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New York Times, Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Author:
Damon J. Gulczynski
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
8-Across : Asian gambling mecca
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Damon J. Gulczynski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FQX} This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Gulczynski. Tuesday freshness: 97%
Damon J. Gulczynski notes:
I wanted to make a pop culture-themed puzzle that spanned many generations. Without an exact theme idea in mind, I started browsing ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Damon plays on SALAD DAYS (a term from Shakespeare), using four men with last names doubling as types of salads. SID CAESAR I knew off ... read more
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J
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B
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N
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C
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P
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© 2017, The New York Times3/14/17 ( No. 24,598 )
Across
1
Pop fan? : MOM
4
Numbers to crunch : DATA
8
Asian gambling mecca : MACAU
13
Singer DiFranco : ANI
14
Water pitchers : EWERS
16
Slender woodwinds : OBOES
17
Asian electronics giant : NEC
18
Mystery writer Marsh : NGAIO
19
Sporty car in a Beach Boys song : TBIRD
20
*"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" actor, 1963 : SIDCAESAR
22
Year, south of the border : ANO
23
A pep talk might boost it : MORALE
24
*"12 Angry Men" actor, 1957 : LEEJCOBB
28
Reduce to particles : ATOMIZE
30
Online money transfer facilitator : PAYPAL
31
Scruff of the neck : NAPE
32
Made bird noises : COOED
35
Pig's digs : STY
36
*"Anatomy of a Murder" actor, 1959 : ORSONBEAN
40
"Breaking Bad" network : AMC
43
It's a size larger than grande at Starbucks : VENTI
44
Sounds of satisfaction : AAHS
48
Like a toasted marshmallow vis-à-vis a non-toasted one : GOOIER
50
Shirt with straps instead of sleeves : TANKTOP
53
*"Road Trip" actor, 2000 : TOMGREEN
56
Rice-based Spanish dish : PAELLA
57
PC "brain" : CPU
58
Youthful time in one's life ... which this puzzle might harken solvers back to? : SALADDAYS
60
Did a smith's job on : SHOED
62
Prized violin : AMATI
63
D.C. ballplayer : NAT
64
In and of itself : PERSE
65
Mister, south of the border : SENOR
66
Prefix with borough : TRI
67
Bohemian : ARTSY
68
Puts in stitches : SEWS
69
Dog breeder's org. : AKC
Down
1
One admired for his masculinity : MANSMAN
2
The tiniest bit : ONEIOTA
3
Gesture to punctuate a great performance : MICDROP
4
Highest mountain in North America : DENALI
5
"What a bummer!" : AWGEEZ
6
Oolong and Earl Grey : TEAS
7
Popular typeface : ARIAL
8
Bon ___ (witticism) : MOT
9
Monastic realm : ABBACY
10
Many washers and dryers in apartment buildings : COINOPS
11
Stunt pilot : AEROBAT
12
Amer. money : USD
15
Peeved : SORE
21
Hitchcock role in almost every Hitchcock film : CAMEO
25
Sporting sword : EPEE
26
Actress ___ Pinkett Smith : JADA
27
Journalist Nellie : BLY
29
"Micro" and "macro" subject, for short : ECON
33
Province west of Que. : ONT
34
Passing mention? : OBIT
37
Winnebago owner, briefly : RVER
38
Bone-dry : SERE
39
In the buff : NAKED
40
F.B.I. employee: Abbr. : AGT
41
Sponge : MOOCHER
42
Behave : COMPORT
45
1996 Olympics site : ATLANTA
46
It stores a synagogue's Torah scrolls : HOLYARK
47
Moving jerkily : SPASTIC
49
"Um ... O.K." : IGUESS
51
"Superbad" producer Judd : APATOW
52
Low points : NADIRS
54
Those, to José : ESAS
55
April, May and June, for example : NAMES
59
Swimmer's assignment : LANE
60
Where you might hear 44-Across : SPA
61
Susan of "L.A. Law" : DEY

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

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