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New York Times, Wednesday, October 16, 1996

Author:
B. Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Across : Desert Storm target
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
11.506112630%
Bernice Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKWXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 134 for Ms. Gordon. Wednesday freshness: 56%
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© 1996, The New York Times10/16/96 ( No. 17,144 )
Across
1
Hertz rival : AVIS
5
Rug fiber : SISAL
10
"Walk Like ___" (1963 hit) : AMAN
14
Lincoln or Madison : CITY
15
Gay refrain : TRALA
16
Olympic vehicle : LUGE
17
Tied : EVEN
18
Single-celled organism : MONAD
19
Item in a carpenter's kit : TNUT
20
FRIENDS : DAMONANDPYTHIAS
23
Plays (around with) : PALS
24
Co., in Cannes : CIE
25
Collect $200, in Monopoly : PASSGO
28
Elizabeth's sister : MARGARET
33
Foil's kin : EPEE
34
Mother of Perseus : DANAE
35
Devoured : ATE
36
40
Scrap for Fido : ORT
41
Hunter's lure : DECOY
42
Director Jordan : NEIL
43
Brief stay : STOPOVER
45
Ukrainian port : ODESSA
47
Zoo attraction : APE
48
Desert Storm target : IRAQ
49
COUNTRYMEN : FLATTANDSCRUGGS
57
Hideout : LAIR
58
Dog walker's need : LEASH
59
51-Down highlight : ARIA
60
Reverse, as damage : UNDO
61
World-weary feeling : ENNUI
62
Easter flower : LILY
63
Noggin : BEAN
64
Removed from print : DELED
65
Resorts, of sorts : SPAS
Down
1
Completed effortlessly : ACED
2
Cheer for Zapata : VIVA
3
Particular : ITEM
4
Summaries : SYNOPSES
5
Fortified French resort : STMALO
6
They're kept in the keep : IRONS
7
Kind of trap : SAND
8
Gain ___ on : ALAP
9
Brightly speckled crustacean : LADYCRAB
10
Tennis champ Gibson : ALTHEA
11
Pasteur portrayer Paul : MUNI
12
Water, in Oaxaca : AGUA
13
Takes home : NETS
21
Derby also-ran : NAG
22
Ty Cobb, e.g. : TIGER
25
Legendary cowboy ___ Bill : PECOS
26
To one side : APART
27
Take care of : SEETO
28
House of lords : MANOR
29
Hardy boy : ANDY
30
Is worthy of : RATES
31
Small needle cases : ETUIS
32
Unit of induction : TESLA
34
Carp's kin : DACE
37
Take in, on or up : ADOPT
38
Divulged : REVEALED
39
Peerless people? : UNEQUALS
44
Supporter of the arts : PATRON
45
Hothouse flower : ORCHID
46
Patriotic org. : DAR
48
Mint or print : ISSUE
49
Bungle : FLUB
50
Tony winner Nathan : LANE
51
Verdi opera : AIDA
52
Hawaii's state bird : NENE
53
Frontiersman Boone, informally : DANL
54
Stagehand : GRIP
55
___ monster : GILA
56
States : SAYS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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