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New York Times, Thursday, March 11, 2010

Author:
John Farmer
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : It may pay off if it has your number
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John Farmer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQ} This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Farmer. Thursday freshness: 34%
Notepad: When this puzzle is finished, the six circled letters can be arranged to spell an answer to the catchphrase reading diagonally from upper left to lower right.
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© 2010, The New York Times3/11/10 ( No. 22,038 )
Across
1
One crossing through the strike zone? : SCAB
5
"Speak" response : BARK
9
Gin runs : MELDS
14
"We Need a Little Christmas" musical : MAME
15
___ all-time high : ATAN
16
Infiniti rival : ACURA
17
Grammy winner from County Donegal : ENYA
18
Incantation #1 : HOCUSPOCUS
20
It may pay off if it has your number : LOTTO
22
Some brothers and sisters : ZETAS
23
___ Titanic : RMS
24
Lab monitor? : LEASH
25
Confederate flag flier : REB
26
___-majesté : LESE
27
Nine-digit ID : SSN
28
Former Dodgers third baseman whom Chris Berman nicknamed "Born in the U.S." : CEY
31
"It's time to fly" advertiser : UNITED
33
___ Green, 1987 L.P.G.A. Rookie of the Year : TAMMIE
36
Somewhat : ABIT
37
Incantation #2 : ABRACADABRA
39
Grab bag : OLIO
40
Ancient Britain : ANGLIA
41
Rolling features of some golf courses : KNOLLS
43
Rathskeller cooler : EIS
44
Polo Grounds legend : OTT
47
Carmaker since 1899 : OPEL
48
"Alphabet web," to Variety : ABC
51
Former capital of Crete : CANEA
53
Texas N.B.A.'er : MAV
54
"Welcome to the islands" : ALOHA
56
Olympian Jesse : OWENS
57
Incantation #3 : OPENSESAME
60
Vacation time in France : AOUT
61
___ Bok, former Harvard president : DEREK
62
"The Reader" actress Lena : OLIN
63
About : INRE
64
Dissertation defenses : ORALS
65
Classic Jags : XKES
66
___ off (began) : TEED
Down
1
Needs airing out, maybe : SMELLS
2
Paddlers' craft : CANOES
3
"The Joy Luck Club" author : AMYTAN
4
Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and others : BEATS
5
Rejection interjection : BAH
6
From ___ (the works) : ATOZ
7
Speed demon : RACER
8
Coach Rockne : KNUTE
9
Google feature : MAPS
10
Modern prefix with balance : ECO
11
Mrs. James A. Garfield : LUCRETIA
12
Equipment that comes with sticks : DRUMSET
13
Mouthed off to : SASSED
19
"Elephant Boy" actor : SABU
21
Top 10 hit for Neil Sedaka : OHCAROL
26
First sign of fall : LIBRA
29
___ Savahl (couture label) : EMA
30
"It's fun to stay at the ___": Village People : YMCA
32
Acronym associated with Oreos : NABISCO
33
Security that matures in a year or less, briefly : TBILL
34
Janis who sang "At Seventeen" : IAN
35
Margin : EDGE
37
Herbalist's supply : ALOEVERA
38
"When We Were Kings" subject : ALI
39
In theory : ONPAPER
41
___ dragon (largest living lizard) : KOMODO
42
Kind of price : SALE
44
New Year's Day, datewise : ONEONE
45
Professor's privilege : TENURE
46
Took a sample of : TASTED
49
Bronx Bombers' foes : BOSOX
50
Lesson writer? : CHALK
52
Stand by for : AWAIT
54
Expresses wonder? : ASKS
55
Billet-doux writer : AMIE
58
"Volare (___ Blu Dipinto di Blu)" : NEL
59
Junior officer: Abbr. : ENS

Answer summary:
1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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