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New York Times, Tuesday, October 15, 1996

Author:
G. E. Paul
Editor:
W. Shortz
50-Across : Former Gretzky team
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Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is puzzle # 39 for Mr. Paul. Tuesday freshness: 15%
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© 1996, The New York Times10/15/96 ( No. 17,143 )
Across
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___ au rhum (cake with a punch) : BABA
5
Mrs. Copperfield : DORA
9
Action-film highlight : CHASE
14
Friend in battle : ALLY
15
Dutch export : EDAM
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Actress Berry : HALLE
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Claim on property : LIEN
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Variable star : NOVA
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To no ___ (useless) : AVAIL
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Halibut's home : SEA
21
"Sultans of Swing" Top 40 group : DIRESTRAITS
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Turkey's capital : ANKARA
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Billboard : SIGN
26
Semi : HAULER
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Snoopy, for one : BEAGLE
33
Assail, as the ramparts : STORM
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Taxi's ticker : METER
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Like steak tartare : RAW
38
It may be bloodless : COUP
39
Restrict : LIMIT
40
Refer to : CITE
41
Neighbor of Hung. : AUS
42
Three-dimensional figure : SOLID
43
Mayberry gas station attendant : GOMER
44
Compact : TREATY
46
Intense fear : TERROR
48
Waikiki Beach bash : LUAU
50
Former Gretzky team : OILERS
53
Large marsh near Virginia Beach : DISMALSWAMP
58
Prepare to fire : AIM
59
Blood of the gods : ICHOR
60
Israeli dance : HORA
61
Lhasa ___ : APSO
62
Perch : ROOST
63
Moran of "Happy Days" : ERIN
64
Calendar unit : WEEK
65
Speed units at sea : KNOTS
66
Riverfront Stadium players : REDS
67
Fish-eating eagle : ERNE
Down
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Model airplane wood : BALSA
2
Mork, e.g. : ALIEN
3
Charles Dickens novel : BLEAKHOUSE
4
Author Rand : AYN
5
Disbelief : DENIAL
6
Scent : ODOR
7
Five-star review : RAVE
8
Accumulate : AMASS
9
Steed : CHARGER
10
Chief port of the West Indies : HAVANA
11
Jai ___ : ALAI
12
Buttonhole, essentially : SLIT
13
Lampreys : EELS
21
Tap rhythmically : DRUM
22
Home of the 61-Across : TIBET
24
Seniors' PAC : AARP
27
Olympic runner Zatopek : EMIL
28
Send in payment : REMIT
30
Scythe carrier : GRIMREAPER
31
Past due : LATE
32
Water pitcher : EWER
33
Sing like Ella : SCAT
34
Sightseeing trip : TOUR
36
Bay of Fundy feature : TIDE
39
True : LOYAL
40
Groovy, updated : COOL
42
English royal family : STUARTS
43
Clutch : GRIP
45
Nearly : ALMOST
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Caesar's subjects : ROMANS
49
Wedding attendant : USHER
51
Gotten up : RISEN
52
Cure, in a way : SMOKE
53
Actor Bogarde : DIRK
54
Computer screen image : ICON
55
"Beat it!" : SHOO
56
Had on : WORE
57
Parched : ARID
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Reverence : AWE

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

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