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New York Times, Wednesday, October 23, 1996

Author:
R. Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
42-Across : "___ first..."
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31.571,11536.074%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 46 for Mr. Norris. Grid flow: 16.7 Wednesday freshness: 32%
Jim Horne notes:

This is the first date the New York Times provided digital copies of its crosswords for users to download. Before this date, all the puzzles were digitized by hand, meaning transcription errors were likely. From here on, the puzzle data is much more reliable.

1
A
2
L
3
A
4
S
5
A
6
B
7
B
8
O
9
T
10
S
11
H
12
A
13
G
14
C
O
L
A
15
L
E
O
N
A
16
I
L
L
Y
17
H
R
O
S
18
S
P
E
R
O
T
19
G
M
A
N
20
E
R
O
S
E
21
P
E
R
T
22
I
N
E
N
T
23
D
E
F
E
A
24
T
S
25
E
D
E
N
26
S
R
A
27
S
28
C
R
A
T
C
29
H
30
Y
31
A
32
S
33
H
34
C
N
35
O
T
E
36
S
K
E
E
37
P
A
R
38
H
G
W
E
L
39
L
40
S
41
E
R
A
42
I
F
A
43
T
44
N
A
T
A
L
45
N
O
R
46
N
E
P
O
47
T
48
I
S
M
49
K
O
50
S
51
B
R
I
T
52
D
E
P
A
53
R
54
T
55
S
56
H
57
O
R
O
S
C
58
O
59
P
E
60
E
N
U
R
E
61
A
V
O
N
62
H
R
H
A
63
L
D
E
M
A
N
64
N
E
W
T
65
E
L
I
T
E
66
S
O
D
S
67
A
N
N
O
68
D
E
L
H
I
69
T
R
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E
© 1996, The New York Times10/23/96 ( No. 17,151 )
Across
1
Cry for "poor Yorick" : ALAS
5
Brothers' keeper? : ABBOT
10
Chase flies : SHAG
14
Fountain choice : COLA
15
Hotelier Helmsley : LEONA
16
Not well : ILLY
17
Nafta fighter : HROSSPEROT
19
Fed : GMAN
20
Uneven : EROSE
21
Related : PERTINENT
23
Gets the better of : DEFEATS
25
Paradise : EDEN
26
Madrid Mrs. : SRA
27
Like an old record : SCRATCHY
31
Blond shade : ASH
34
One place to find Franklin : CNOTE
36
___-Ball (arcade game) : SKEE
37
Duffer's goal : PAR
38
Creator of the Morlocks : HGWELLS
41
Important period : ERA
42
"___ first..." : IFAT
44
Kind of chart : NATAL
45
Hide-hair connector : NOR
46
It's all in the family : NEPOTISM
49
Decks : KOS
51
Limey : BRIT
52
Goes off : DEPARTS
56
Sign-reading site : HOROSCOPE
60
Get used (to) : ENURE
61
Frequent caller? : AVON
62
Noted 1973 resignee : HRHALDEMAN
64
Eye of ___ (witch's item) : NEWT
65
The best and the brightest : ELITE
66
Starts a lawn : SODS
67
Part of A.D. : ANNO
68
Tamerlane sacked it in 1398 : DELHI
69
Shoe insert : TREE
Down
1
Throbbed : ACHED
2
Greenstreet cohort in "The Maltese Falcon" : LORRE
3
Removed : ALOOF
4
Disrespects : SASSES
5
Gran Paradiso, e.g. : ALP
6
Summons, in a way : BEEPS
7
Crashing type? : BORE
8
___ off (switch choice) : ONOR
9
Rip to shreds : TATTER
10
Official seals : SIGNETS
11
"The American Language" author : HLMENCKEN
12
Ex-Sen. Cranston : ALAN
13
"Peer ___" : GYNT
18
Kind of party : SEARCH
22
Lupino of film : IDA
24
Bite : TANG
27
Power source for Fulton : STEAM
28
Scot, for one : CELT
29
Sub : HERO
30
Wine label info : YEAR
31
"...hear ___ drop" : APIN
32
Ump's call : SAFE
33
Black activist of the 60's : HRAPBROWN
35
Has : OWNS
39
Charles or George, e.g. : LAKE
40
Inclined : SLOPED
43
SkyDome locale : TORONTO
47
"___ the season..." : TIS
48
Yearned : ITCHED
50
Most level-headed : SANEST
52
Ruination : DEATH
53
Kind of mill : RUMOR
54
Vocation : TRADE
55
Taste, e.g. : SENSE
56
Mandlikova of tennis : HANA
57
Hot spot : OVEN
58
Heraldic charge : ORLE
59
One of the Everly Brothers : PHIL
63
Ring around the collar? : LEI

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

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