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New York Times, Tuesday, September 17, 1996

Author:
M. D. Frankel
Editor:
Will Shortz
"...and soft the ___ blows": Thomas Gray
TotalDebut
19/17/1996
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ScrabbleFresh
1.594%
Miriam D. Frankel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQVWX} Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Frankel. Tuesday freshness: 7%
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© 1996, The New York Times9/17/96 ( No. 17,115 )
Across
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Red ink amount : LOSS
5
Give as an example : CITE
9
Make ashamed : ABASH
14
Inter ___ : ALIA
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Alack's partner : ALAS
16
Jouster's weapon : LANCE
17
Fraternity letter : ZETA
18
Light, happy tune : LILT
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Flowery perfume : ATTAR
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Choice at a singles bar : YOURPLACEORMINE
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Bloodshot : RED
24
Actress Thurman : UMA
25
Lost vitality : SAGGED
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With 12-Down, a hospital procedure : CAT
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Sobriquet : NAME
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Hollywood's Flynn : ERROL
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Parade feature : BAND
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Trendy : MOD
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Choice at a casino : DOUBLEORNOTHING
42
Church denom. : AME
43
Kind of bag : TOTE
44
"___ la vista!" : HASTA
45
"The Lion King" lion : NALA
47
"Three ___ Match" : ONA
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"...and soft the ___ blows": Thomas Gray : ZEPHYR
49
K-O connector : LMN
51
Barely lit : DIM
52
Choice at a faculty department : PUBLISHORPERISH
61
Deux's follower : TROIS
62
Popular food chain, informally : IHOP
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Just : ONLY
64
Useful quality : ASSET
65
Glib comment : LINE
66
Abscond : SKIP
67
Impudent : SASSY
68
Word with pigeon or open : TOED
69
Salinger dedicatee : ESME
Down
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Having no get-up-and-go : LAZY
2
Stick in the fridge : OLEO
3
In ___ (as originally positioned) : SITU
4
Coal-rich area in Europe : SAAR
5
Telephoned : CALLED
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Trojan War epic : ILIAD
7
Fine-grained mineral : TALC
8
First Family of Ferrara : ESTE
9
Modern car feature : ALARM
10
Robin's mentor : BATMAN
11
One opposed : ANTI
12
See 29-Across : SCAN
13
Roll call word : HERE
21
Competitor of Pert : PRELL
22
Surpass in performance : OUTDO
25
Four-door, maybe : SEDAN
26
Fragrance : AROMA
27
Thin porridge : GRUEL
28
Tar : GOB
29
Magna ___ : CARTA
30
Shakespeare's Hathaway : ANNE
32
Some Pennsylvania Dutch : AMISH
33
___ Python : MONTY
34
Mystery writer's award : EDGAR
36
Blessing : BOON
39
Some jackets : ETONS
40
Unifying idea : THEME
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Start for hazard : HAP
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Axis foes : ALLIES
48
Moved speedily : ZIPPED
50
Having light fog : MISTY
51
Remote-controlled plane : DRONE
52
Span. coins : PTAS
53
Heavenly bear : URSA
54
Office chief : BOSS
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Sword part : HILT
56
Glenn's state : OHIO
57
Thorny flower : ROSE
58
Prepares the printing press : INKS
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Svelte : SLIM
60
Public relations overkill : HYPE

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