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New York Times, Thursday, October 10, 1996

Author:
D. J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : Tobacco pipe
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1893/15/19944/22/20245
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16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 96%
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© 1996, The New York Times10/10/96 ( No. 17,138 )
Across
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Tobacco pipe : BRIAR
6
Emulate Lorelei : TEMPT
11
Platters, now : CDS
14
"Help!" co-star : RINGO
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Keep ___ to the ground : ANEAR
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Circus exclamation : AAH
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"Where's my watch?" asked Captain Hook ___ : OFFHANDEDLY
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Nautical chain : TYE
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Burning : AFLAME
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Buffalo area : UPSTATE
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Actor Gulager : CLU
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1955 Kentucky Derby winner : SWAPS
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Wyoming peak : TETON
28
Prefix with -gram : HEXA
30
Penpoint style : BROAD
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Emaciated : BONY
33
Toast : SKOAL
35
Old toothpaste brand : IPANA
37
"Get lost, Toto!" shouted the Tin Man ___ : HEARTLESSLY
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Stop by unexpectedly : POPIN
40
1961 Heston role : ELCID
41
TV detective Houston : MATT
42
Start of a fast break, often : STEAL
44
"Like ___ not..." : ITOR
48
Circular : ORBIC
50
"It's ___ in the face" : ASLAP
52
Soul, in St.-Lo : AME
53
Summons, e.g. : PROCESS
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Straightened (out) : IRONED
57
Snaps : PIX
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"I'm a beauty," said Venus de Milo ___ : DISARMINGLY
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Like big shoes to fill? : EEE
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Designer Simpson : ADELE
63
Donnybrook : MELEE
64
Giants make them, briefly : TDS
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"Chill!" : RELAX
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Inge contemporary : ODETS
Down
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Open up, in a way : BROACH
2
Turn hastily : RIFFLE
3
Continuous arrival : INFLUX
4
Foreign title of honor : AGHA
5
Goes without purpose : ROAMS
6
Bit : TAD
7
Dir. heading : ENE
8
One beheaded by Perseus : MEDUSA
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Insect's sense organ : PALP
10
"Romeo and Juliet" event : TRYST
11
Trancelike state : CATATONY
12
___ 500 : DAYTONA
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Lustrous : SHEENY
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Nursery arrivals : NEWBORNS
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"Tosca" soprano : TEBALDI
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Smell ___ : ARAT
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Roper subjects : POLLEES
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Germfree : ASEPTIC
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Deny : DISCLAIM
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Trombonist Winding : KAI
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___ phenomena : PSI
37
Steam rooms : HOTBOXES
38
Mideast flier : ELAL
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Deflected, as a question : PARRIED
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Child : MOPPET
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Cordlike ornament : TASSEL
45
Hair problem : TANGLE
46
Diner order : OMELET
47
Goes back to brunette, e.g. : REDYES
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Durable wood : CEDAR
51
Ensemble's leading part : PRIMO
54
Team : SIDE
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Like a line : ONED
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In the manner of : ALA
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Popular name for a dog : REX

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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