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New York Times, Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Author:
Richard and Judith Martin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Many a H.S. dropout's goal ... and what's added to 17-, 25-, 36-, 51- and 60-Across
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Richard Martin
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Judith Martin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FQXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Martin. This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Martin. Wednesday freshness: 78%
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© 2013, The New York Times2/13/13 ( No. 23,108 )
Across
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Blood bank supplies : PLASMAS
8
Foliage-viewing mo. : OCT
11
Welcome sign for a B'way angel : SRO
14
Dental deposits : CALCULI
15
P, to Pythagoras : RHO
16
Pricing word : PER
17
Senior softballers, e.g.? : THEAGEDTEAM
19
LAX monitor info : ETA
20
"The Turner Diaries" conflict : RACEWAR
21
___ Flux (Charlize Theron role) : AEON
22
Star in Cygnus : DENEB
25
K-9 Corps member? : BADGEDDOG
27
Gooey camp fare : SMORES
29
CNN's Barnett and others : ERROLS
30
Counterpart of long. : LAT
31
Had down cold : KNEW
35
Descartes's "sum," translated : IAM
36
Former first lady sporting a different outfit? : JACKIECHANGED
41
El Al hub city : LOD
42
Tries to win : WOOS
43
Make "it" : TAG
45
Greyhound lookalike : SALUKI
48
Magician's hiding spot : SLEEVE
51
Small-screen performance of "Hamlet," e.g.? : TVTRAGEDY
55
Missed the mark : ERRED
56
Thai currency : BAHT
57
Broadway title character who sings "Tea for Two" : NANETTE
59
Vacation time in Versailles : ETE
60
King, queen or jack? : VISAGEDCARD
64
Lineage-based women's org. : DAR
65
Ore suffix : ITE
66
Sparkly component of face paint : GLITTER
67
'Fore : ERE
68
Leftorium owner on "The Simpsons" : NED
69
Teeter-totters : SEESAWS
Down
1
Fig. on an I.R.S. schedule : PCT
2
"Well, ___-di-dah!" : LAH
3
Barley wine, really : ALE
4
Fun house worker, maybe : SCARER
5
Zimbabwean strongman Robert : MUGABE
6
Author Waugh : ALEC
7
Lesser-played half of a 45 : SIDEB
8
Nymph of Mount Ida, e.g. : OREAD
9
Use plastic : CHARGE
10
Certain turkey : TOM
11
Dash component : SPEEDOMETER
12
Prepare for next year's models, say : RETOOL
13
Cousins of chimps : ORANGS
18
Pan Am rival : TWA
21
"What ___" ("Ho-hum") : ADRAG
22
Cable alternative, for short : DSL
23
Mus. key with four sharps : EMAJ
24
A few bricks short of a load : NOTALLTHERE
26
CNN's Burnett : ERIN
28
One of a biathlete's pair : SKI
32
Common packaging word : NEW
33
"The Name of the Rose" author : ECO
34
"___ knows?" : WHO
37
Try to win : COURT
38
Pittsburgh radio station since 1920, said to be the world's first : KDKA
39
Fool : ASS
40
Humorist Barry : DAVE
44
Many a H.S. dropout's goal ... and what's added to 17-, 25-, 36-, 51- and 60-Across : GED
45
"Venerable" monk of old England : STBEDE
46
First movie to gross more than $2 billion (2009) : AVATAR
47
Put a match to : IGNITE
49
Allow to expire : LETDIE
50
Puts up : ERECTS
52
Relaxed : EASED
53
Paternity suit evidence : DNA
54
Safecrackers : YEGGS
58
Prefix with cast : TELE
60
Rouge or blanc selection : VIN
61
___ crossroads : ATA
62
FF's opposite, on a VCR : REW
63
"ER" personnel : DRS

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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