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New York Times, Thursday, July 7, 2016

Author:
Joel Elkins and Andrea Carla Michaels
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
4-Down : Go to sea
TotalDebutCollabs
17/7/20161
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0000100
RebusDebutFresh
1466%
Joel Elkins
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
876/12/200012/2/202456
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
763122300
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
241.6431122%
Andrea Carla Michaels

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Elkins. This is puzzle # 53 for Ms. Michaels. Thursday freshness: 75%
Constructor notes:
JOEL: Andrea (the "Queen of Mondays") and I know each other from LA Scrabble before she moved to NoCal. At the California Open in SF ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Congrats on the debut, Joel! TSA rebus, with CHECKPOINTS helping to describe the idea. Some really nice phrases hiding TSA: THAT'S ... read more
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K
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© 2016, The New York Times7/7/16 ( No. 24,348 )
Across
1
"___ Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World" (2012 book) : IKES
5
Prefix with aware or catastrophe : ECO
8
It may be a reflection : IMAGE
13
What the transept transects : NAVE
14
Barrel holder : GUN
15
Whip up : FOMENT
17
Dean Martin classic : THATSAMORE
19
Twice quinze : TRENTE
20
Appliance store department : AUDIO
21
Jedi defenses : LIGHTSABERS
23
Prepared for dubbing : KNELT
24
Mollusks once known as lepus marinus : SEAHARES
25
Q-Tip target : EAR
26
___ Amin, Oscar-winning role for Forest Whitaker : IDI
29
N.L. Central team: Abbr. : STL
30
It might give you a lift, briefly : AAA
31
A lot of dough can go into them : OVENS
33
Short-order orders : BLTS
34
Border stops ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle : CHECKPOINTS
38
Focus of quantum mechanics : ATOM
40
"I'm With Stupid" shirt feature : ARROW
41
Burgundy of "Anchorman" : RON
42
Venomous viper : ASP
45
Resting place : BED
46
Series finale? : ETC
49
"Pink isn't just a color, it's an ___!": Miley Cyrus : ATTITUDE
52
Even more calamitous : DIRER
54
Everything, the good with the bad : WARTSANDALL
56
___ Gilbert, protagonist of "The Vampire Diaries" : ELENA
57
Outs : ALIBIS
58
"Really?!" : YOUDONTSAY
60
Camphor or fructose : KETONE
61
Line in the sand? : SOS
62
Go it alone : SOLO
63
California's Point ___ National Seashore : REYES
64
Scratch (out) : EKE
65
Actor Bremner of "Trainspotting" and "Black Hawk Down" : EWEN
Down
1
Kind of valve : INTAKE
2
Bigwig : KAHUNA
3
Dodger : EVADER
4
Go to sea : SETSAIL
5
Swellheadedness : EGO
6
Headlock? : CURL
7
"___ the loneliest number" (Three Dog Night lyric) : ONEIS
8
At most : IFTHAT
9
Political comic who once had a one-man show on Broadway : MORTSAHL
10
Low life? : AMEBA
11
Warheads? : GENERALS
12
Implore : ENTREAT
16
Characters in "Romola" and "The Gondoliers" : TESSAS
18
Issue in a murder trial : MOTIVE
22
Some TVs : GES
27
Main mo. in so-called "Oscar season" : DEC
28
Tats : INK
31
Volt per ampere : OHM
32
Luxe spot : SPA
33
Incidentally, in a txt msg : BTW
34
Saying "Sorry," say : CONTRITE
35
Spherical symbol of authority : ORB
36
Cross state : IRE
37
Emulated a bobblehead : NODDED
38
Onetime Caribbean native : ARAWAK
39
Summer : TOTALER
42
When the morning shift might start : ATNINE
43
Lathers up : SUDSES
44
Something that may make people go "ick," for short : PDA
46
Before this moment, in poetry : ERENOW
47
Outside clearance event : TENTSALE
48
Colorer : CRAYON
50
Delivery room announcement : ITSABOY
51
"Family Ties" mom : ELYSE
53
"How can ___?" : ILOSE
55
Gander : LOOK
59
Employ, as "the Force" : USE

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

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