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New York Times, Thursday, October 27, 1994

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
57-Across : Spice-rack item
TotalDebutLatest
15411/22/19939/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1425262552948
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.5550233%
Fred Piscop

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQXZ} This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Piscop. Thursday freshness: 10%
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O
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R
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C
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C
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O
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T
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T
8
A
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R
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A
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I
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S
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A
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B
A
A
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A
W
A
R
D
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A
L
D
E
N
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V
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S
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D
E
V
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L
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I
T
A
L
Y
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I
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C
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O
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G
I
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B
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A
B
A
T
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B
U
R
R
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I
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T
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O
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T
O
D
O
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T
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W
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A
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N
O
E
V
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L
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E
W
E
34
B
O
I
L
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S
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A
G
E
N
A
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P
U
N
S
T
E
38
R
D
O
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H
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U
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M
A
N
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H
A
L
A
S
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T
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O
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W
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E
M
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R
G
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E
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R
F
D
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T
O
R
I
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M
A
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S
H
A
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L
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T
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P
I
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N
O
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I
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N
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C
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O
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G
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B
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A
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S
I
L
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M
E
A
D
E
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C
A
T
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E
L
O
P
E
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B
A
S
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N
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A
M
A
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A
B
Y
S
S
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O
P
T
E
D
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L
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© 1994, The New York Times10/27/94 ( No. 16,424 )
Across
1
Dolphin family member : ORC
4
Terra___ : COTTA
9
Mrs. Gorbachev : RAISA
14
Comment from 33-Across : BAA
15
Oscar, e.g. : AWARD
16
Mayflower Compact signer : ALDEN
17
___ major (legal doctrine) : VIS
18
"Faust" character : DEVIL
19
New York's Little ___ : ITALY
20
Start of a lapel-button warning message : INCORRIGIBLE
23
Cut down : ABATE
24
Mexican snack : BURRITO
28
Hoo-ha : TODO
29
American rival : TWA
32
Words after see, hear or speak : NOEVIL
33
Barnyard belle : EWE
34
Simplifies, with "down" : BOILS
36
Rocket stage : AGENA
37
Part 2 of the message : PUNSTERDO
39
Capable of making mistakes : HUMAN
42
Football's Papa Bear, George ___ : HALAS
43
Wrecker : TOW
46
Come out : EMERGE
48
"Mayberry___" : RFD
49
Singer Amos : TORI
50
Matt Dillon, e.g. : MARSHAL
52
Snouted beast : TAPIR
53
End of the message (we warned you!) : NOTINCORRIGE
57
Spice-rack item : BASIL
60
Gettysburg victor : MEADE
61
Jazz musician : CAT
62
Run off : ELOPE
63
Tidal ___ : BASIN
64
G.P. grp. : AMA
65
It's unfathomable : ABYSS
66
Chose, with "for" : OPTED
67
Back talk : LIP
Down
1
Make unnecessary : OBVIATE
2
___Coalition : RAINBOW
3
Washington's ___ Range : CASCADE
4
Military group : CADRE
5
One who charges : OWER
6
Rikki-tikki-___ : TAVI
7
Math subject : TRIG
8
Wing it : ADLIB
9
Four Monopoly properties : RAILROADS
10
Inseparable friend : ALTEREGO
11
G. & S. princess : IDA
12
French seasoning : SEL
13
___ which way : ANY
21
Siouan Indian : OTO
22
Dog holder : BUN
25
"___ had it!" : IVE
26
___ lizzie : TIN
27
Schnozz extension : OLA
29
Coal measure : TON
30
Genie's grant : WISH
31
Hitching post? : ALTAR
34
Cask openings : BUNGHOLES
35
Kind of portrait : SELF
37
Esculent roots : PARSNIPS
38
Groovy, these days : RAD
39
Border : HEM
40
Actress Thurman : UMA
41
Debussy's "La ___" : MER
43
Kind of anesthetic : TOPICAL
44
Paper art : ORIGAMI
45
Eavesdrop, in a way : WIRETAP
47
Wear away : EAT
49
Smear : TAR
51
Bar dance? : LIMBO
52
The way things go : TREND
54
___ tide : NEAP
55
Skiing memento, perhaps : CAST
56
Garfield's pal : ODIE
57
Maude portrayer : BEA
58
Priest's garment : ALB
59
Kind of sauce : SOY

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

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