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New York Times, Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Author:
David Levinson Wilk
Editor:
Will Shortz
29-Across : It breaks in "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
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David Levinson Wilk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 44 Missing: {FJQZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 19 for Mr. Wilk. Wednesday freshness: 1%
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© 2012, The New York Times7/18/12 ( No. 22,898 )
Across
1
Grind : GNASH
6
Toronto transport : TRAM
10
"Funky Cold Medina" rapper Tone ___ : LOC
13
Cardiological concern : AORTA
14
Fleming and McEwan : IANS
15
Gershon of "Showgirls" : GINA
16
1864's March to the Sea? : SHERMANMANEUVER
19
Abbr. before a judge's name : HON
20
Fraternity letter : RHO
21
Main event in "The Crucible" : TRIAL
22
Something once consulted before plugging in headphones? : WALKMANMANUAL
27
Compass heading : EAST
28
Counselor's org. : ABA
29
It breaks in "Rock-a-Bye Baby" : BOUGH
32
Up to, informally : TIL
33
L'homme upstairs? : DIEU
37
Wearing togas and saying "Ave," e.g.? : ROMANMANNERISMS
41
Milky gem : OPAL
42
Qty. : AMT
43
Oscar winner Sorkin : AARON
44
Swabby's affirmative : AYE
45
Words after count or clue : MEIN
47
The Marshall Plan, e.g.? : TRUMANMANDATE
53
Cropped up : AROSE
54
Gerund maker : ING
55
Typing units: Abbr. : WDS
57
Hot-button issue hinted at by 16-, 22-, 37- and 47-Across? : SAMESEXMARRIAGE
62
Splotchy : PIED
63
Frau's refusal : NEIN
64
1979 film with the tagline "In space no one can hear you scream" : ALIEN
65
___-mo : SLO
66
Ocean predator with giant jaws : ORCA
67
George of "Cheers" : WENDT
Down
1
Nasty cut : GASH
2
Not in any way, in dialect : NOHOW
3
Play space : ARENA
4
Orch. section : STR
5
Black Forest ___ : HAM
6
Doughboy's headgear : TINHAT
7
Pitcher Martinez : RAMON
8
Tennis's Ivanovic : ANA
9
Its logo features a multicolored butterfly : MSN
10
Wife of Augustus : LIVIA
11
15-time N.B.A. All-Star who announced his retirement on Twitter : ONEAL
12
Psychologist Jung : CARL
15
Expert : GURU
17
Some outlawed international trade : ARMS
18
Image in the final scene of Michelangelo Antonioni's "L'Avventura" : ETNA
23
Photocopier setting : LEGAL
24
Lyricist Gus : KAHN
25
Primary : MAIN
26
Fit : ABLE
29
Bud : BRO
30
Alley ___ : OOP
31
Actress Thurman : UMA
32
Explosion maker : TNT
33
Actress Rigg who played the only Bond girl to wed 007 : DIANA
34
U.S. ally whose capital has the letters U-S-A in the middle of its name: Abbr. : ISR
35
Rock genre : EMO
36
Blue Angels org. : USN
38
Rudolph of "S.N.L." : MAYA
39
___ corner : AMEN
40
Bust : RAID
44
Traitorous Aldrich : AMES
45
Day after hoy : MANANA
46
Many a NASA worker: Abbr. : ENGR
47
Line on a forest map : TRAIL
48
Name said twice after "O" : ROMEO
49
Not new : USED
50
Copy : MIMIC
51
Author depicted next to a steamboat on a 2011 stamp : TWAIN
52
Just beat : EDGED
53
Hooded vipers : ASPS
56
On the way : SENT
58
Musician Brian : ENO
59
Gen ___ : XER
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Cold and wet : RAW
61
Project's end? : ILE

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