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New York Times, Monday, January 1, 1996

Author:
A. Klaus
Editor:
Will Shortz
47-Across : "The Cowboys" actor, 1972
TotalDebutLatest
1191/18/19831/1/1996
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
160357943
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
11.421511515%
Albert J. Klaus

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {Q} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 119 for Mr. Klaus. Monday freshness: 91%
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A
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S
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O
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F
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A
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C
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E
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D
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J
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K
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D
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R
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R
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J
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G
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M
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D
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M
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R
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D
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D
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H
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E
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P
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B
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M
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Z
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G
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D
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© 1996, The New York Times1/1/96 ( No. 16,855 )
Across
1
Beginning : ASOF
5
Served perfectly, in tennis : ACED
9
"Can't take___" : AJOKE
14
Supermarket section : DELI
15
Sub___ (secretly) : ROSA
16
Apply thoroughly, as lotion : RUBIN
17
Monopoly corner square : JAIL
18
Sudden rush of air : GUST
19
Lasses : MAIDS
20
"JFK" co-star : TOMMYLEEJONES
23
Race driver Yarborough : CALE
24
"It must be him___shall die" : ORI
25
"Spoon River Anthology" poet : EDGARLEEMASTERS
33
Service club members : LIONS
34
Put on, as clothes : DON
35
Burn soother : ALOE
36
Summer clock setting: Abbr. : DST
37
Most arduous : HARDEST
41
Burger cover : BUN
42
Audio feedback problem : ECHO
44
Architect I. M. : PEI
45
Orchestra members : OBOES
47
"The Cowboys" actor, 1972 : ROSCOELEEBROWNE
51
Farming: Abbr. : AGR
52
Communist Karl : MARX
53
"Great Balls of Fire" singer : JERRYLEELEWIS
59
Couric of "Today" : KATIE
60
Blunders : ERRS
61
"The Wizard___" : OFOZ
63
Cowgirl Dale : EVANS
64
Daft : GAGA
65
"What's to become___?" (words of despair) : OFME
66
Soirees : GALAS
67
Flower stalk : STEM
68
Used Miss Clairol : DYED
Down
1
Modifying word: Abbr. : ADJ
2
Stool or stoop : SEAT
3
Hodgepodge : OLIO
4
Where a movie reel is stored : FILMCAN
5
Historic county of Scotland : ARGYLL
6
Grand___ Dam : COULEE
7
Existence: Lat. : ESSE
8
Biblical fruit : DATE
9
Knights' clothes : ARMORS
10
Spanish girl of old song : JUANITA
11
Award for "Prelude to a Kiss" : OBIE
12
Tykes : KIDS
13
Nav. rank : ENS
21
Swamp : MARSH
22
Blondell and Baez : JOANS
25
Tribal V.I.P. : ELDER
26
70's dance place : DISCO
27
Ancient Teutons : GOTHS
28
Aviator Rickenbacker : EDDIE
29
A Stooge : MOE
30
Middle of a sleeve : ELBOW
31
Where Jeanne d'Arc died : ROUEN
32
Taste or feel : SENSE
38
Mimicry : APERY
39
Electrical unit : REL
40
Yankee manager Joe : TORRE
43
Sweet potato : OCARINA
46
Material for engraver's blocks : BOXWOOD
48
Evil woman : OGRESS
49
Come from the shadows : EMERGE
50
Fir tree : BALSAM
53
Coffee, slangily : JAVA
54
And others: Abbr. : ETAL
55
Table supports : LEGS
56
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
57
Uncertain : IFFY
58
Between all and none : SOME
59
Beer container : KEG
62
Last letter, in London : ZED

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

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