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New York Times, Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Author:
Doug Peterson
Editor:
Will Shortz
36-Down : Act the mother hen
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
562/20/200612/9/202334
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
5383313183
RebusScrabbleFresh
31.6268%
Doug Peterson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Peterson. Wednesday freshness: 54%
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© 2008, The New York Times11/5/8 ( No. 21,547 )
Across
1
Alternative to whole : SKIM
5
Hind's mate : STAG
9
Truman declaration of 9/2/45 : VJDAY
14
Crunchy munchie : TACO
15
Dose deliverer : HYPO
16
Nano and Shuffle : IPODS
17
Big name in golf shirts : IZOD
18
After-lunch snack : OREO
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Majestic : REGAL
20
Sight at the Texas Capitol : LONESTARFLAG
23
50-50 chance : TOSSUP
24
State of confusion : FOG
25
Big inits. in news : UPI
28
Word after speed or baby : BUMP
31
Political columnist Peggy : NOONAN
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It's done in Maine waters : LOBSTERFISHING
37
One of the Three Rivers : OHIO
38
Marker, of sorts : IOU
39
Junction point : NODE
40
Athlete with four ESPY awards : LANCEARMSTRONG
45
With suspicion, old-style : ASKANT
46
Labor Dept. watchdog : OSHA
47
Fourth notes : FAS
48
Pal of Piglet : ROO
50
Boots : EVICTS
55
Arithmetic exercise ... or what literally occurs in 20-, 33- and 40-Across? : LONGDIVISION
58
Delicate ornament : BIJOU
61
Change of mortgage, informally : REFI
62
European wine region : ASTI
63
Dizzying hangings : OPART
64
Peace of mind : EASE
65
On the rocks : ICED
66
"Awesome!" : ZOWIE
67
Not very busy : SLOW
68
Feature of some arenas : DOME
Down
1
Pink-legged wader : STILT
2
It can create quite a buzz : KAZOO
3
Larger-than-life figures : ICONS
4
Figures in statistics : MODES
5
Event with a 16-pound ball : SHOTPUT
6
Banks of TV talk : TYRA
7
Simon Says player : APER
8
Explode : GOOFF
9
Shrewish sorts : VIRAGOS
10
PC image format : JPEG
11
Goofy, e.g. : DOG
12
Decay-fighting org. : ADA
13
Couturier's monogram : YSL
21
Sits in (for) : SUBS
22
Anderson of "WKRP in Cincinnati" : LONI
25
Grant's side : UNION
26
Consumer products giant, briefly : PANDG
27
"Picnic" playwright : INGE
29
Prime minister after Eshkol : MEIR
30
Movie trailer, e.g. : PROMO
32
"It can't be!" : OHNO
33
Capital with the Potala Palace : LHASA
34
Porcine sounds : OINKS
35
Delray Beach neighbor, for short : BOCA
36
Act the mother hen : FUSS
37
Minnesota's St. ___ College : OLAF
41
Not there yet : ENROUTE
42
Gobs and gobs : ATON
43
Morning TV staple since 1997 : THEVIEW
44
First name in raga : RAVI
49
Fiends of fantasy : OGRES
51
"To repeat ..." : ISAID
52
Pal of Pancho : CISCO
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Clan carving : TOTEM
54
Said with a sneer : SNIDE
55
Loughlin of "90210" : LORI
56
Negotiation goal : DEAL
57
"In that case ..." : IFSO
58
Dickens moniker : BOZ
59
N.Y.S.E. event : IPO
60
Vise part : JAW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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