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New York Times, Friday, October 17, 1997

Author:
Alan Jay Weiss
Editor:
Will Shortz
52-Across : Losers at Vicksburg
TotalDebutLatest
710/17/19977/30/2003
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ScrabDebutFresh
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Alan Jay Weiss

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 33 Missing: {VZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Weiss. Friday freshness: 79%
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J
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E
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J
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U
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N
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C
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H
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S
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A
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X
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M
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Q
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N
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K
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C
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B
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J
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S
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B
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D
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E
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T
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C
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D
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B
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U
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O
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A
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R
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D
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G
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G
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H
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C
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F
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M
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© 1997, The New York Times10/17/97 ( No. 17,510 )
Across
1
Lacking significance : JEJUNE
7
Deep Blue specialty : CHESS
12
Laments loudly : ULULATES
15
Successor of Nikita : ALEXEI
16
Ice cream flavor : MINTCHIP
17
It may have a berth to Perth : QANTAS
18
Pump : ASK
19
Brighten : LIGHTUP
21
Returns letters : IRS
22
Cutlet? : NICK
24
Danielle's darling : CHERI
25
___ B'rith : BNAI
26
The Fair Maid of Kent and namesakes : JOANS
28
Robert Morse tour de force : TRU
29
Dirt-court game : BOCCE
30
Raid : INROAD
32
Art lovers : ESTHETES
34
Garbed : CLAD
36
Increase dramatically : SOAR
37
Wolverines' rivals : BUCKEYES
41
Ahead : ONWARD
45
___-midi : APRES
46
A.M.A. members : GPS
48
Burt Reynolds film : GATOR
49
Somewhat : ATAD
50
Coventry coolers : GAOLS
52
Losers at Vicksburg : REBS
53
Prog. Cons. opponent, in Canada : LIB
54
Turn bad : GOSOUTH
56
Diminutive suffix : CLE
57
Exclamation of exhaustion : IMBEAT
59
Fussy dress : FROUFROU
61
Handles : SEESTO
62
U.S. air-to-air missiles : SPARROWS
63
User interface : MSDOS
64
Actress Madeleine et al. : STOWES
Down
1
Robin Williams film : JUMANJI
2
A going-over : ELISION
3
Jalopy : JUNKCAR
4
Final: Abbr. : ULT
5
Chemist's condiment : NACL
6
Body of values : ETHIC
7
Thank the singer : CLAP
8
Party member? : HEN
9
Gone : EXTINCT
10
Yachting event : SEARACE
11
Mama's boys : SISSIES
13
Good Olympics score : EIGHT
14
Field : SPHERE
15
Here, in Honduras : AQUI
20
Builder's framework : TRUSS
23
Found fault with : KNOCKED
25
1899-1902 event : BOERWAR
27
Company division : SALES
29
Hemp : BHANG
31
It breaks in the morning : DAY
33
Unduly : TOO
35
"Women Ironing" artist : DEGAS
37
Belief in false gods : BAALISM
38
Operating periods : UPTIMES
39
Found fault with : CRABBED
40
Lampoons : SPOOFS
42
Was humiliated : ATECROW
43
"Class" star : ROBLOWE
44
Lorax creator : DRSEUSS
47
Impolite sound : SLURP
50
Sunday-meeting link : GOTO
51
Classical walks : STOAS
54
Saturday night specials : GATS
55
Offended : HURT
58
"___ Beso" (Paul Anka song) : ESO
60
Back : FRO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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