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New York Times, Tuesday, January 12, 1999

Author:
Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : Opposite of masc.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQY} This is puzzle # 22 for Ms. Salomon. Tuesday freshness: 16%
1
R
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I
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T
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Z
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S
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T
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O
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P
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A
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O
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R
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T
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A
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I
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A
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L
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V
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P
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F
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G
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P
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S
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T
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U
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C
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C
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U
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A
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L
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O
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R
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O
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D
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A
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O
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W
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G
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C
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A
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R
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P
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E
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L
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H
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E
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D
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A
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L
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R
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U
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R
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C
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D
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H
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N
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H
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T
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A
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A
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A
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A
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X
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M
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H
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B
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W
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B
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© 1999, The New York Times1/12/99 ( No. 17,962 )
Across
1
Nabisco cracker : RITZ
5
Respond to seeing red? : STOP
9
Central highway : AORTA
14
Brainstorm : IDEA
15
Not taped : LIVE
16
Former : PRIOR
17
Summon Warsaw citizens? : FLAGPOLES
19
Hint of color : TINGE
20
Opposite of masc. : FEM
21
F.B.I. workers : AGENTS
23
The I's have them : EGOS
24
Mileage testing grp. : EPA
25
Undercover operation : STING
27
Small change for a Brit : TUPPENCE
32
Unimagined : ACTUAL
35
Broadcast studio sign : ONAIR
36
Any hit by Elvis : OLDIE
38
Hubbub : ADO
39
Artificial locks : WIG
40
Summon the elected? : CALLINS
42
Hit on the knuckles : RAP
43
Sorbonne summer : ETE
44
Bottle capacity : LITER
45
Common nest locale : HEDGE
47
Fine point : DETAIL
49
Under pressure : STRESSED
51
___ Nile : UPPER
53
Opponent of D.D.E. : AES
54
Songstress Vikki : CARR
56
Dressed, so to speak : DECENT
59
Trendy : HOT
62
Talk a blue streak : RUNON
64
Summon actress Sharon? : HAILSTONE
66
___ football (indoor sport) : ARENA
67
Cartoonist Peter : ARNO
68
"A Clockwork Orange" hooligan : ALEX
69
Cattail's locale : MARSH
70
Made a bubble, in a way : BLEW
71
Crème de la crème : BEST
Down
1
Jazz phrase : RIFF
2
Goofing off : IDLE
3
Broncos or Chargers : TEAM
4
Veer suddenly : ZAG
5
Campaign ad feature : SLOGAN
6
Scrabble piece : TILE
7
Broiling locale : OVEN
8
Pains in the neck : PESTS
9
To the point : APT
10
The East : ORIENT
11
Summon Michael Jordan and John Stockton? : RINGGUARDS
12
Take-out words : TOGO
13
War god : ARES
18
Office fastener : PAPERCLIP
22
Gravy spot : STAIN
24
Prefix with center : EPI
26
Glaciers : ICESHEETS
27
Like illegally parked cars, sometimes : TOWED
28
Get together : UNITE
29
Summon a cable magnate? : PAGETURNER
30
Derby prospect : COLT
31
French fashion magazines : ELLES
33
"Waste not, want not," e.g. : ADAGE
34
Ran : LOPED
37
Malicious gossip : DIRT
41
Was bedbound : AILED
46
Snaky letter : ESS
48
Chefs' wear : APRONS
50
Was almost out of inventory : RANLOW
52
Get-well site : REHAB
54
Study late : CRAM
55
Ambiance : AURA
57
Baseball's Yastrzemski : CARL
58
German article : EINE
59
Links target : HOLE
60
Washington bills : ONES
61
Student's book : TEXT
63
"No dice" : NAH
65
Bill : TAB

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

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