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New York Times, Thursday, January 23, 2014

Author:
Michael Hawkins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
36-Down : Snack brand represented by Sterling Cooper on "Mad Men"
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Michael Hawkins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 80, Blocks: 40 Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Hawkins. Thursday freshness: 89%
Michael Hawkins notes:
The "Wordplay" documentary launched my interest in crosswords, but I never advanced past the "failed attempts on graph paper" stage ... read more
Will Shortz notes:
This is the second day in a row in which a Times constructor is making a debut. Michael Hawkins hails from Gastonia, N.C. The print ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Very cool idea from Michael today. Congrats on the debut! I always appreciate when constructors learn the rules well enough to break ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
Clue numbers here correspond to the print version of the puzzle. Note that numbers 23, 39 and 56 are absent from the grid in the print ... read more
1
F
2
I
3
G
4
J
5
O
6
N
7
A
8
S
9
S
10
U
11
M
12
E
13
I
N
O
14
A
V
E
15
C
16
S
L
U
R
R
Y
17
E
V
A
18
M
I
M
I
19
T
E
N
S
E
R
20
N
E
W
21
K
I
D
O
N
22
T
H
E
23
BLOCK
A
D
E
24
D
R
A
I
N
25
D
U
E
T
S
26
S
T
Y
X
27
S
28
H
E
B
29
O
30
O
31
Z
32
E
33
W
H
E
R
E
34
B
U
X
O
M
35
B
36
U
37
T
38
C
H
E
R
39
BLOCK
P
40
A
R
T
I
E
S
41
A
T
S
E
A
42
A
Q
A
B
A
43
A
Z
U
L
44
L
U
N
E
45
D
46
R
47
E
48
W
49
L
50
A
51
N
D
O
52
S
U
E
D
E
53
I
54
C
55
E
56
BLOCK
B
U
S
T
57
E
58
R
M
O
V
I
E
59
D
O
N
A
L
D
60
E
L
O
I
61
E
B
B
62
A
P
O
G
E
E
63
S
E
A
R
64
A
L
I
65
S
E
W
E
R
S
66
A
R
K
67
L
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© 2014, The New York Times1/23/14 ( No. 23,452 )
Across
1
Pudding flavor : FIG
4
Rapper Lil ___ : JON
7
Take on : ASSUME
13
Sea goddess who rescued Odysseus : INO
14
"Mit," across the Rhine : AVEC
16
Mixture of cement : SLURRY
17
"Deliver Us From ___" (2003 film) : EVA
18
Actress Rogers : MIMI
19
Less loose : TENSER
20
Member of a boy band with nine top 10 hits : NEWKIDONTHEBLOCK
23
Supply line cutter : BLOCKADE
24
Fatigue : DRAIN
25
Triple-platinum Sinatra album : DUETS
26
Boundary river : STYX
27
Western actor Wooley : SHEB
29
Move like goo : OOZE
33
Invitation info : WHERE
34
Top-heavy : BUXOM
35
Kitchen counter option : BUTCHERBLOCK
39
Some street gatherings : BLOCKPARTIES
41
Befuddled : ATSEA
42
Jordan's only seaport : AQABA
43
Color of el mar : AZUL
44
Crescent : LUNE
45
Enticed : DREW
49
Calrissian of "Star Wars" films : LANDO
52
Expensive boot material : SUEDE
53
Bygone delivery : ICEBLOCK
56
"Titanic" or "Avatar" : BLOCKBUSTERMOVIE
59
Daisy's love : DONALD
60
"The Time Machine" people : ELOI
61
Decline : EBB
62
Zenith : APOGEE
63
Blacken : SEAR
64
Thrilla in Manila participant : ALI
65
Settings for some escape scenes : SEWERS
66
Ten Commandments keeper : ARK
67
Do-over : LET
Down
1
Buffs : FIENDS
2
Flip : INVERT
3
"Beat it!" : GOAWAY
4
Pack tightly : JAMIN
5
Poet who wrote "If you want to be loved, be lovable" : OVID
6
Little ___ (early comic character) : NEMO
7
___ crow flies : ASTHE
8
Weather warning : SLEET
9
Beach bag item : SUNBLOCK
10
___ Minor : URSA
11
Black-and-white horse? : MRED
12
"The ___ Affair" (Jasper Fforde novel) : EYRE
15
Building unit : CINDERBLOCK
21
Puffed cereal : KIX
22
Angel food cake requirement : TUBEPAN
23
Represses, as bad memories : BLOCKSOUT
27
"___ Bop" (1984 hit) : SHE
28
Royal messengers : HERALDS
30
___Clean : OXI
31
Actress/model Kravitz : ZOE
32
Rescue letters : EMS
33
"Huh?" : WHA
34
It might be under a tank : BRA
35
Barnyard cry : BAA
36
Snack brand represented by Sterling Cooper on "Mad Men" : UTZ
37
Houston sch. : TSU
38
Cooler part : CELLBLOCK
39
Set-off chunks of text : BLOCKQUOTES
40
Fin : ABE
45
Its name may be written with an ampersand : DUO
46
Make plain : REVEAL
47
Food item : EDIBLE
48
Smidgen : WEEBIT
50
Less inept : ABLER
51
The Graces in Raphael's "The Three Graces," e.g. : NUDES
52
Smug look : SMIRK
53
One of the Argonauts : IDAS
54
Deal : COPE
55
Sufficient, for Shakespeare : ENOW
56
Obstruction : BLOCKAGE
57
Zeno's home : ELEA
58
Thunder : ROAR

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

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