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New York Times, Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Down : Prospector's find
TotalDebutLatest
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RebusCircleScrabblePGramFresh
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQX} This is puzzle # 191 for Ms. Gorski. Wednesday freshness: 78%
Notepad: When this puzzle is completed, the 10 circled letters, read from top to bottom, will spell a name associated with 39-Across.
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H
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© 2012, The New York Times2/1/12 ( No. 22,730 )
Across
1
*Peddle : HAWK
5
Prefix with "mom" in 2009 news : OCTO
9
Bay State sch. : UMASS
14
Tommie of the Miracle Mets : AGEE
15
*Christmas carol starter : HARK
16
Soil enricher : MULCH
17
Gorillas and others : GREATAPES
19
Manhattan's ___ Place : ASTOR
20
"No joke!" : SERIOUS
22
*Storied also-ran : HARE
23
January 1 sound : POP
26
Intersected : MET
27
Grapefruit choice : RUBYRED
29
*Managed ___ : CARE
31
Coeur d'___ : ALENE
33
Vietnam-era protest org. : SDS
34
Meriting a "Q.E.D." : PROVABLE
37
Article in rap titles : THA
39
Classic novel of 1,000+ pages ... or a hint to the word ladder formed by the answers to the starred clues : WARANDPEACE
42
Columnist Hentoff : NAT
43
Earring shape : TEARDROP
46
45 ___ : RPM
49
Contrarian's retort : ISNOT
51
*Center : CORE
52
Brown in the funnies : CHARLIE
54
Best Buy buys : PCS
57
"___ who?" : SEZ
58
*Place to moor : COVE
59
"Give me an example!" : NAMEONE
62
Oscar winner Tatum : ONEAL
64
"You're fired!" speaker, informally : THEDONALD
68
Slowly, on a score : LENTO
69
*Valentine sentiment : LOVE
70
"___ it my way" : IDID
71
Test for quality : ASSAY
72
River of Flanders : YSER
73
*Chocolate brand : DOVE
Down
1
Broomstick rider : HAG
2
Cabinet dept. : AGR
3
Elfin : WEE
4
New Zealand parrots : KEAS
5
Midway Airport alternative : OHARE
6
Napoleonic leader? : CAPITALN
7
Palm product : TREO
8
"Why not?!" : OKSURE
9
Thurman of "In Bloom" : UMA
10
Overly romantic : MUSHY
11
Places for rites : ALTARS
12
Wrote for an orchestra : SCORED
13
Tatters : SHREDS
18
Pro ___ (for now) : TEM
21
Drink brewed naturally : SUNTEA
23
Angel dust : PCP
24
Item in a thole : OAR
25
Ship's christening spot : PROW
28
Joy of "The View" : BEHAR
30
Olympic skating champion Lysacek : EVAN
32
Resulted in : LEDTO
35
Run out of town on ___ : ARAIL
36
Drives home, as runs : BATSIN
38
"Back in Black" band : ACDC
40
Personal bugaboo : PETPEEVE
41
Bow-toting god : EROS
44
Prospector's find : ORE
45
Brand of movable collectibles : PEZ
46
Soda brand since 1905 : RCCOLA
47
7-Down and others : PHONES
48
Whizzes : MAVENS
50
Without muss or fuss : NEATLY
53
Ranch in "Giant" : REATA
55
Java or C++ whiz : CODER
56
Hostess ___ Balls : SNO
60
Units now called siemens : MHOS
61
Queen Wheat City of Oklahoma : ENID
63
Myrna of film : LOY
65
Hubbub : ADO
66
Tyler of "Jersey Girl" : LIV
67
Presidential monogram : DDE

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

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