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New York Times, Thursday, October 16, 1997

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Down : Ready: Fr.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1938/7/199612/22/202321
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385152119522716
RebusCircleScrabblePGramFresh
531.631471%
Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {XZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Quigley. Thursday freshness: 12%
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J
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U
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M
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P
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S
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W
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E
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B
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B
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V
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O
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L
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U
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R
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A
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T
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F
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H
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H
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A
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P
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D
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M
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I
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R
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A
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B
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R
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D
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R
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T
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S
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G
R
O
A
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N
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U
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Q
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N
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W
Y
O
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R
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K
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S
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D
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L
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R
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N
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R
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N
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T
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O
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O
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N
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P
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© 1997, The New York Times10/16/97 ( No. 17,509 )
Across
1
Starts : JUMPS
6
Emily of "Our Town" : WEBB
10
It takes a bow at a recital : VIOL
14
Render harmless, in a way : UNARM
15
Part : AREA
16
They, in Trieste : ESSE
17
Tongue twister #1 : THREEFREETHROWS
20
Varsity starters : ATEAM
21
Comic strip tiger : HOBBES
22
It may have 6 rms, riv vu : APT
24
Moore of "G.I. Jane" : DEMI
27
River through the Lake of the Ozarks : OSAGE
28
Addict's need? : REHAB
31
Time off : RANDR
33
Kind of deer : ROE
34
Treasured spots? : TROVES
36
[Oh no!] : GROAN
38
Tongue twister #2 : UNIQUENEWYORK
42
Jacket material : SUEDE
43
Foul up, as plans : DERAIL
45
Old what's-___-name : HER
48
Rewrites : EDITS
50
The Post or News, e.g. : DAILY
51
Protozoan : AMEBA
53
Biblical brother : ESAU
55
Rejections : NOS
56
You may have to send for it : REBATE
58
Runabout? : CHILD
61
Tongue twister #3 : PRESHRUNKSHIRTS
66
Stare at : OGLE
67
"Clear as day" : ISEE
68
Like Mork's spaceship : OVOID
69
Loch ___ : NESS
70
Difficulty, so to speak : NEED
71
Famous test participant : PEPSI
Down
1
Stick (out) : JUT
2
New England state sch. : UNH
3
Part of an ironman competition : MARATHON
4
Ready: Fr. : PRET
5
Hook's mate : SMEE
6
"Getting close" : WARMER
7
Before, to Byron : ERE
8
Old-fashioned party : BEE
9
Shellacking : BATH
10
Hit and run, e.g. : VERBS
11
Map line : ISOBAR
12
New York river to Lake Ontario : OSWEGO
13
Tenant : LESSEE
18
The macarena, once : FAD
19
Cheered : HOORAYED
22
Word with form or film : ART
23
Where El Misti volcano is : PERU
25
Refrigerator decorations : MAGNETS
26
About : INRE
29
Dollar rival : AVIS
30
Hand down : BEQUEATH
32
"Harvey" character Elwood P. ___ : DOWD
35
Took to court : SUED
37
Half of a 1934 M-G-M couple : NORA
39
Newswoman Magnus : EDIE
40
Kerplop maker : RAINDROP
41
Part of kg-m : KILO
44
French-Belgian boundary river : LYS
45
Talk about endlessly : HARPON
46
Reveal oneself : EMERGE
47
Civil War side : REBELS
49
Pink-slipped : SACKED
52
Diamond corners : BASES
54
Speech stumbles : UHS
57
Ireland : ERIN
59
Breakfast chain, informally : IHOP
60
CNN word : LIVE
62
Consume : USE
63
Originally named : NEE
64
Old-fashioned contraction : TIS
65
Star Wars: Abbr. : SDI

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

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