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New York Times, Saturday, March 23, 1996

Author:
R. Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : Big fans
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31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JKQW} This is puzzle # 31 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 13%
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© 1996, The New York Times3/23/96 ( No. 16,937 )
Across
1
Dish made with sour cream : STROGANOFF
11
Athens's___of Hadrian : STOA
15
Megadeth's music, e.g. : HEAVYMETAL
16
Name of six popes : PAUL
17
Subject to omission : EXCEPTABLE
18
Stage beginning : ACTI
19
Classic Maugham short story : RAIN
20
Strip (of) : DEPRIVE
22
Some dashes : ENS
23
Big fans : ZEALOTS
27
Whole lot : TON
28
Cause resentment : ESTRANGE
30
Base gesture : SALUTE
32
Appointed by an interested party, in Roman law : OPTIVE
34
What Babe Ruth wore : THREE
35
Kind of end : FAG
37
Popular Christmas gifts : SLEDS
39
What's more : AND
40
Signs of organization : PILES
42
Choice segments : ELITES
44
Opposite of love : LOATHE
46
Brings up : ELEVATES
50
Subject of a Keats poem : URN
51
Fanatic : EXTREME
53
Back-road hazard : RUT
54
30's-40's force : GESTAPO
56
Europe's Gulf of___ : RIGA
57
Twist : SLUE
58
Reeling : ONTHEROPES
63
___de la Societe : ILES
64
Colorful marine creature : SEAANEMONE
65
Bite : NOSH
66
Scenic walkways : ESPLANADES
Down
1
Actress North : SHEREE
2
Football's Chiefs, originally : TEXANS
3
Intolerant one : RACIST
4
Thermometer site : OVEN
5
Kind of joint : GYP
6
Invoice abbr. : AMT
7
King Features competitor : NEA
8
N.Y.C. parlor : OTB
9
1989-90 Masters champion : FALDO
10
Companies' trucks : FLEETS
11
Boom : SPAR
12
Tight-lipped : TACITURN
13
In the minority : OUTVOTED
14
Title recipient : ALIENEE
21
Jr.'s exam : PSAT
23
Delete, as a file : ZAP
24
Tolkien creatures : ENTS
25
Mentally quick : AGILE
26
Landscaping machine : LEVELER
29
Man of many words : ROGET
31
Buddhist sacred city : LHASA
33
Ancient Roman official : EDILE
35
1959 Bock-Harnick musical : FIORELLO
36
"Laugh-In" sportscaster : ALANSUES
38
Originate : STEM
40
Activates, in a way : PLUGSIN
41
Queens park : SHEA
43
"___of Destruction" (1965 hit) : EVE
45
Investigative report : EXPOSE
47
Shooting aid : TRIPOD
48
City on the Willamette : EUGENE
49
Stoppages : STASES
52
Sounds : TONES
55
"Entertainment Tonight" co-host : TESH
56
Piazza di Spagna site : ROMA
59
Utilize : TAP
60
"2001" name : HAL
61
Alfonso's queen : ENA
62
Bacon's "Footloose" role : REN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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