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New York Times, Monday, April 27, 2015

Author:
Johanna Fenimore
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Hairdos that are hard to wear hats with, familiarly
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Johanna Fenimore

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Fenimore. Monday freshness: 62%
Johanna Fenimore notes:
I fell in love with the word GOBSMACKED, thus this puzzle. As it turns out there are some really fun phrases that mean the same thing. ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Synonyms for [Left speechless]; DUMBSTRUCK and GOBSMACKED are really lively words. I hadn't heard of KICKED IN THE HEAD in this sense, ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times4/27/15 ( No. 23,911 )
Across
1
With 66-Across, left speechless : BLEW
5
"Just ___" (Nike slogan) : DOIT
9
___ mark (# symbol) : HASH
13
Mouselike animal : VOLE
14
Kinda maybe : SORTA
15
Cincinnati's home : OHIO
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Left speechless : DUMBSTRUCK
18
Seep : OOZE
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Aves. and blvds. : STS
20
Anger : IRE
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"You betcha!" : HECKYES
23
Trolley : TRAM
24
Aunt, in Acapulco : TIA
25
Left speechless : KICKEDINTHEHEAD
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Direction opposite from sur : NORTE
34
Spoken : ORAL
35
E.M.T.'s specialty : CPR
36
Fills with wonder : AWES
37
Reached : GOTAT
39
Mr. ___ (Peter Lorre role) : MOTO
40
Heel : CAD
41
Cookie with white filling : OREO
42
Division of a long poem : CANTO
43
Left speechless : KNOCKEDFORALOOP
47
"___ you out of your mind?!" : ARE
48
"Uh-uh!" : NOPE
49
Some hair highlights : STREAKS
53
Big part of an elephant : EAR
54
Preceder of "loves me" and "loves me not" : SHE
57
Hairdos that are hard to wear hats with, familiarly : FROS
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Left speechless : GOBSMACKED
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Org. that loves fur ... but not on humans : PETA
62
Desert green spots : OASES
63
Group of buffalo : HERD
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Does and bucks : DEER
65
Transylvanian count, informally : DRAC
66
See 1-Across : AWAY
Down
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Some men's underwear : BVDS
2
Boor : LOUT
3
State symbols of Massachusetts and North Dakota : ELMS
4
The third "w" of www : WEB
5
Start of the musical scale : DOREMI
6
Tulsa sch. : ORU
7
Poison ivy annoyance : ITCH
8
"So there!" : TAKETHAT
9
Hashish pipe : HOOKAH
10
Sailor's call : AHOY
11
Small, medium or large : SIZE
12
Tools for weeding : HOES
14
Precious stringed instrument, informally : STRAD
17
"No ___, Bob!" : SIREE
22
Sky: Fr. : CIEL
23
B'way booth in Times Square : TKTS
25
Talent : KNACK
26
Hawkeye State native : IOWAN
27
Words to live by : CREDO
28
___ this world : NOTOF
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La-la preceder : TRA
30
Commercial lead-in to Lodge : ECONO
31
Is ___ (probably will) : APTTO
32
Sag : DROOP
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Hermes or Hades : GREEKGOD
38
British ref. work : OED
39
Having X and Y chromosomes : MALE
41
Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
42
Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life" : CAPRA
44
Roman ruler who said "The die is cast" : CAESAR
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"Hold on ...!" : ONESEC
46
Wanders : ROAMS
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Bay Area force: Abbr. : SFPD
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Beech or birch : TREE
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Repetitive learning : ROTE
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Fly high : SOAR
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Distort : SKEW
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Wife of Zeus : HERA
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Small whirlpool : EDDY
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Troop grp. : BSA
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"___-ching!" : CHA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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