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New York Times, Wednesday, October 25, 1995

Author:
Larry Nargi
Editor:
Will Shortz
19-Across : Tenant's burden
TotalDebut
110/25/1995
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0001000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.4346%
Larry Nargi

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQVX} Spans: 3 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Nargi. Wednesday freshness: 5%
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N
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A
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T
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L
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P
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Y
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B
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© 1995, The New York Times10/25/95 ( No. 16,787 )
Across
1
___ chart (horoscope) : NATAL
6
Soviet news agency : TASS
10
Stanley and Davis, e.g. : CUPS
14
Wear away : ERODE
15
Killer whale : ORCA
16
Sound lower than a flute : OBOE
17
Kind of thread : SCREW
18
Paltered : LIED
19
Tenant's burden : RENT
20
1950's science fiction film : THISISLANDEARTH
23
Prerevolutionary leader : TSAR
24
Israeli airline : ELAL
25
Rat trap? : MAZE
28
Dress (up) : TOG
30
National Review pieces : ESSAYS
34
Saucer, maybe : UFO
35
Dumbo features : EARS
37
Creepy : EERIE
38
1950's science fiction film : FORBIDDENPLANET
42
Public meeting : FORUM
43
Portico : STOA
44
Dock workers' grp. : ILA
45
Animated dances : STOMPS
47
Domain of Minerva : ART
48
Ancient Iranian : MEDE
49
Gets : SEES
51
Buster Brown's dog : TIGE
53
1950's science fiction film : DESTINATIONMOON
60
Hypochondriac's complaint : ACHE
61
Toward shelter : ALEE
62
Cardiologist's concern : AORTA
63
Flightless bird : RHEA
64
Gobs : TARS
65
Characteristic : TRAIT
66
Sondheim's "Sweeney ___" : TODD
67
Revise : EDIT
68
Harmonizes, as watch times : SYNCS
Down
1
Make a home : NEST
2
Mischievous : ARCH
3
Actress Spelling : TORI
4
"___ Fideles" : ADESTE
5
1984-88 Olympic track star : LEWIS
6
"Fare" ways : TOLLROADS
7
Domingo solo : ARIA
8
Vista : SCENE
9
Moving seat : SADDLE
10
1942 U.S. naval victory site : CORALSEA
11
Above, in Abensberg : UBER
12
___ l'Évêque cheese : PONT
13
Author Kantor : SETH
21
Filled : SATED
22
Support for the arts : EASEL
25
Bungles : MUFFS
26
In the works : AFOOT
27
Noted mark leaver : ZORRO
29
Miss Garbo : GRETA
31
Palmer, to friends : ARNIE
32
Stockbroker's statistic : YIELD
33
Bristles : SETAE
36
Making the most haughty sounds : SNORTIEST
39
Young fellow : BUMSTEAD
40
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame architect : IMPEI
41
Suntanning site : PATIO
46
Treaty ratifier : SENATE
48
Dali's "The Persistence of ___" : MEMORY
50
Type of fork or bar : SALAD
52
Winged pests : GNATS
53
Old Dodge : DART
54
Piner for Narcissus : ECHO
55
Toolhouse : SHED
56
Actress Garr : TERI
57
Algerian port : ORAN
58
Auricular : OTIC
59
Cole and Turner : NATS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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