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New York Times, Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Author:
David J. Lieb
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Statistical achievement in basketball ... or what the answer to each starred clue is
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 81, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FQX} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Lieb. Wednesday freshness: 75%
David J. Lieb notes:
I don't remember the exact genesis of this theme in March 2012, but of course it was inspired by all the "word that can follow both parts of …" ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I love fantasy basketball. If I didn't have other commitments, I'd spend all my waking hours (and some of my sleeping ones) analyzing data, ... read more
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© 2015, The New York Times7/29/15 ( No. 24,004 )
Across
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Thrown skyward : UPCAST
7
Parent of a zorse or a zonkey : ZEBRA
12
"Fresh Air" network : NPR
15
Knuckle to the head : NOOGIE
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Lop-___ : EARED
17
"Hostel" director Roth : ELI
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*It's divided into four zones in the contiguous U.S. states : STANDARDTIME
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React to a stench, maybe : GAG
21
One end of a fairway : TEE
22
Carne ___ (burrito filler) : ASADA
23
Eight-year member of Clinton's cabinet : RENO
24
Common school fund-raiser : CARWASH
27
*Coup d'état, e.g. : TAKEOVER
29
Blood-typing system : ABO
30
What a line drive lacks : ARC
32
"... ___ ye be judged" : LEST
33
*Incidental chatter : CROSSTALK
37
Stain on one's reputation : STIGMA
41
Home of the Buccaneers : TAMPA
42
Knuckleballer Wilhelm : HOYT
44
Have ___ (avoid blame) : ANOUT
45
"You've convinced me!" : IMSOLD
47
*Handouts to theatergoers : PLAYBILLS
49
Regatta gear : OARS
51
Flight info, briefly : ETA
52
End to "end" : DEE
53
*Make retroactive : BACKDATE
57
Russell of "Black Widow" : THERESA
60
Site with Daily Deals : EBAY
61
Fare for Oliver Twist : GRUEL
63
Hoodwink : CON
64
Great Society inits. : LBJ
65
Statistical achievement in basketball ... or what the answer to each starred clue is : DOUBLEDOUBLE
69
Fraternity letter : TAU
70
As late as : UNTIL
71
Breath mint in a tin : ALTOID
72
Hyphenated ID : SSN
73
Half of the letters in this answer's row : ESSES
74
"Of course, that's obvious" : YESYES
Down
1
Young ___ (tots) : UNS
2
Container for 6-Down : POT
3
Where forgotten umbrellas may accumulate : COATROOMS
4
Vice president before Ford : AGNEW
5
Half a 45 : SIDEA
6
Chai ___ : TEA
7
Sleep indicator in a British comic strip : ZEDS
8
Really get to : EATAT
9
Like some showers : BRIDAL
10
Many movies with built-in audiences : REMAKES
11
Ending with Gator : ADE
12
More than half of Israel : NEGEV
13
It lacks depth : PLANE
14
Extreme hardship : RIGOR
19
Full of school spirit : RAHRAH
23
Corkscrew-shaped pasta : ROTINI
24
Prickly pears, e.g. : CACTI
25
James ___ Garfield : ABRAM
26
Remained idle : SAT
28
Founded: Abbr. : ESTAB
31
Sound of a wooden shoe : CLOP
34
Like a haunted house : SPOOKY
35
Restaurant dish that patrons may make themselves : SALAD
36
"American Sniper" subject Chris ___ : KYLE
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Person who can do no wrong : GOLDENBOY
39
Stubborn sorts : MULES
40
Totally disoriented : ATSEA
43
Act the snitch : TATTLE
46
Chinese New Year decorations : DRAGONS
48
"Fargo" assent : YAH
50
Walks like a peacock : STRUTS
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Big swigs : BELTS
54
Arafat's successor : ABBAS
55
New Orleans cuisine : CAJUN
56
Ragtime pianist Blake : EUBIE
58
France's ___ des Beaux-Arts : ECOLE
59
Defeats handily : ROUTS
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Some add-ons : ELLS
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Expected in : DUE
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Word repeated in "___ in, ___ out" : DAY
67
Polygraph detection : LIE
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Some desk workers, for short : EDS

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

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