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New York Times, Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Author:
Steve Dobis
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Exercise in pronunciation ... like the first words of the answers to the starred clues
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Steve Dobis

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Spans: 1 Scrabble average: 1.85 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Dobis. Tuesday freshness: 48%
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P
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© 2009, The New York Times6/30/9 ( No. 21,784 )
Across
1
Senate page, e.g. : AIDE
5
Island neighbor of Tonga and Tuvalu : FIJI
9
Places of interest? : BANKS
14
Sea dog's libation : GROG
15
North African port : ORAN
16
"Take this job and shove it!" : IQUIT
17
*Informal greeting : HOWGOESIT
19
Like undercooked eggs : RUNNY
20
New wing : ANNEX
21
Credit union's activity : LENDING
23
It may be stacked or cut : DECK
26
Knock over, so to speak : ROB
27
"Eureka!" : AHA
30
*At times : NOWANDAGAIN
36
PC video gear, for short : CAMS
38
Take it on the ___ : LAM
39
Lion-colored : TAWNY
40
Exercise in pronunciation ... like the first words of the answers to the starred clues : ELOCUTIONPHRASE
44
Scout's mission, for short : RECON
45
Hide-hair link : NOR
46
One of TV's Mavericks : BRET
47
*One not using the company cafeteria, maybe : BROWNBAGGER
51
U.F.O. crew : ETS
52
Fall back : EBB
53
Stone for many Libras : OPAL
55
Mocks : JEERSAT
59
Were in accord : JIBED
63
PC-less Internet hookup, once : WEBTV
64
*Bay Area concert venue : COWPALACE
67
More than sore : IRATE
68
Newton or ohm : UNIT
69
Liniment target : ACHE
70
Fan mags : ZINES
71
Sonic the Hedgehog's company : SEGA
72
Black belt's blow : CHOP
Down
1
Ottoman Empire V.I.P. : AGHA
2
Hotel room amenity : IRON
3
Elevator direction half the time : DOWN
4
Prodded, with "on" : EGGED
5
"Friend or ___?" : FOE
6
Org. with a code : IRS
7
One corner of a Monopoly board : JAIL
8
Worker for free, often : INTERN
9
Small pool site in a yard : BIRDBATH
10
Here, in Honduras : AQUI
11
Former Georgia senator Sam : NUNN
12
Piece moved in castling : KING
13
Pig's home : STY
18
Plow team : OXEN
22
Affirmative action : NOD
24
Revolver inventor : COLT
25
"The Bridge on the River ___" : KWAI
27
Sharp-tongued : ACERB
28
More vigorous : HALER
29
BP gas brand : AMOCO
31
In the midst of : AMONG
32
Clothing : GARB
33
Clued in : AWARE
34
Boxed-off map section : INSET
35
Kremlin denials : NYETS
37
Garbage hauler : SCOW
41
Rattles : UNNERVES
42
Scrapped, as a mission : NOGO
43
Get ready for an exam : PREP
48
Small ammo : BBS
49
Device you can count on : ABACUS
50
Big Indian : RAJA
54
Pale shade of violet : LILAC
55
Ryan of "Boston Public" : JERI
56
Israel's Abba : EBAN
57
Suffix with kitchen or room : ETTE
58
TV color adjustment : TONE
60
"Goldberg Variations" composer : BACH
61
Tunnel effect : ECHO
62
Hard to fathom : DEEP
63
1978 Diana Ross musical, with "The" : WIZ
65
Halloween wear : WIG
66
Education-conscious org. : PTA

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

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