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New York Times, Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Author:
Sheldon Benardo
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Across : Softens
TotalDebutLatest
117/6/19988/28/2008
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0603200
ScrabDebutFresh
1.482815%
Sheldon Benardo

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {BJQWXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Benardo. Wednesday freshness: 5%
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© 2006, The New York Times1/18/6 ( No. 20,525 )
Across
1
In years past : ONCE
5
Throws on : ADDS
9
Took steps : ACTED
14
___ of faith : LEAP
15
Mirror-conscious : VAIN
16
Halt : CEASE
17
Supermarket section : DELI
18
"What ___?" : ELSE
19
Film reviewers' showings : CLIPS
20
Shame a star of "Singin' in the Rain"? : DISGRACEKELLY
23
Well-developed area? : OASIS
24
Words said while holding hands : IDO
25
It may be brought out during a blackout : CANDLE
28
Israeli legislature : KNESSET
32
Netzero.com service : EMAIL
33
Radio's "___ & Anthony Show" : OPIE
35
Corrida call : OLE
36
Pay no attention to a vampire? : DISCOUNTDRACULA
40
Santa ___ : ANA
41
Essential for an investigator : LEAD
42
Sad sack : LOSER
43
Softens : RELENTS
46
Rising stars : COMERS
47
"Yes, ___!" : SIR
48
Rugby formation : SCRUM
50
Send a president out : DISPATCHADAMS
55
Vanishes : FADES
56
Kind of horse : IRON
57
Actor Wyle : NOAH
59
Gladiator's venue : ARENA
60
Facility : EASE
61
Spoil, with "on" : DOTE
62
Tripmeter feature : RESET
63
Tore : SPED
64
Brain part : STEM
Down
1
Antediluvian : OLD
2
Impecuniosity : NEED
3
Cartel city : CALI
4
Like a soap opera : EPISODIC
5
Against, with "to" : AVERSE
6
___ Lama : DALAI
7
Some are slipped : DISCS
8
Snick and ___ : SNEE
9
Give in : ACCEDE
10
Big strings : CELLOS
11
Caboose, e.g. : TAIL
12
Glimpse : ESPY
13
___ Plaines, Ill. : DES
21
Big name in California wines : GALLO
22
Former Pirates slugger Ralph : KINER
25
Chest material : CEDAR
26
Nitrogen compound : AMINE
27
Sounding like one has a cold, say : NASAL
28
N.B.A. star Jason : KIDD
29
Lush : SOUSE
30
Aunt ___ of "Oklahoma!" : ELLER
31
A sad thing to be in : TEARS
33
Wallet fillers : ONES
34
School grp. : PTA
37
Prefix with sound : ULTRA
38
Not silently : ALOUD
39
Is in charge : COMMANDS
44
Ancient ascetic : ESSENE
45
Barely catches, as the heels : NIPSAT
46
Stretched in order to see : CRANED
48
Deep-six : SCRAP
49
Selected : CHOSE
50
Bell the cat : DARE
51
Fateful date : IDES
52
Lashes : TIES
53
___ court, law student's exercise : MOOT
54
Make full : SATE
55
Distant : FAR
58
Bottom line? : HEM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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