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New York Times, Monday, September 22, 2014

Author:
Ian Livengood
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
British rocker with the 1979 #1 hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
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Ian Livengood

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 43 for Mr. Livengood. Monday freshness: 92%
Ian Livengood notes:
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Jeff Chen notes:
Ian puts on a clinic today, executing on a synonyms theme with near perfection. I like when a Monday theme isn't blatantly obvious, ... read more
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© 2014, The New York Times9/22/14 ( No. 23,694 )
Across
1
Noggin : BEAN
5
Handout to a party guest : FAVOR
10
Almost any "Get rich quick!" offer : SCAM
14
House overhang : EAVE
15
Jong who wrote "Fear of Flying" : ERICA
16
Frat house party wear : TOGA
17
Bank heist group : STICKUPMEN
19
Visa or MasterCard rival, informally : AMEX
20
Conversed : TALKED
21
Tiny type size : AGATE
23
The "S" in 36-Across : STATE
24
Sweet rum component : CANESUGAR
28
Relatives by marriage : INLAWS
30
Rome's ___ Fountain : TREVI
31
Appurtenance for Santa or Sherlock Holmes : PIPE
34
Cheer for a torero : OLE
35
Morgue identification : TOETAG
36
Sch. in Baton Rouge : LSU
37
Indy 500 leader : POLECAR
39
Russian jet : MIG
40
Changes : ALTERS
42
Hamburger holder : BUN
43
Hair goops : GELS
44
Kind of question with only two answers : YESNO
45
South-of-the-border nap : SIESTA
47
Company downsizings : STAFFCUTS
49
Signed, as a contract : INKED
53
"A pity!" : SOSAD
54
Coastal land south of Congo : ANGOLA
55
Couple : PAIR
57
British rocker with the 1979 #1 hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" : RODSTEWART
60
Electrical adapter letters : ACDC
61
Japanese dog breed : AKITA
62
___ vera (skin soother) : ALOE
63
Cry on a roller coaster : WHEE
64
Adjusted the pitch of, as an instrument : TUNED
65
Sunbeams : RAYS
Down
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Opposite (or synonym) of worsts : BESTS
2
Really bother : EATAT
3
St. Teresa of ___ : AVILA
4
Item not worn on casual Fridays : NECKTIE
5
Fight between late-night hosts, e.g. : FEUD
6
Dadaist artist Jean : ARP
7
Pep : VIM
8
Atlantic and Pacific : OCEANS
9
Stove : RANGE
10
Height : STATURE
11
"I'm stranded and need a ride" : COMEGETME
12
Grow older : AGE
13
Reach the limit, with "out" : MAX
18
Astute : KEEN
22
Fur trader John Jacob ___ : ASTOR
24
Telephone : CALL
25
Not very much : AWEEBIT
26
To no ___ (in vain) : AVAIL
27
Bobby who lost 1973's Battle of the Sexes tennis match : RIGGS
29
Eton johns : LOOS
31
"Hamlet" and "Macbeth" : PLAYS
32
Speck of land in the sea : ISLET
33
Takes off the front burner : PUTSASIDE
35
Gets color at the beach : TANS
37
Univ. lecturers : PROFS
38
Stage prompts : CUES
41
Carry out, as a law : ENFORCE
43
Fight over turf : GANGWAR
45
Numerical puzzle with a 9x9 grid : SUDOKU
46
Fork prong : TINE
48
Gem weight : CARAT
50
Down Under "bear" : KOALA
51
Jetson boy of 1960s TV : ELROY
52
Results of using eHarmony : DATES
54
Not very much : ATAD
55
Animal foot : PAW
56
German's "Oh my!" : ACH
58
Loud noise : DIN
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Sault ___ Marie, Ont. : STE

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

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