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New York Times, Wednesday, October 29, 1997

Author:
Kelly Clark
Editor:
Will Shortz
34-Across : Isn't bold
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.636530%
Kelly Clark

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Clark. Wednesday freshness: 24%
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S
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H
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A
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D
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O
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W
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A
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R
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A
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S
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I
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A
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N
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P
A
L
E
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P
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C
A
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L
A
N
C
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A
N
O
N
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I
N
R
I
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E
M
C
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E
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D
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T
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B
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C
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O
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E
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I
D
Y
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L
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A
M
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E
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N
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N
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A
T
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D
U
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H
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P
L
O
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C
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O
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W
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R
S
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S
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G
A
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L
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T
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A
R
I
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W
H
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A
T
Y
O
U
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E
V
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P
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A
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S
L
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A
T
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D
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O
O
H
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R
A
N
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L
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O
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S
N
O
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W
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M
O
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T
O
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F
O
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E
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A
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R
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C
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D
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T
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N
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S
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G
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T
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S
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© 1997, The New York Times10/29/97 ( No. 17,522 )
Across
1
Trawler's haul : SHAD
5
Man-___ : OWAR
9
Like 30% of the world's landmass : ASIAN
14
Color deficient : PALE
15
Typewriter type : PICA
16
Round Tabler's weapon : LANCE
17
Later : ANON
18
Cross letters : INRI
19
Host : EMCEE
20
With 40- and 60-Across, a cautionary message : DONTBEGIN
22
Dove call : COO
23
Children's song refrain : EIEIO
24
Romantic interlude : IDYL
26
"Right on, brother!" : AMEN
29
Jim-dandy : NEAT
31
Simpleton's utterance : DUH
33
Gaza force, for short : PLO
34
Isn't bold : COWERS
37
Quite a tale : SAGA
38
Lease : LET
39
Jackie's "O" : ARI
40
See 20-Across : WHATYOU
42
Planning time : EVE
43
Indy stop : PIT
44
Creative : ARTY
45
On the docket : SLATED
47
"Isn't that beautiful?" : OOH
48
What Dick, Jane and Spot did : RAN
49
Literary ___ : LION
50
Kind of job : SNOW
52
Repeated role for Lorre : MOTO
54
"All That Jazz" director : FOSSE
58
Old Mideast inits. : UAR
60
See 20-Across : CANTFINIS
62
Bubble-headed : DITSY
64
Wild romp : ORGY
65
Denials : NOES
66
One of the Horae : IRENE
67
Dance instruction : STEP
68
Charlie, for one : TUNA
69
Square dance partners : GENTS
70
Green one : TYRO
71
Blackjack option : STAY
Down
1
One in a black suit : SPADE
2
Saigon's foe : HANOI
3
Garbo-like : ALONE
4
Most of a tooth : DENTINE
5
Mayberry boy of TV : OPIE
6
Improvise : WINGIT
7
Caustic : ACRID
8
Saver's eventuality : RAINYDAY
9
Actor Baldwin : ALEC
10
Navigators' Islands, today : SAMOA
11
Like 60-Across : INCOMPLET
12
Air hero : ACE
13
Word before Bouvier : NEE
21
Turn-of-century British conflict : BOERWAR
25
Actor who put teeth into his work? : LUGOSI
27
Parisian pupil : ELEVE
28
Prominent : NOTED
30
Hindu retreat : ASHRAM
32
Cart away : HAULOFF
34
Crime bosses : CAPOS
35
Whom Artemis loved : ORION
36
Like 60-Across : WITHOUTEN
37
Pig's digs : STY
41
Free : ATNOCOST
46
Applies holy oil to : ANOINTS
49
Like Pinocchio's nose after a lie : LONGER
51
"That ___ so bad..." : WASNT
53
Somewhat sour : TARTY
55
Schnoz : SNOUT
56
Saint Catherine's home : SIENA
57
Opinionated work : ESSAY
59
Deli loaves : RYES
61
It may be found in a proof : TYPO
62
Archeological site : DIG
63
It's west of G.B. : IRE

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

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