beta dog's view : REAR
42
___ 180 (about-faces) : DOESA
43
Western entrances : SALOONDOORS
47
Shooter's choice, briefly : SLR
50
"Sweet" bloomer : ALYSSUM
51
Chocolate-coated marshmallow sandwich : MOONPIE
53
Working hard : ATIT
55
"Star Trek: T.N.G." counselor Deanna : TROI
56
Category for 17-, 31-, 35- and 43-Across : THINGSTHATSWING
63
Proverbial prevention portion : OUNCE
64
Not in its original form, as an article : REWRITTEN
65
Argentine money : PESOS
66
Herbert Hoover, by birth : IOWAN
67
Ernie on a green : ELS
Down
1
Small craft with launching tubes : PTBOAT
2
Occasion when everyone holds hands, maybe : SEANCE
3
Raid target : INSECT
4
Short mo. : FEB
5
"This ___ test" : ISA
6
Subj. for some foreigners : ESL
7
1994 Jodie Foster title role : NELL
8
Attack, as false science : DEBUNK
9
Gas : HOTAIR
10
Well-put : APT
11
Dead heat : TIE
12
Dog that should be on a leash : CUR
13
___ Beagle : HMS
15
Practically touching : NEAR
18
Take ___ (snooze) : ANAP
22
"Semper Fi" grp. : USMC
23
Yours, to Yves : ATOI
24
Turned up : LOUD
26
Windows XP successor : VISTA
27
"___ homo" : ECCE
28
Symbol of wistfulness : TEAR
29
Forecasting figs. : ESTS
32
Words to live by : CREDO
33
Houston skaters : AEROS
35
___ Minor : URSA
36
NPR host Conan : NEAL
37
Tony-winning Tyne : DALY
38
Awful end : DOOM
39
___ Beach, Fla. : VERO
40
Italian bone : OSSO
44
Some Oklahomans : OSAGES
45
"Phooey!" : NUTS
46
Composer Shostakovich : DMITRI
47
Preternatural creature : SPRITE
48
Cousin of Lancelot : LIONEL
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1910-36 for George V, and 1936-52 for George VI : REIGNS
52
Abbr. on a food package : NTWT
54
Dutch film director van Gogh : THEO
56
Shirt or blouse : TOP
57
Photoshop adjustment : HUE
58
Connected crowd : INS
59
Sgt., e.g. : NCO
60
"So cute!" : AWW
61
Refrain syllable : TRA
62
Idolatry, for one : SIN

Answer summary:
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