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New York Times, Friday, July 1, 2016

Author:
James Mulhern
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : City called the Bush Capital
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James Mulhern

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {V} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 19 for Mr. Mulhern. Friday freshness: 75%
James Mulhern notes:
I made this puzzle about two years ago. It's actually a rewrite; initially, I had a couple answers (FLASH ART, AN ITEM) that Will and ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Two nice answers, FANTASY BASEBALL and SQUARE BRACKET down the midlines of the puzzle. I'm huge into fantasy basketball, and I can see ... read more
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© 2016, The New York Times7/1/16 ( No. 24,342 )
Across
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Talk : TATTLE
7
Driver's hazards : FLASHERS
15
Not divisible, as a job : ONEMAN
16
Amelia Earhart, e.g. : AIRWOMAN
17
Good news for wage earners : TAXCUT
18
Far Eastern city whose name means "long cape" : NAGASAKI
19
Org. that covers Springfield in a dome in "The Simpsons Movie" : EPA
20
Torpedo : DESTROY
22
Black : JET
23
Office monitor : BOSS
25
Dough made in the Middle East? : RIALS
26
Lane in a strip : LOIS
27
Wedding keepsake : ALBUM
29
Long-running Vegas show : CSI
30
Even's opposite : MORN
31
Gravy goody : GIBLET
33
Mississippi feeder : YAZOO
35
Backslash neighbor : SQUAREBRACKET
39
Buddhist memorial dome : STUPA
40
Like motets : CHORAL
42
Cross words : FIES
44
One-on-one basketball play, slangily : ISO
46
Sound : AUDIO
47
Feature of un poema : RIMA
48
Accomplished : ADEPT
50
Damage done : TOLL
51
It welcomes praise : EGO
52
"Wouldn't think so" : DOUBTIT
54
Pixar specialty, briefly : CGI
55
City called the Bush Capital : CANBERRA
57
2006 musical featuring a vampire : LESTAT
59
Light blue partner of Connecticut and Vermont : ORIENTAL
60
Crazy Horse, e.g. : LAKOTA
61
"It was my pleasure" : NOTATALL
62
They're drawn by the bizarre : STARES
Down
1
Green grocery choice : TOTEBAG
2
Brazilian city name that sounds like a U.S. state capital : ANAPOLIS
3
Some southern cookin' : TEXASBBQ
4
Alternative to SHO : TMC
5
Celebrate : LAUD
6
Rapping response : ENTER
7
Its rosters aren't real : FANTASYBASEBALL
8
1997 comedy with the tagline "Trust me" : LIARLIAR
9
Odysseus' faithful dog : ARGOS
10
Clout : SWAY
11
Christmas trio : HOS
12
Key of Chopin's étude "Tristesse" : EMAJOR
13
Collect lots of : RAKEIN
14
Cross states : SNITS
21
Word with a 35-Across before and after it : SIC
24
Separator of the Philippines and Malaysia : SULUSEA
26
"Incoming!" : LOOKOUT
28
Charcuterie, e.g. : MEATS
30
Nut-brown : MOCHA
32
Tony-winning title role of 1990 : TRU
34
Country's ___ Brown Band : ZAC
36
Aid in labor management? : EPIDURAL
37
One handling an OD : ERDOCTOR
38
Get too close, in a way : TAILGATE
41
Teases, in older usage : LOLITAS
42
French daily, with "Le" : FIGARO
43
Lackey's response : IMONIT
45
Pick : OPT
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Casing job, for short : RECON
48
Big supply line : AORTA
49
Bill collectors? : TILLS
52
Dimple : DENT
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Something farm-squeezed? : TEAT
56
Arthur with a Tony : BEA
58
Genre for Reel Big Fish : SKA

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

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