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New York Times, Tuesday, January 23, 1996

Author:
B. Lubbers
Editor:
Will Shortz
64-Across : Craftiness
TotalDebutLatest
54/13/19758/1/1996
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1011110
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.5019135%
Bob Lubbers

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Lubbers. Tuesday freshness: 58%
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© 1996, The New York Times1/23/96 ( No. 16,877 )
Across
1
Reindeer herder : LAPP
5
Wilson's predecessor : TAFT
9
Public spat : SCENE
14
Brainstorm : IDEA
15
Take on : HIRE
16
Midwest Indians : IOWAS
17
Tilt : LEAN
18
Dash : ELAN
19
Wine sediment : DREGS
20
Without warning : ALLOFASUDDEN
23
Opposite of black-tie : CASUAL
24
Hobby room : DEN
25
Talon : CLAW
29
Green hazard : TRAP
31
Daily dread : RATRACE
33
Mind-reading : ESP
36
Government agt. : TMAN
38
Frost-covered : RIMED
39
Kit and caboodle : THEWHOLESHEBANG
43
Goddesses of the seasons : HORAE
44
Chinese dollar : YUAN
45
Where swine dine : STY
46
Asmara is its capital : ERITREA
49
Computer unit : BYTE
51
___-majesté : LESE
52
Bikini top : BRA
54
Lathered : SOAPED
58
The Queen of Country : REBAMCENTIRE
61
Diving bird : GREBE
64
Craftiness : WILE
65
Unexpected trouble : SNAG
66
Titian's tripod : EASEL
67
Military sch. : ACAD
68
"___deal!" : ITSA
69
City on the Aire : LEEDS
70
Howard and Maynard : KENS
71
Refusals : NOES
Down
1
Perfume scent : LILAC
2
___Rogers St. Johns : ADELA
3
Rings : PEALS
4
Succeed in the end : PANOUT
5
Texas shrine : THEALAMO
6
Feels bad : AILS
7
Consumer affairs topic : FRAUD
8
Somewhat sore : TENDER
9
Team : SIDE
10
Farm storage site : CORNCRIB
11
Meadow mom : EWE
12
Henpeck : NAG
13
Double curve : ESS
21
More distant : FARTHER
22
Gene ID : DNA
26
Fernando or Lorenzo : LAMAS
27
Without___to one's name : ACENT
28
Like pie slices : WEDGY
30
Buddy : PAL
32
1776 battle site : TRENTON
33
Singer Merman : ETHEL
34
Prop (up) : SHORE
35
Persian sprites : PERIS
37
Napoleonic general : NEY
40
It can rock you to sleep : WATERBED
41
Hero : SUB
42
Rubes : HAYSEEDS
47
Recede : EBB
48
Caribbean native : ARAWAK
50
Dines at home : EATSIN
53
Liturgical scarf : AMICE
55
Colorful horse : PINTO
56
Rub clean : ERASE
57
"The Ballet Class" painter : DEGAS
59
Congers : EELS
60
Family : CLAN
61
Hair preparation : GEL
62
"Norma___" : RAE
63
WNW's opposite : ESE

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

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