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New York Times, Monday, October 14, 1996

Author:
R. White
Editor:
Will Shortz
60-Across : "The ___ of the Lock"
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Rose White

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. White. Monday freshness: 57%
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© 1996, The New York Times10/14/96 ( No. 17,142 )
Across
1
Close of a musical composition : CODA
5
Cancer, zodiacally : CRAB
9
Bit of dust : SPECK
14
Wall ___ (furniture item) : UNIT
15
Tramp : HOBO
16
Vietnam's capital : HANOI
17
Bart Simpson catch phrase : DONTHAVEACOWMAN
20
Artist's stand : EASEL
21
One side in baseball negotiations : OWNERS
22
Manet or Monet : PAINTER
25
Part of m.p.h. : PER
26
NNW's opposite : SSE
27
Avoid : EVADE
28
Deli sandwich : HERO
29
"Watch out!" : HEY
30
Prefix with byte : GIGA
31
"Saturday Night Fever" locales : DISCOS
33
Classic cowboy song : DONTFENCEMEIN
38
Capital of Taiwan : TAIPEI
39
Jolly good fellow : CHAP
41
Coolio's music : RAP
44
Cole Porter's "___ Do It" : LETS
45
Aspiring actor's major : DRAMA
46
Inventor Whitney : ELI
47
Suffix with child or fiend : ISH
48
One going 75, e.g. : SPEEDER
50
Approach intrusively : ACCOST
52
Diamond measure : CARAT
53
58
Musical with the song "Buenos Aires" : EVITA
59
"___ delighted!" : IDBE
60
"The ___ of the Lock" : RAPE
61
Scout's work, for short : RECON
62
Faculty V.I.P. : DEAN
63
1775 or 2001 : YEAR
Down
1
Cow's chew : CUD
2
Lennon's lady : ONO
3
Racket : DIN
4
Coatroom employee : ATTENDANT
5
Fox hunt, e.g. : CHASE
6
Friend for Fido : ROVER
7
Cain's victim : ABEL
8
Jungle snake : BOA
9
Part of an auto dealership : SHOWROOM
10
Chess sacrifice, often : PAWN
11
Tangle up : ENMESH
12
Unrefined : COARSE
13
40's sex researcher : KINSEY
18
Loathe : HATE
19
Engage in arm-twisting : COERCE
22
Coatroom hook : PEG
23
Keen : AVID
24
"Othello" villain : IAGO
25
"GoodFellas" Oscar winner Joe : PESCI
28
Dancer Gregory : HINES
31
The third dimension : DEPTH
32
Last-week-in-April honoree : SECRETARY
34
Lucky charm : TALISMAN
35
Party, south of the border : FIESTA
36
"If ___ a Hammer" : IHAD
37
Reputation : NAME
40
Score to beat, in golf : PAR
41
Library patron : READER
42
Nook : ALCOVE
43
Ant-attracting activity : PICNIC
45
Start of a card game : DEAL
48
Brazilian dance : SAMBA
49
Groom : PREEN
51
"Beetle Bailey" dog : OTTO
52
Surrender : CEDE
54
Baby goat : KID
55
Abu Dhabi's country: Abbr. : UAE
56
Student's 4.0, e.g. : GPA
57
Him's partner : HER

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

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