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New York Times, Monday, September 26, 2005

Author:
Ethan Cooper
Editor:
Will Shortz
35-Down : The "O" in G.O.P.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
155/17/19999/10/20192
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1442400
RebusScrabblePGramFresh
11.56131%
Ethan Cooper

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Cooper. Monday freshness: 77%
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L
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O
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F
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T
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S
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C
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A
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P
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E
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B
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R
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G
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A
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X
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O
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D
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A
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L
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R
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K
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B
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C
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D
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P
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A
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G
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O
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P
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P
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D
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O
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L
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G
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A
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P
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A
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O
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K
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© 2005, The New York Times9/26/5 ( No. 20,411 )
Across
1
Top stories of barns : LOFTS
6
With 26-Across, Massachusetts resort area : CAPE
10
Toot one's horn : BRAG
14
Onetime Dutch fad item : TULIP
15
"'Potpourri' for a thousand, ___" : ALEX
16
Mother of Apollo and Artemis : LETO
17
Theater school study : DRAMA
18
___ Ness monster : LOCH
19
Natural soother : ALOE
20
Any of the Stones or the Who, e.g. : ROCKMUSICIANS
23
Multichanneled : STEREO
25
It may have screwdrivers on it : BARTAB
26
See 6-Across : COD
27
Moving jerkily : SPASTIC
31
English cathedral site : ELY
32
Bettors' promises, e.g. : IOUS
34
Cave : GROTTO
36
White-collar crime investigators follow them : PAPERTRAILS
40
Patronize, as a restaurant : DINEAT
41
Barbie or Ken : DOLL
44
Cumberland ___ : GAP
47
Default modes : PRESETS
50
Vote in favor : AYE
51
Start of a cry by Juliet : OROMEO
53
Didn't talk smoothly : RASPED
55
Sidestroke features : SCISSORSKICKS
59
Hourglass fill : SAND
60
See 2-Down : TOWN
61
Loathes : HATES
64
Look ___ (study) : INTO
65
Author Wiesel : ELIE
66
Les ___-Unis : ETATS
67
Shells out : PAYS
68
Indoor arena feature : DOME
69
Not saying much : TERSE
Down
1
Inc., abroad : LTD
2
With 60-Across, Thornton Wilder play : OUR
3
Recurred, as an ailment : FLAREDUP
4
East ___ (U.N. member since 2002) : TIMOR
5
They may be wide open : SPACES
6
Tranquility : CALM
7
Outfielder Moises : ALOU
8
Chest muscles, briefly : PECS
9
Most damning evidence, maybe : EXHIBITA
10
"The ___ Witch Project" : BLAIR
11
Tell : RELATE
12
Lacking a key, in music : ATONAL
13
Is called : GOESBY
21
Keystone ___ (old comedy figure) : KOP
22
Spiny plants : CACTI
23
Physics, for one: Abbr. : SCI
24
Overly : TOO
28
What "I" and "am" do : AGREE
29
Niñas: Abbr. : SRTAS
30
Rich dessert : TORTE
33
Unhappy : SAD
35
The "O" in G.O.P. : OLD
37
Church organ features : PIPES
38
Deep-seated : ENROOTED
39
Susan Lucci, notably : SOAPSTAR
42
Strong alkaline : LYE
43
Batted first, with "off" : LED
44
Grapevine contents : GOSSIP
45
Obscure matters : ARCANA
46
Like the tops of dunce caps : POINTY
48
Prefix with state : TRI
49
Fragrant pouch : SACHET
52
Windows predecessor : MSDOS
54
Play ice hockey : SKATE
56
Caramel candy brand : ROLO
57
Sink's alternative : SWIM
58
Elbow's lower counterpart : KNEE
62
Aliens, for short : ETS
63
Reverse of NNW : SSE

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

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