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New York Times, Monday, April 30, 2007

Author:
Allan E. Parrish
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Across : Deviation in a rocket's course
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Allan E. Parrish

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Parrish. Monday freshness: 95%
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© 2007, The New York Times4/30/7 ( No. 20,992 )
Across
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King Kong's kin : APES
5
Dry out : PARCH
10
Aspen gear : SKIS
14
N.Y.C. cultural center : MOMA
15
Big name in can-making : ALCOA
16
Tight curl : KINK
17
Elastic holder : RUBBERBAND
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Opposed to : ANTI
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Depart's opposite : ARRIVE
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Lisa, to Bart : SIS
23
Actor Beatty : NED
24
"Cheers" woman : DIANE
25
Home of Notre Dame : SOUTHBEND
28
Abbr. at the end of a company's name : INC
29
1986 Indy 500 winner Bobby : RAHAL
31
Clear, as a chalkboard : ERASE
32
S-shaped molding : OGEE
34
Three Stooges laugh : YUK
35
Dreaded : FEARED
36
Entrance, as through oratory : SPELLBIND
39
Macaroni and manicotti : PASTAS
42
Landon who ran for president in 1936 : ALF
43
1978 hit with the lyric "You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal" : YMCA
47
Non-earthling : ALIEN
48
Win the first four games in a World Series, e.g. : SWEEP
50
Gear part : COG
51
Ian Fleming creation : JAMESBOND
53
"Filthy" money : LUCRE
55
Stereo component : AMP
56
Deviation in a rocket's course : YAW
57
Actor Brando : MARLON
58
Miniature plateau : MESA
60
1930s political group : GERMANBUND
63
Bustles : ADOS
64
Filmmaker Coen : ETHAN
65
Neighborhood : AREA
66
Lost seaworthiness : SANK
67
Eccentric : LOOPY
68
Separators on badminton courts : NETS
Down
1
Medium for mostly news and talk these days : AMRADIO
2
Raining cats and dogs : POURING
3
Hug : EMBRACE
4
Polio vaccine developer : SABIN
5
Whittle down : PARE
6
Priest's vestment : ALB
7
Color TV pioneer : RCA
8
Certain diplomat : CONSUL
9
"I've ___!" (cry of impatience) : HADIT
10
Jamaican music : SKA
11
Greg of "You've Got Mail" : KINNEAR
12
Strong, as emotions : INTENSE
13
Lost control of a car, say : SKIDDED
18
At any time : EVER
22
Luster : SHEEN
25
Synagogue : SHUL
26
Chicago suburb : OAKLAWN
27
Two-time Super Bowl M.V.P. Tom : BRADY
30
Affirmative votes : AYES
33
___ Lauder cosmetics : ESTEE
35
Flute in a march : FIFE
37
Variety of violet : PANSY
38
Ran in the wash : BLED
39
Nightclothes : PAJAMAS
40
Oakland's county : ALAMEDA
41
Bart or Lisa : SIMPSON
44
Doug of "The Virginian" : MCCLURE
45
Royal headgear : CORONET
46
Lists for meetings : AGENDAS
48
Part of Johannesburg : SOWETO
49
Schedule : PLAN
52
Item on which to put lox : BAGEL
54
City-related : URBAN
57
Quite a few : MANY
59
Query : ASK
61
Letter between pi and sigma : RHO
62
Rand McNally product : MAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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