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New York Times, Thursday, August 27, 2009

Author:
Derek Bowman
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Across : Online gasp
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121.62268%
Derek Bowman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Bowman. Thursday freshness: 8%
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© 2009, The New York Times8/27/9 ( No. 21,842 )
Across
1
Moccasin adornment : BEAD
5
Faux pas : SLIP
9
Took ___ (went swimming) : ADIP
13
With 14-Across, Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam have each won this several times : LPGA
14
See 13-Across : TITLE
16
Russo who co-starred in "The Thomas Crown Affair" : RENE
17
Literary lead role for Gregory Peck in 1956 : AHAB
18
Run ___ of : AFOUL
19
Clinched : ICED
20
Alphabet trio : NOP
21
Keyboard key : ALT
22
Boot feature : TOE
24
Singer Corinne Bailey ___ : RAE
25
Bring into being : CREATE
27
Intros : OPENERS
29
New York's ___ Institute (art school) : PRATT
32
Straying : ERRANT
33
Brother-and-sister dancing duo : ASTAIRES
36
Out on the water : ASEA
37
C7H5N3O6 : TNT
38
Foolish chatter : PRATTLE
41
Educ. course in which grammar and idioms are taught : ESL
42
Verified, in a way : IDED
44
Most merciless : CRUELEST
46
Stereo component : PREAMP
49
Those against : ANTIS
50
Joins : SOLDERS
52
First row : DESIGN
56
Online gasp : OMG
57
"You're the ___" (Cole Porter classic) : TOP
58
Popular ISP : AOL
59
Brazilian hot spot : RIO
60
___ Beach, Fla. : VERO
62
Muscle connector : SINEW
64
Fourth row : HEAD
65
Paradise lost : EDEN
66
Have a hankering : YEARN
67
Suffix akin to -trix : ENNE
68
Comedic star Martha : RAYE
69
Many August babies : LEOS
70
Guinea pigs, maybe : PETS
Down
1
Mont ___ : BLANC
2
Ancient Spartan magistrate : EPHOR
3
Wide open : AGAPE
4
Fifth row : DAB
5
Result of poor ventilation : STALEAIR
6
Boost : LIFT
7
Japanese butler in "Auntie Mame" : ITO
8
Mickey Mouse's puppy pal : PLUTO
9
Shipping magnate Onassis : ARI
10
Shrinks : DECREASES
11
Passionately : INEARNEST
12
Support for the arts? : PEDESTAL
15
Act without the parents' blessings, say : ELOPE
21
"Don't go in there! It's ___!" : ATRAP
23
Always, poetically : EER
26
Fitting : APT
28
Lobby in a D.C. building? : NRA
30
___ II razor : TRAC
31
Neon ___ : TETRA
33
Gene Roddenberry-inspired sci-fi series : ANDROMEDA
34
Metallic shade, in Sheffield : STEELGREY
35
Knock out : STUN
37
Upsets : TIPSOVER
39
Disappointments : LETDOWNS
40
Architect Saarinen : ELIEL
43
Third or sixth row : DAD
45
Suffix akin to -trix : ESS
47
Intersected : MET
48
Like plain text : PROSY
51
Second row : SPIEL
53
Classic Broadway musical with the song "Alice Blue Gown" : IRENE
54
Bigger than big : GIANT
55
Intersecting points : NODES
58
Aviation-related : AERO
61
Seventh row : ONE
63
Edinburgh refusal : NAE
64
Up on things, daddy-o : HEP

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

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