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New York Times, Thursday, January 19, 1995

Author:
Bryant White
Editor:
Will Shortz
14-Across : Comeback
TotalDebutLatest
406/1/19915/2/2018
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RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
511.542111170%
Bryant White

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 25 for Mr. White. Thursday freshness: 30%
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A
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M
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N
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L
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R
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N
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F
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B
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B
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O
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R
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C
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B
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D
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R
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G
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Q
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T
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M
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D
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C
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© 1995, The New York Times1/19/95 ( No. 16,508 )
Across
1
Some microwaves : AMANAS
7
Bully : COW
10
Good luck charm of the Middle Ages : OPAL
14
Comeback : RETORT
15
Chemistry pioneer Andrew : URE
16
Science series since 1974 : NOVA
17
Wrong idea : FALSEIMPRESSION
20
Nimbi : HALOS
21
Sorceress of Aeaea : CIRCE
22
Butterfly's sash : OBI
25
Capital of Cuba : CEE
26
Knitted shoes : BOOTEES
28
Wires by wireless : RADIOS
30
Bee, in a way : CONTEST
31
Coalesce : BLEND
32
Ticked off : SORE
33
Lakes in the distance : DESERTMIRAGES
39
Gnaws : EATS
40
File : QUEUE
42
Show fear : TREMBLE
46
Sandpiper : DUNLIN
47
Of the skull : CRANIAL
48
Phonograph inventor's monogram : TAE
49
Jeanne d'Arc, e.g.: Abbr. : STE
50
Pines : LONGS
51
Three-time British Open winner : FALDO
53
Eyeball bender : OPTICALILLUSION
59
Now's companion : THEN
60
Pince-___ : NEZ
61
Hard, dry one-seeded fruit : ACHENE
62
London park : HYDE
63
Baker's abbr. : DOZ
64
Was impolite : STARED
Down
1
Sandy's remark : ARF
2
1958 song "Make ___ Miracle" : MEA
3
Azores' loc. : ATL
4
Quick bite : NOSH
5
Hawaii's is 808 : AREACODE
6
Rural steps : STILES
7
Tarot suit : CUPS
8
Celebrated Bruin blueliner : ORR
9
Minute : WEE
10
Type of inspection : ONSITE
11
Pears, in Paris : POIRES
12
Long-legged shore bird : AVOCET
13
Alleys have them : LANES
18
Shemp and Curly's brother : MOE
19
Part of the U.K. : SCOT
22
Regalia item : ORB
23
Unadorned : BALD
24
___ fixe : IDEE
26
Enemy of Rocky and Bullwinkle : BORIS
27
Rara avis : ONER
29
Officeholders : INS
30
Positivism founder Auguste : COMTE
32
Play for time : STALL
34
Singer McEntire : REBA
35
Flume : AQUEDUCT
36
Shooter : GUN
37
Grigs : EELS
38
Please : SUIT
41
Compass dir. : ENE
42
Mounted antlers, to some : TROPHY
43
Blew one's stack : RANTED
44
Battering ram or catapult : ENGINE
45
Hodgepodge: Abbr. : MISC
46
Cowboy's home : DALLAS
47
Calico, e.g. : CLOTH
48
Chess champion of 1960 : TAL
51
Effervescence : FIZZ
52
Part of the Dept. of Labor : OSHA
54
Plus : AND
55
Singer Sayer : LEO
56
Front end? : IER
57
Together : ONE
58
Writer Buntline : NED

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

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