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New York Times, Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Author:
Howard Baker
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
With 27-, 49- and 63-Across, the story behind 5-, 36-, 39- and 70-Across
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Howard Baker

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJKQXZ} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Baker. Wednesday freshness: 42%
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© 2010, The New York Times7/28/10 ( No. 22,177 )
Across
1
Declines, with "out of" : OPTS
5
Professor says "Stocking stocker," pupil suggests ... : OSIER
10
Badlands formation : MESA
14
Mata ___ : HARI
15
Model glider material : BALSA
16
Still unfilled : OPEN
17
With 27-, 49- and 63-Across, the story behind 5-, 36-, 39- and 70-Across : MRIGGINSANDMISS
20
Public commotion : SCENE
21
Like much Vegas stagewear : GAUDY
22
Postgraduate field : LAW
23
Ramirez of "Spamalot" : SARA
25
1040 entry : INCOME
27
See 17-Across : DOOLITTLE
32
Ready to rock : EAGER
33
Neighbor of Arg. : URU
34
Bonny young girl : WEELASS
36
Professor says "Qualifying races," pupil suggests ... : EATS
38
MGM motto ender : ARTIS
39
Professor says "Ax wielder," pupil suggests ... : EWER
43
Buzzard's fare : CARRION
45
Suffix with Brooklyn : ESE
46
Biblical witch's home : ENDOR
49
See 17-Across : ATTEMPTTO
52
Simple bit of plankton : DIATOM
54
Some reddish deer : ROES
55
"___ liebe dich" : ICH
56
Has in view, archaically : SEETH
60
"Twice as much for a nickel" sloganeer, once : PEPSI
63
See 17-Across : SOLVEACROSSWORD
66
Hodgepodge : OLIO
67
Like limousines : ROOMY
68
Un-P.C. suffix, to many : ETTE
69
"Hud" Oscar winner : NEAL
70
Professor says "Equine restraint," pupil suggests ... : ALTER
71
Those, in Toledo : ESAS
Down
1
Resistance units : OHMS
2
Parisian picnic spot : PARC
3
Goes for a spot on the team : TRIESOUT
4
Prepare to turn : SIGNAL
5
Kobe sash : OBI
6
Turned state's evidence : SANG
7
"Play it, Sam" speaker : ILSA
8
Genesis twin : ESAU
9
"Amazing" magician : RANDI
10
Soccer or hockey follower : MOM
11
Feature of TV's "The Fugitive" : EPILOG
12
Halvah ingredient : SESAME
13
Respond to a knock : ANSWER
18
Ex-Spice Girl Halliwell : GERI
19
Force units : DYNES
24
Fighting it out : ATWAR
26
Docket item : CASE
27
Directly : DUE
28
"... ___ mouse?" : ORA
29
Earth, in sci-fi : TERRA
30
"___ ride" ("Don't change a thing") : LETIT
31
Poet whose work inspired "Cats" : ELIOT
35
Ed of "The Bronx Zoo" : ASNER
37
Kilt wearer : SCOT
40
Signs of leaks : WETSPOTS
41
Jocular suffix with "best" : EST
42
Flying Cloud automaker : REO
44
Came about : AROSE
46
"Speaking machine" developer : EDISON
47
Paris's "The Simple Life" co-star : NICOLE
48
Mexico's national flower : DAHLIA
50
Beatlesque dos : MOPS
51
Tiny : PEEWEE
53
Anne of "Archie Bunker's Place" : MEARA
57
Life sci. course : ECOL
58
Gait slower than a canter : TROT
59
Pentagonal plate : HOME
61
Madrid Mlle. : SRTA
62
Fateful day in the Roman senate : IDES
64
Solid geometry abbr. : VOL
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Onetime U.A.R. member : SYR

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

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