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New York Times, Saturday, January 11, 1997

Author:
R. Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
29-Across : Creates
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31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 51 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 35%
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C
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H
3
E
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A
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P
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S
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H
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O
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T
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C
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A
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R
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P
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S
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H
A
N
G
L
O
O
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E
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A
V
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R
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I
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A
L
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Y
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M
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C
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N
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H
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H
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S
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G
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R
A
G
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S
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R
O
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M
O
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O
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I
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A
U
T
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H
O
R
S
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P
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S
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S
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C
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O
T
T
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E
N
G
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D
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N
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D
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H
A
N
S
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F
R
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E
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B
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O
L
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S
L
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R
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D
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L
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E
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G
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P
L
O
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P
P
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D
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D
U
H
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O
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R
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T
E
N
U
R
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M
O
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A
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S
A
O
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A
D
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R
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P
O
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L
E
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S
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L
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P
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A
T
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K
N
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D
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D
R
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S
S
C
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D
E
© 1997, The New York Times1/11/97 ( No. 17,231 )
Across
1
Dig, perhaps : CHEAPSHOT
10
Quibbles : CARPS
15
Stay calm, slangily : HANGLOOSE
16
Forestall : AVERT
17
Actually : INREALITY
18
Track competitor : MILER
19
Alliance formed in 1860-61: Abbr. : CSA
20
Advance cautiously : NOSE
21
Rock salt : HALITE
22
Dance : HOP
23
Meet : SIT
24
Parks, in a way : GARAGES
25
Emcee's responsibility : INTROS
27
Role for Lorre : MOTO
28
Pulls : INS
29
Creates : AUTHORS
31
Affectation : POSE
32
He refused a 1970 Oscar : SCOTT
35
High school subj. : ENG
36
Ate : DINED
37
Geiger of Geiger counter fame : HANS
38
Comp : FREEBIE
40
Hearty cheer : OLE
41
Opening : SLOT
42
Civil War guerrilla : REDLEG
46
Fell heavily : PLOPPED
48
"Any fool knows that!" : DUH
49
Hart Trophy winner, 1970-72 : ORR
50
Teacher's goal : TENURE
51
"Black Beauty" star Freeman : MONA
52
___ Vicente, Brazil : SAO
53
Cherish : ADORE
54
Dead in the water : POWERLESS
56
Top of a form to be filled out : LINEA
57
Follows, timewise : POSTDATES
58
Injured indelicately : KNEED
59
Rare school requirement : DRESSCODE
Down
1
Overly stylish : CHICHI
2
"Merry Mount" composer : HANSON
3
Delighted : ENRAPT
4
Kind of limit : AGE
5
Formulates a strategy : PLANSOUT
6
Recital performer : SOLOIST
7
Loading apparatus : HOIST
8
Bone: Prefix : OSTE
9
Christie contemporary : TEY
10
Mustang competitor : CAMARO
11
1954 A.L. batting champ : AVILA
12
Gospel : RELIGION
13
Facade : PRETENSE
14
Spoke with an accent? : STRESSED
21
Some ring occupants : HATS
24
Gluttonous meal : GORGE
26
"Phooey!" : RATS
27
Rouen Cathedral depicter : MONET
30
Early Judean king : HEROD
31
Patchy : PIED
32
Plant exchanges : SHOPTALK
33
Removed from circulation : CALLEDIN
34
Kind of competition : ONEONONE
36
Old liners : DIEHARDS
38
Bolt : FLEE
39
Some dyers : BRUNETS
41
Holiday meal, informally : SPREAD
43
Get the worst of : LOSETO
44
Wiped out : ERASED
45
___ Pointe, Mich. : GROSSE
47
Reduce to mush : PUREE
48
Search, in a way : DOWSE
51
Secure : MOOR
54
Shipment notation: Abbr. : PPD
55
France/Switzerland's ___ Leman : LAC

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

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