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New York Times, Saturday, October 25, 1997

Author:
John Scott Marrone
Editor:
Will Shortz
42-Across : It's hard to believe
TotalDebutLatest
73/26/19965/3/2003
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.493260%
John Scott Marrone

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXY} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Marrone. Saturday freshness: 30%
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© 1997, The New York Times10/25/97 ( No. 17,518 )
Across
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1985 western starring two Kevins : SILVERADO
10
Noted Boston conductor : OZAWA
15
Manuscripts at academic journals : TREATISES
16
French author Bazin and others : RENES
17
Museumgoers : ARTLOVERS
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Some sopranos : DIVAS
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Adjust, in a way : RETUNE
20
Ardent : AMATIVE
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Thousand dollars, in slang : GEE
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Folder filer's aid : TAB
26
Ornamental tag : AIGLET
27
It may be vaulted : FUR
28
Three in one : TRIUNE
30
Michigan college or its town : ALMA
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Determined policy : STAND
33
Social reformer Wells and others : IDAS
37
Word for a lady : MAAM
38
"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered" writer : PAINE
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Bank deposit? : SILT
40
River to Donegal Bay : ERNE
41
Originates : RISES
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It's hard to believe : TALE
43
Marie Antoinette and others : REINES
45
Yipper : PUP
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Back up : ASSIST
49
Govt. org. since 1946 : SSA
51
Horatio Alger sort : LAD
52
King, for one : CHECKER
54
Swindle : CHISEL
57
Minute hands, essentially : RADII
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Exactly : ONTHENOSE
61
Intestinal division : ILEUM
62
Inner city sights : TENEMENTS
63
Prefix with -plasty : DERMO
64
Request help : SENDANSOS
Down
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Lead : STAR
2
Sale item, maybe : IRREGULAR
3
Admired athlete : LETTERMAN
4
Care for : VALUE
5
Kind of collar : ETON
6
Fasten firmly : RIVET
7
Enzyme suffix : ASE
8
German article : DER
9
Bones : OSSA
10
Decree : ORDAIN
11
Spirit of the time : ZEITGEIST
12
Smith's station : ANVIL
13
Bob's companion : WEAVE
14
Plus : ASSET
21
More than 120 1970's sitcom episodes : MAUDES
24
Hit : ATTAIN
25
Cooks, in a way : BRAISES
27
"The shadow of Virtue": Seneca : FAME
29
"Rainbow After a Storm" artist : INNESS
31
Element used in radiation research : AMERICIUM
32
"Obey your thirst" sloganeer : SPRITE
34
Pipe organ stops : DIAPASONS
35
Hints at : ALLUDESTO
36
Recipe part : STEP
44
Parka wearer : ESKIMO
46
Sharp : ACRID
47
Kind of oil : SHALE
48
Annual feast : SEDER
50
Hurt : ACHED
51
It's kept in the closet : LINEN
53
Falls apart : ROTS
55
Blood: Prefix : HEMA
56
Reduced by : LESS
59
Name word : NEE
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Grand Ole Opry broadcaster : TNN

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

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