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New York Times, Thursday, July 14, 2016

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
24-Across : Aristotle character
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 168 for Mr. Kahn. Grid flow: 27.7 Thursday freshness: 12%
David J. Kahn notes:
This theme works because the eight letters in PHONETIC are all different and the eight code words spelling out PHONETIC can be placed ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
David uses the NATO PHONETIC alphabet today, working in every one of the eight words spelling out PHONETIC. Not easy to incorporate ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times7/14/16 ( No. 24,355 )
Across
1
Put next to : APPOSE
7
Audio player : TAPEDECK
15
Relative of a finch known for building intricate nests : WEAVER
16
"Bridge of Spies" actor : ALANALDA
17
Surface : APPEAR
18
*When daylight saving time ends : NOVEMBER
19
See 49-Across : YEARS
20
1940s film critic James : AGEE
21
In the back : AFT
22
Where the heart lies : TORSO
24
Aristotle character : RHO
27
"Don't let it get to you" : CHINUP
29
Poet who said "Most editors are failed writers - but so are most writers" : TSELIOT
33
Air show maneuver : LOOP
34
Cuisine with curry : THAI
36
___ Piano, designer of The New York Times Building : RENZO
37
Forecast fig. : EST
38
*Angels' leader : CHARLIE
40
Stay-at-home ___ : DAD
41
Whiff : SMELL
43
"Oh, why not?!" : LETS
44
Frequent tweeter : BIRD
45
Ex-band member, maybe : SOLOACT
47
Run out of clothes? : STREAK
49
With 19-Across, U.S. representative's term : TWO
50
Spring breaks? : OASES
51
Gray color : ASH
54
Balance : REST
56
Bothered no end : ATEAT
60
Like the alphabet that includes the answers to the starred clues ... and an anagram of the eight circled letters : PHONETIC
63
You've heard it many times before : CLICHE
64
Annual parade locale : PASADENA
65
Brigham Young, e.g. : UTAHAN
66
1969 Simon & Garfunkel hit in which "lie-la-lie" is repeatedly sung : THEBOXER
67
"Too bad for me!" : MYLOSS
Down
1
On vacation : AWAY
2
Pet form of José : PEPE
3
*___ John's : PAPA
4
Be generous to a fault, in a way : OVERTIP
5
Three-month period : SEASON
6
Go off track : ERR
7
*Dance craze of the 1910s : TANGO
8
What may come as a relief? : ALOE
9
Ones laying down 20-Down : PAVERS
10
Chemistry suffix : ENE
11
Montana's Hungry Horse ___ : DAM
12
Mandela player in a 2013 biopic : ELBA
13
Scale opening : CDEF
14
Go-___ : KART
20
Supply for 9-Down : ASPHALT
23
Legendary #3 on the diamond : RUTH
25
"Now see ___!" : HERE
26
Ring encouragement : OLE
27
Hearst mag : COSMO
28
*Part of a vacation package : HOTEL
29
Battles against : TILTSAT
30
*Origin of the game Parcheesi : INDIA
31
County seat on the Arkansas River : OZARK
32
Newsman Chuck : TODD
33
Diminished by : LESS
35
To be for you? : ARE
38
Gripper : CLAW
39
Adherents : ISTS
42
Auction tableful : LOT
44
Inhuman : BESTIAL
46
Part of the cerebrum : CORTEX
48
Land : REALTY
50
*To get one, act now! : OSCAR
51
Calendar notation: Abbr. : APPT
52
Onetime royal : SHAH
53
Bamboozle : HOSE
55
One from Germany : EINE
57
*Quick comeback? : ECHO
58
Epiphanies : AHAS
59
Some bills : TENS
61
Collar : NAB
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Honshu's ___ River : EDO
63
___ laude : CUM

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

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