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New York Times, Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Author:
Robyn Weintraub
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Down : "Hands off!"
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Robyn Weintraub

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Weintraub. Wednesday freshness: 23%
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© 2013, The New York Times7/17/13 ( No. 23,262 )
Across
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"S.N.L." piece : SKIT
5
Lost ___ ("Peter Pan" group) : BOYS
9
Jam-pack : CROWD
14
Yma Sumac's homeland : PERU
15
"___ and away!" : UPUP
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Lieutenant under Kirk : UHURA
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Longtime computer operating system : UNIX
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Fashion's Oscar ___ Renta : DELA
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Doughnut order, perhaps : DOZEN
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Start of a flower lover's poetic lament : ROSESARERED
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Word on a dollar : ONE
24
No rocket scientist : DOPE
25
Fish story : TALE
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Lament, part 2 : VIOLETSAREBLUE
33
Valance holder : ROD
34
Sunrise direction, in Sonora : ESTE
35
Part of a posy, maybe : DAISY
36
K-5: Abbr. : ELEM
38
Unfrizzed, say : TAMED
41
Class ring datum : YEAR
42
Make use of : AVAIL
44
"___ expert, but ..." : IMNO
46
Horse race rarity : TIE
47
Lament, part 3 : POLLENISBADFOR
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Pilots' announcements, in brief : ETAS
52
Parisian possessive : ATOI
53
Tassel spot : CAP
56
Lament, part 4 : MYALLERGIES
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Flee via ladder, stereotypically : ELOPE
63
They're sweeter than sweet potatoes : YAMS
64
Dance at some weddings : HORA
65
Corporate shake-up, for short : REORG
66
Bird feeder fill : SUET
67
Mattress size : TWIN
68
End of the lament : ACHOO
69
Figures affected by point spreads : ODDS
70
Picnic race need : SACK
Down
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Boot accessory : SPUR
2
Game with Ping-Pong-like balls : KENO
3
Pupil's place : IRIS
4
So-called "penguin suit" : TUXEDO
5
Capital on the Danube : BUDAPEST
6
"The Pirates of Penzance," e.g. : OPERETTA
7
Traditional season for eggnog : YULE
8
Enemy of Athens in the Peloponnesian War : SPARTA
9
Got very close and comfy : CUDDLED
10
Fraternity "P" : RHO
11
Anise-flavored liqueur : OUZO
12
P. C. ___, "Beau Geste" novelist : WREN
13
Greenlander, by citizenship : DANE
21
Dover ___ : SOLE
22
"Tin" body part : EAR
26
Site with a "Buy It Now" option : EBAY
27
Car make whose name means "I roll" in Latin : VOLVO
28
Rating a 10, say : IDEAL
29
Weigh station visitors : SEMIS
30
Be dishonest with : LIETO
31
Carrier name of 1979-97 : USAIR
32
Brontë heroine : EYRE
33
Gather in : REAP
37
Number on a marathon marker : MILE
39
Preserved like Lenin : EMBALMED
40
They're ordered in many courtroom dramas : DNATESTS
43
"Hands off!" : LETMEGO
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Reminder that the laundry needs doing : ODOR
48
Roll-call vote : NAY
49
End of a parental veto : ISAYSO
50
Combats : FIGHTS
53
Michael of "Juno" : CERA
54
Baldwin of "30 Rock" : ALEC
55
Bear who dreams of "hunny" : POOH
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Sing the praises of : LAUD
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Caucus state : IOWA
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Comical Idle : ERIC
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Made, as a putt : SANK
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Virtuoso : PRO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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