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New York Times, Saturday, November 11, 1995

Author:
Nancy Nicholson Joline
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Clever
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921.473796162%
Nancy Nicholson Joline

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {FKQZ} This is puzzle # 74 for Ms. Joline. Saturday freshness: 67%
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© 1995, The New York Times11/11/95 ( No. 16,804 )
Across
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Rustic : CLODHOPPER
11
Saxon contemporary : JUTE
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Shopper's mecca : RODEODRIVE
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Grad : ALUM
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Tried out : AUDITIONED
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Clever : CUTE
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Jacqueline Bouvier, in 1947 : DEB
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Female ovine : EWE
21
Spray alternative : ROLLON
23
Zoo animal : LLAMA
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"___ Blues" (1973 Fonda film) : STEELYARD
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Scarlett's mother and others : ELLENS
30
Kind of vote : ABSENTEE
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Like the ocean : SALINE
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They're near the bottom of the scale : RES
33
Byrnes of "77 Sunset Strip" : EDD
34
Thrusts : RAMS
36
Indulgences for 54-Across : NIPS
39
River across the Lake of Brienz : AAR
42
Deli order : BLT
44
Nag : NOODGE
48
Meaningless chatter : BLAHBLAH
51
Biological subdivisions : GENERA
52
Dummy : IGNORAMUS
54
Rummy : TOPER
55
"Mrs. Miniver" Oscar winner : GARSON
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Hunters of AWOL's : MPS
58
Electrical unit : REL
59
Indy champ Luyendyk : ARIE
60
Yield : CAPITULATE
64
Actor-songsmith Novello : IVOR
65
Presidents : EXECUTIVES
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"___ Dance" (Benny Goodman theme) : LETS
67
Carolers : SERENADERS
Down
1
Birthplaces : CRADLES
2
Hedda's rival in gossip : LOUELLA
3
Weirdo : ODDBALL
4
___ gratia : DEI
5
Stolen : HOT
6
Cartoon dog : ODIE
7
Bows : PROWS
8
Roofer's supply : PINETAR
9
Preceding period : EVE
10
Giving indemnification : REDRESSING
11
Actress Smith : JACLYN
12
Howl : ULULATE
13
Educated : TUTORED
14
Freed from errors : EMENDED
22
Folk song "The ___ Grey Goose (Is Dead)" : OLE
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Dayan contemporary : MEIR
25
"Finnegans Wake" wife : ANNA
27
"Desire Under the Elms" son : EBEN
29
Aspects : SEMBLANCES
35
Putdown : SLAM
37
Frost, e.g. : POET
38
Prefix with gram or meter : SONO
39
An Adams : ABIGAIL
40
Portugal's holiday coast : ALGARVE
41
Grew profusely : RANRIOT
43
Bambi's pal : THUMPER
45
Corrupt : DEPRAVE
46
Host : GREETER
47
Like some seals : EARLESS
49
Firefighters, at times : HOSERS
50
Soul mate : BRO
53
Zip : SPICE
57
Kind of gun : STUN
61
Dismiss : AXE
62
Marathoner Pippig : UTA
63
It may be flipped : LID

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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