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New York Times, Monday, April 15, 2019

Author:
Patrick Blindauer and Samuel A. Donaldson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
69-Across : Tax org. undergoing some "reform" in this puzzle's circled squares
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
677/21/20059/4/201922
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
14661417118
RebusCircleScrabDebutFlowFresh
261.5930227.642%
Patrick Blindauer
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
4210/2/20084/5/202611
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
112597161
RebusCircleScrabDebutFlowFresh
241.6325634.468%
Samuel A. Donaldson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQUW} This is puzzle # 66 for Mr. Blindauer. This is puzzle # 31 for Mr. Donaldson. Grid flow: 16.8 Monday freshness: 8%
Constructor notes:
PATRICK: Sam is a great constructor and a delightful human being, so I'm very happy to have collaborated with him on this puzzle. We ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
This puzzle belongs in the NYT's celeb series, and given a high ranking within it. No wait, hear me out! Jill and I recently worked ... read more
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© 2019, The New York Times4/15/19 ( No. 25,360 )
Across
1
Filming device, for short : CAM
4
Men's Health or Women's Health, for short : MAG
7
Sticks (to) : ADHERES
14
Mined rocks : ORE
15
Years that one has lived : AGE
16
Presidents and prime ministers : LEADERS
17
Gun advocacy grp. : NRA
18
It flows from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal : GANGESRIVER
20
Piece of sports equipment with strings : TENNISRACKET
22
First-___ (best) : RATE
23
Back-to-school mo. : SEP
24
Relaxation : EASE
28
Greek goddess of the hunt : ARTEMIS
30
Reference point during a piano lesson : MIDDLEC
33
Coke or 7Up : SODA
34
Bring into the company : HIRE
35
Summer zodiac sign : LEO
36
"If memory serves ..." : ASIRECALL
40
Nada : ZIP
43
Black gemstone : ONYX
44
Bulletin board fastener : TACK
47
Firm, as pasta : ALDENTE
49
Fully illustrated, as a novel : GRAPHIC
52
Work of Shakespeare : PLAY
53
"Norma ___" (1979 film) : RAE
54
German article : EINE
55
Where heads of the Pacific are found? : EASTERISLAND
60
$ $ $ : DOLLARSIGNS
63
PBS-funding org. : NEA
64
Singer Flack with the 1973 hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song" : ROBERTA
65
Serve that nicks the net : LET
66
Paving goo : TAR
67
Reached the golf course standard : SHOTPAR
68
CPR sites : ERS
69
Tax org. undergoing some "reform" in this puzzle's circled squares : IRS
Down
1
Iran-___ (1980s scandal) : CONTRA
2
Behind in payments, after "in" : ARREARS
3
Did intentionally : MEANTTO
4
O. Henry's "The Gift of the ___" : MAGI
5
Court great Andre : AGASSI
6
Blues and rock, for two : GENRES
7
Actor Guinness : ALEC
8
Schoolroom assignment : DESK
9
Relative of a rabbit : HARE
10
Revised, as copy : EDITED
11
Gun, as an engine : REV
12
"But I heard him exclaim, ___ he drove out of sight ..." : ERE
13
Byelorussia, e.g.: Abbr. : SSR
19
Cumberland ___ : GAP
21
"Boy, do I ___ drink!" : NEEDA
25
Nothing's opposite : ALL
26
"Didn't I tell you?" : SEE
27
Green: Prefix : ECO
29
Worker with a trowel : MASON
30
Prop you might drop : MIC
31
Savings for the golden years, for short : IRA
32
Airline whose name is a Greek letter : DELTA
34
Evil spell : HEX
37
QB miscue: Abbr. : INT
38
Loaf that might have seeds : RYE
39
Place to pin a pink ribbon : LAPEL
40
Stick in the microwave : ZAP
41
Sick : ILL
42
Holding hands or kissing on the street, for short : PDA
45
Italian red wine : CHIANTI
46
Actor Greg of "Little Miss Sunshine" : KINNEAR
48
Hole for a lace : EYELET
49
Use mouthwash : GARGLE
50
Rob who directed "The Princess Bride" : REINER
51
Evergreens with fragrant wood : CEDARS
53
Big outdoor gear retailer : REI
56
Senior party? : AARP
57
Mex. title that's an anagram of 58-Down : SRTA
58
Old Russian title that's an anagram of 57-Down : TSAR
59
Old Concordes, in brief : SSTS
60
Hosp. V.I.P.s : DRS
61
Awed reaction : OOH
62
Certain Wall St. acquisition, for short : LBO

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later.

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