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New York Times, Wednesday, October 6, 2004

Author:
Adam Cohen
Editor:
Will Shortz
The Pointer Sisters' "___ Excited"
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Adam Cohen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Cohen. Wednesday freshness: 8%
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© 2004, The New York Times10/6/4 ( No. 20,056 )
Across
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Rockette launchers? : LEGS
5
Combo's cue : HITIT
10
Stereo knob : BASS
14
Like crazy : ALOT
15
Cordial flavoring : ANISE
16
With the bow, in music : ARCO
17
"Kiss Me Kate" co-star, 1953 : HOWARDKEEL
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Time for a revolution : YEAR
20
One of the Fab Four : RINGO
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State nicknamed "Small Wonder" : DELAWARE
23
Mideast flash point : GAZA
26
"The ___ Daba Honeymoon" : ABA
27
The Red Baron, e.g. : ACE
30
"Diner" actor : DANIELSTERN
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Press for payment : DUN
37
What well-thrown 44-Across do : SPIRAL
38
This is one : CLUE
39
Parasite supporter : HOST
41
Cambridge univ. : MIT
42
Seek food, perhaps : HUNT
43
Sequel novel to "Typee" : OMOO
44
Hail Marys, e.g. : PASSES
47
Part of D.J.I.A. : DOW
48
1945 Peace Nobelist : CORDELLHULL
50
Med. specialty : ENT
51
Certain investment, for short : IRA
52
"La Vie en Rose" singer : PIAF
54
Chinese potable : GREENTEA
59
Driving hazard : SLEET
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Sit around : LOAF
64
Utah senator : ORRINHATCH
67
The Pointer Sisters' "___ Excited" : IMSO
68
Pointed arch : OGIVE
69
Cut back : PARE
70
"Cold one" : BEER
71
Having bumps : NODED
72
Leave slack-jawed : STUN
Down
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Lionized actor? : LAHR
2
H. G. Wells race : ELOI
3
Cap's partner : GOWN
4
College football's Grand Old Man : STAGG
5
Taken : HAD
6
Press, slangily : INK
7
50-50, say : TIED
8
What a nod might mean : ISEE
9
Spill one's guts : TELLALL
10
Show set in Hawaii : BAYWATCH
11
Atlas stat : AREA
12
Mark for life : SCAR
13
Like some losers : SORE
18
Arteries : ROADS
22
Six-pack ___ : ABS
24
Sound on "Batman" : ZAP
25
Brutish sort : ANIMAL
27
Not permanent : ADHOC
28
Former New York governor : CUOMO
29
David of CNN : ENSOR
31
Dander : IRISH
32
Really enjoys : EATSUP
33
Shake off : ELUDE
34
Yak, yak, yak ... : RUNON
35
Packaging abbr. : NETWT
40
Super-delicious : TODIEFOR
44
1986 Best Picture : PLATOON
45
Quarterback Manning : ELI
46
More than trim : SLASH
49
East ender? : ERN
53
Tries to fly : FLAPS
54
Like a slickster : GLIB
55
Spanish Steps city : ROME
56
Facility : EASE
57
"Sum" preceder : ERGO
58
Far from arable : ARID
60
Louis XIV, self-referentially : ETAT
61
Linen hue : ECRU
62
Not now : THEN
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Stick-to-it-___ : IVE
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Sparks on the screen : NED

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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