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New York Times, Friday, June 15, 2007

Author:
Nancy Joline
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : Trawler equipment
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1093/27/19862/24/20081
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4455891028
RebusCircleScrabblePGramPre‑WSFresh
921.4716161%
Nancy Nicholson Joline

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {FJQWXZ} This is puzzle # 108 for Ms. Joline. Friday freshness: 32%
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© 2007, The New York Times6/15/7 ( No. 21,038 )
Across
1
Energy source : GRANOLABAR
11
Troy Aikman, John Elway and others, in brief : MVPS
15
Home of the National Automobile Museum : RENONEVADA
16
Self-styled world salsa capital : CALI
17
First lady who was once a prominent radio actress : EVITAPERON
18
Catch : SNAG
19
1899 gold rush site : NOME
20
Tick off : ENRAGE
22
Bull Halsey's org. : USN
23
Rap sheet abbr. : AKA
24
Machu Picchu, for one : RUIN
25
Swell : NEATO
27
Certain campus Greeks : DELTS
30
Ages : EON
31
X maker, at times : VOTER
32
Two Ralph Waldo Emerson collections : ESSAYS
34
Political payoff, perhaps : SINECURE
36
Word with speed or fire : TRAP
38
___ P. Halliburton, founder of the Halliburton company : ERLE
39
Pops : OLDTIMER
43
Sandinista's foe : CONTRA
47
TV chef Deen : PAULA
48
JetBlue competitor : TED
50
1994 Peace Nobelist : PERES
51
"The Beverly Hillbillies" star : EBSEN
52
Gambler's option : STUD
54
Spots : ADS
55
Trawler equipment : NET
56
"Gulliver's Travels," e.g. : SATIRE
58
Remain : BIDE
59
With 4-Down, longtime jazz record label : BLUE
61
One who deals in futures : HOROSCOPER
63
High places : ALPS
64
Construction equipment : ERECTORSET
65
Break : REST
66
Angels : MESSENGERS
Down
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Pineapple, e.g. : GRENADE
2
Takes back : REVOKES
3
Brutes : ANIMALS
4
See 59-Across : NOTE
5
___ roll : ONA
6
Object of a miracle of Jesus : LEPER
7
Pennsylvania, e.g. : AVENUE
8
En estos lugares se habla español : BARRIOS
9
"Oklahoma!" girl : ADOANNIE
10
"You ___?" : RANG
11
D.J.'s, at times : MCS
12
"Survivor" setting, 2004 : VANUATU
13
Drub : PLASTER
14
Gentleman of Verona : SIGNORE
21
Wrap : ENVELOP
26
Dawn-of-mammals epoch : EOCENE
28
Tell : TATTLE
29
Modern dwellers of ancient Ebla : SYRIANS
33
___ Hill : SAM
35
Protective agcy. since 1974 : NRC
37
Place with cages : PETSTORE
39
Where drinks aren't on you : OPENBAR
40
Singer with the 1975 #1 hit "Lady Marmalade" : LABELLE
41
Scraps : DUSTUPS
42
Turns in : RETIRES
44
Tramp : TRAIPSE
45
Highlands relative of an elk : REDDEER
46
Maintains : ASSERTS
49
Some hogs : DUROCS
53
Villa ___ : DESTE
57
"Sorry to intrude ..." : AHEM
58
Winner of Wimbledon for five consecutive years : BORG
60
Store sign abbr. : EST
62
Yardbird : CON

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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