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New York Times, Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
8-Across : 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller
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Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QVX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 10 for Ms. Burnikel. Tuesday freshness: 17%
Zhouqin Burnikel notes:
As you can see from my original submission, Will did major surgery on the grid and greatly improved the fill. Brad Wilber sent me ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Neat idea from C.C. today. We've seen many puzzles based around silent letters, but I really enjoyed how she added an extra layer on ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times6/17/14 ( No. 23,597 )
Across
1
Easy mark : SAP
4
Air Force One honcho : PREZ
8
1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller : PSYCHO
14
Overseer of corp. accounts : CFO
15
Start all over : REDO
16
Start of a rumor : IHEARD
17
"In what way?" : HOW
18
Gulf State leader : EMIR
19
Despise : LOATHE
20
2012 John C. Reilly animated film : WRECKITRALPH
23
Prefix with 28-Across : AERO
24
N.Y.C. home to works of Picasso : MOMA
25
Musical improv : JAM
28
Jet : PLANE
31
Pop the question : PROPOSE
34
Kabayaki fish : EEL
36
Main part of a monocle : LENS
38
Conductor Zubin ___ : MEHTA
39
2012 Quentin Tarantino western : DJANGOUNCHAINED
43
Columbus's hometown : GENOA
44
Student aid : LOAN
45
Its score is reported on some univ. applications : GRE
46
Demi or Julianne Moore : ACTRESS
49
Colleague of Roberts and Scalia : ALITO
51
Gridiron positions: Abbr. : RTS
52
Historical : PAST
54
Ages and ages : EONS
57
2010 James Mangold action comedy : KNIGHTANDDAY
61
Popular sleep aid : AMBIEN
64
River through Florence : ARNO
65
Space station until 2001 : MIR
66
Knitted item for a baby : BOOTIE
67
Gambling mecca : RENO
68
Arabic name meaning "high" : ALI
69
___ movies (8-, 20-, 39- and 57-Across, in a way) : SILENT
70
Sharp : KEEN
71
Org. named in WikiLeaks documents : NSA
Down
1
Beginning or end of "Athena" : SCHWA
2
Prior to, in poetry : AFORE
3
Electricity producers : POWERPLANTS
4
Like school for toddlers, in brief : PREK
5
Notes after do : REMI
6
It has Cut, Copy and Paste commands : EDITMENU
7
Swordsman of book and film : ZORRO
8
Notable one in a community : PILLAR
9
Butchery or bakery : SHOP
10
"You betcha" : YEAH
11
Subject of many a viral video : CAT
12
Letters for a prince : HRH
13
William Collins's "___ to Evening" : ODE
21
___ Mustard (Clue character) : COL
22
Roadie's tote : AMP
25
"The Big Lebowski" co-star : JOHNGOODMAN
26
Autumn bloom : ASTER
27
General at Gettysburg : MEADE
29
Pond growth : ALGAE
30
Prefix with conservative : NEO
32
Muscat native : OMANI
33
Bank of China Tower designer : PEI
34
Mystery award : EDGAR
35
Kick out : EJECT
37
Comedy/variety show since '75 : SNL
40
Fish ___ fowl : NOR
41
Front hallway item : COATTREE
42
Prince with 21 Tonys : HAL
47
Small piano : SPINET
48
Droop : SAG
50
Kennedy aide Sorensen : TED
53
Jet fighter? : SHARK
55
Finalizes, with "down" : NAILS
56
Gulf War ally : SYRIA
57
Toy with a tail : KITE
58
"Forget it, Friedrich!" : NEIN
59
Rice on a shelf : ANNE
60
Lunch time, maybe : NOON
61
Things that exercisers crunch : ABS
62
"You mean me?" : MOI
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La Paz's land: Abbr. : BOL

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

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