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New York Times, Monday, October 30, 1995

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
6-Across : Scamps
TotalDebutLatest
1169/13/199410/17/2005
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.502306%
Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXYZ} This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 16%
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© 1995, The New York Times10/30/95 ( No. 16,792 )
Across
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Theater worker : USHER
6
Scamps : CADS
10
Prisoner confinement : BARS
14
Beauty queen's topper : TIARA
15
Incantation start : ABRA
16
Satan's doing : EVIL
17
Queen ___ lace : ANNES
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True-to-life : REAL
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Social Security tax abbr. : FICA
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Brick carrier : HOD
21
Irving Berlin musical : CALLMEMADAM
24
Anthropologist Margaret : MEAD
26
Art stand : EASEL
27
Outstanding : STELLAR
30
Dairy device : MILKER
34
Underworld : HADES
35
"The Old ___ Bucket" : OAKEN
38
This ___ test..." : ISA
39
Facial tissue additive : ALOE
40
Refuge : HAVEN
41
Italian wine city : ASTI
42
This very second : NOW
43
Faux pas : BONER
44
50's Ford fiasco : EDSEL
45
Temper, as steel : ANNEAL
47
"Aïda" role : RADAMES
49
It's worth something : ASSET
52
Kind of novel : DIME
53
Alaska's state flower : FORGETMENOT
57
Kipling book : KIM
60
Milky gem : OPAL
61
Dublin's land : EIRE
62
Speak to the masses : ORATE
64
Tennis's ___ Lacoste : RENE
65
___ Lund of "Casablanca" : ILSA
66
Parking lot postings : RATES
67
Termini : ENDS
68
Poetic contraction : NEER
69
Arises (from) : STEMS
Down
1
Provo's state : UTAH
2
Chinese: prefix : SINO
3
Not new : HANDMEDOWN
4
Before, to Byron : ERE
5
Spanky, Alfalfa and gang : RASCALS
6
Columnist Rowan : CARL
7
White poplar : ABELE
8
Inge forte : DRAMA
9
Dealership denizens : SALESMEN
10
Happen by chance : BEFALL
11
Zealous : AVID
12
Costa ___ : RICA
13
Bridge feat : SLAM
22
Oklahoma town : ADA
23
Chow ___ : MEIN
25
Gen. Robt. ___ : ELEE
27
Writer Alexander : SHANA
28
Claw : TALON
29
Horse color : ROAN
31
Broadway's "The Taming of the Shrew" : KISSMEKATE
32
First name in cosmetics : ESTEE
33
Train tracks : RAILS
36
"___ Maria" : AVE
37
Chef Graham : KERR
40
Dairy cow : HOLSTEIN
41
TV's "___ 12" : ADAM
43
Diamond corner : BASE
44
Newspaper staff : EDITORS
46
"Heartache Tonight" rock group : EAGLES
48
Bother : ADO
50
Novelist Zola : EMILE
51
To the point : TERSE
53
Links alert : FORE
54
Frank : OPEN
55
South African money : RAND
56
Imminent : NEAR
58
News bit : ITEM
59
Foul (up) : MESS
63
Hamelin pest : RAT

Answer summary:
2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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