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New York Times, Monday, September 17, 2012

Author:
Adam G. Perl
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Down : Attack
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Adam G. Perl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Perl. Monday freshness: 48%
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© 2012, The New York Times9/17/12 ( No. 22,959 )
Across
1
*Prefix with physics : META
5
So last year : PASSE
10
Papa's partner : MAMA
14
Sounds of satisfaction : AAHS
15
Fields : AREAS
16
Hwys. : RTES
17
"___ bien!" : TRES
18
Film units : REELS
19
Cats and gerbils, e.g. : PETS
20
*Substance marketed under the name NutraSweet : ASPARTAME
22
Stiller's partner in comedy : MEARA
23
What "can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes," per Mark Twain : LIE
24
*Fightin' words : LEMMEATEM
26
Libra's symbol : SCALES
29
Ashes container : URN
30
___ sauce : SOY
31
Religious councils : SYNODS
35
Aptly named fruit : UGLI
39
*Coach's clichéd reminder : THERESNOIINTEAM
42
Teed off : SORE
43
Bridge player's combo : TENACE
44
Bygone flier : TWA
45
Go pfft, as an engine : DIE
47
___ rod (molding with a twined serpent design) : AARONS
49
*Chess ending : CHECKMATE
55
Loo : LAV
56
Peter of "Casablanca" : LORRE
57
Pie filling ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues? : MINCEMEAT
61
The "A" in A.D. : ANNO
62
___ lily : CALLA
63
Basic drawing class : ARTI
64
French kings : ROIS
65
Shaquille of the N.B.A. : ONEAL
66
Singer Celine : DION
67
Greek war god : ARES
68
Pesto ingredient : BASIL
69
*"Don't look ___!" : ATME
Down
1
___ Hari (W.W. I spy) : MATA
2
What friends, Romans and countrymen lent, in Shakespeare : EARS
3
1992 Robert Altman film about Hollywood : THEPLAYER
4
Attack : ASSAIL
5
A comb makes one : PART
6
"You're ___ pal" : AREAL
7
Curt summons : SEEME
8
Oregon's capital : SALEM
9
Double curve : ESS
10
Advertising figure with a monocle : MRPEANUT
11
Bothered greatly : ATEAT
12
About 39 inches, in England : METRE
13
Source of much tea from Asia : ASSAM
21
Actress Witherspoon : REESE
22
Debussy's "La ___" : MER
25
What a Spanish orchestra produces : MUSICA
26
Retired fliers : SSTS
27
Pacific salmon : COHO
28
The "S" in CBS : SYSTEM
32
SSW's opposite : NNE
33
Suffix with ball : OON
34
Sábado or domingo : DIA
36
"Quit your beefing!" : GETOVERIT
37
What a sidewalk may abut : LAWN
38
"___ shocked as you are" : IMAS
40
Blood group? : REDCROSS
41
Writer Zora ___ Hurston : NEALE
46
"I Like ___" ('50s political slogan) : IKE
48
Holiday Inn alternative : RAMADA
49
Barton of the 40-Down : CLARA
50
Trophy or medal : HONOR
51
Bert's pal on "Sesame Street" : ERNIE
52
Big appliance maker : AMANA
53
Scrabble pieces : TILES
54
China's Zhou ___ : ENLAI
58
Telephone : CALL
59
Itsy-bitsy bit : ATOM
60
Fork prong : TINE
62
Inner part of an ear of corn : COB

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

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