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New York Times, Monday, January 8, 1996

Author:
N. Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
64-Across : Mississippi riverboat stop
TotalDebutLatest
5212/7/19824/11/2005
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.57473513%
Norma Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 42 for Ms. Steinberg. Monday freshness: 34%
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F
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© 1996, The New York Times1/8/96 ( No. 16,862 )
Across
1
"Greetings___..." : FROM
5
"Stop, sailor!" : AVAST
10
Gets older : AGES
14
Queue : LINE
15
Knight's weapon : LANCE
16
Command at the Iditarod : MUSH
17
QE 2, e.g. : OCEANLINER
19
"Do___others..." : UNTO
20
Patina : SHINE
21
Microscope part : LENS
22
Tiff : SPAT
23
Guard : SENTRY
25
Sound system : STEREO
27
"Piggies" : TOES
29
Newsman Newman : EDWIN
32
"___jail" (Monopoly directive) : GOTO
35
Beast : ANIMAL
39
Scooby___ : DOO
40
Volcano fallout : ASH
41
Ornamental work : TRACERY
42
Purpose : END
43
"Steady as___goes" : SHE
44
Eagerly wish : ASPIRE
45
Mars's Greek counterpart : ARES
46
Is wearing : HASON
48
Measureless : VAST
50
Actress Anjelica : HUSTON
54
"___17" : STALAG
58
"Shoo!" : SCAT
60
Breakfast restaurant chain, informally : IHOP
62
By oneself : ALONE
63
Pea holders : PODS
64
Mississippi riverboat stop : BATONROUGE
66
Skin cream ingredient : ALOE
67
Pickling solution : BRINE
68
Slinky fabric : SILK
69
Mr. Gingrich : NEWT
70
Christmas visitor : SANTA
71
Understands : SEES
Down
1
Dental care item : FLOSS
2
Nouveau___ : RICHE
3
___a million : ONEIN
4
Had the intention : MEANTTO
5
Winner's take : ALL
6
Colorado ski town : VAIL
7
Rice and Bancroft : ANNES
8
Fragrance : SCENT
9
Succinct : TERSE
10
"We are not___" : AMUSED
11
Content of some shells : GUNPOWDER
12
"Cómo___ usted?" : ESTA
13
Whiskey glass : SHOT
18
Claudius's stepson : NERO
24
Calendar periods : YEARS
26
Depend (on) : RELY
28
Cinch : SNAP
30
Actress Skye : IONE
31
Signals assent : NODS
32
Knife wound : GASH
33
Dept. of Labor division : OSHA
34
Lamont Cranston : THESHADOW
36
Here, in Québec : ICI
37
TV's Griffin : MERV
38
Vicinities : AREAS
41
Cures, as leather : TANS
45
Befuddled : ATALOSS
47
Beginning : OUTSET
49
Polaris, e.g. : STAR
51
Mr.___ (Poitier role) : TIBBS
52
Name on the Tara deed : OHARA
53
Out : NOTIN
55
Name repeated in a 1963 hit song : LOUIE
56
Perspective : ANGLE
57
Nerds : GEEKS
58
Bridge : SPAN
59
Composer Porter : COLE
61
French bridge : PONT
65
Cult. events funder : NEA

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

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