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New York Times, Tuesday, January 16, 1996

Author:
R. Hartman
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Across : Bridge feats
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Randall J. Hartman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JVWX} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Hartman. Tuesday freshness: 2%
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© 1996, The New York Times1/16/96 ( No. 16,870 )
Across
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Start of an auctioneer's windup : GOING
6
"Fairy tales" : LIES
10
Grump : CRAB
14
Moving about : ASTIR
15
___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
16
Bobcats of college football : OHIO
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1983 De Niro film : THEKINGOFCOMEDY
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Musical ability : EAR
21
Lament : MOAN
22
Meth-amphetamine : SPEED
23
Toward sunup : EAST
24
Scintilla : IOTA
26
1981 Sidney Lumet drama : PRINCEOFTHECITY
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Petite's opposite : LARGE
34
"Losing My Religion" rock group : REM
35
Birch or larch : TREE
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Bambi's aunt : ENA
37
Bridge feats : SLAMS
39
Fed. air quality org. : EPA
40
Book after John : ACTS
42
Charged particle : ION
43
More sensible : SANER
45
1951 Hepburn-Bogart adventure : THEAFRICANQUEEN
49
Mortgage : LIEN
50
Magician Henning : DOUG
51
Like a $3 bill : BOGUS
54
Arias : SOLI
55
Soupy Sales faceful : PIE
58
1995 kids' film : ALITTLEPRINCESS
62
Shoebox datum : SIZE
63
Green land : ERIN
64
Charlie Chaplin persona : TRAMP
65
Rime : HOAR
66
___ and crafts : ARTS
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Wimp : SISSY
Down
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Field entrance : GATE
2
Govt. watchdog grp. : OSHA
3
Road to ancient Rome : ITER
4
Suffix with beat or peace : NIK
5
Pained look : GRIMACE
6
Smooth, musically : LEGATO
7
Fe, in chemistry : IRON
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One with a Claus in his contract? : ELF
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"Wait a ___!" : SEC
10
Purse item : COMPACT
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Korea's Syngman ___ : RHEE
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Gofer : AIDE
13
Hopalong Cassidy portrayer William : BOYD
18
Rocket's front : NOSE
19
Bone: Prefix : OSTE
23
Our lang. : ENG
24
Detail : ITEM
25
___ law (electricity principle) : OHMS
26
Skirt fold : PLEAT
27
Ponderosa, e.g. : RANCH
28
More than peeved : IRATE
29
Coin in Cannes : FRANC
30
Dancer Castle : IRENE
31
"Dances With Wolves" home : TEPEE
32
Pine (for) : YEARN
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Equine parent : SIRE
38
Cut of beef : LOIN
41
Private, often : SALUTER
43
Looks into the sun, e.g. : SQUINTS
44
Sept. predecessor : AUG
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Boxer's weapon : FIST
47
Embellishes : ADORNS
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___ me tangere : NOLI
51
Gala : BASH
52
Mishmash : OLIO
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Sphinx site : GIZA
54
Barbecue bar : SPIT
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Like ___ in a pod : PEAS
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Tenets : ISMS
57
Spot : ESPY
59
Grassland : LEA
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Slip up : ERR
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Dernier ___ : CRI

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

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