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New York Times, Friday, November 15, 1996

Author:
R. Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Across : Tightly curled
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
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1814141616120
RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQWZ} This is puzzle # 48 for Mr. Norris. Friday freshness: 61%
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© 1996, The New York Times11/15/96 ( No. 17,174 )
Across
1
Lead : SPEARHEAD
10
Beginning of a conclusion : ERGO
14
Lottery winner's need : TAXSHELTER
16
Biblical pronoun : THOU
17
Anonymous : AUTHORLESS
18
Event for a foxhound : HUNT
19
Second-century date : CLI
20
Forest denizen : DOE
21
They're encountered in close encounters : ETS
23
Sound unit : BEL
24
Tightly curled : KINKY
26
Nick at Nite offering : RERUN
28
Meyers of "Kate & Allie" : ARI
29
Donald Duck, to Huey, Dewey and Louie : UNCA
30
Closed sac : CYST
31
Sen. Hatch : ORRIN
33
Fareham fuel : PETROL
35
Like paper : TEARABLE
37
Full of signs : PLACARDED
39
Held one's ground : STOODPAT
42
Most thirsty : DRIEST
46
Thirst for : CRAVE
47
Moments : SECS
49
"Look ___!" (showoff's words) : ATME
50
Musical dir. : RIT
51
Silence : SHUSH
53
Innocent : CLEAN
54
Alert, for short : APB
55
Samovar serving : TEA
56
Altar answer : IDO
58
B.&O. et al. : RRS
59
Look (over) : PORE
61
Arrives at horizontally : SLIDESINTO
64
Mideast carrier : ELAL
65
Outdoor festivity : STREETFAIR
66
Surprise tennis shot : DINK
67
Bargain hunters' haunts : YARDSALES
Down
1
Compare : STACKUP
2
1946 Wimbledon champ Betz : PAULINE
3
Completely gone : EXTINCT
4
Subdued color : ASH
5
Aunt of an old folk song : RHODY
6
"Three cheers" recipient : HERO
7
First name in mysteries : ELLERY
8
Had : ATE
9
Rat : DESERTER
10
Biblical verb suffix : ETH
11
Row : RHUBARB
12
Sister of Cordelia : GONERIL
13
Writer's starting point : OUTLINE
15
Alphabetical sequence : RSTU
22
Cause of a rude awakening? : SNORER
25
Chess champion after Fischer : KARPOV
27
Spreads : ESTATES
30
Switch activator, sometimes : CLAP
32
Goodyear product : RADIAL
34
Senior : OLDEST
36
Inserts : ADDS
38
Kind of insurance : CASUALTY
39
Slightly injured : SCRAPED
40
City taken by the Crusaders, 1109 : TRIPOLI
41
Popular breakfast food : OATBRAN
43
Lacking vicissitude : ETERNAL
44
Smug one : SMARTIE
45
Tightening muscles : TENSORS
48
Parent, at times : CHIDER
52
Dame Myra : HESS
53
Part of some court awards : COSTS
57
Exploit : DEED
60
Wapiti : ELK
62
A C.P.A. might recommend one : IRA
63
"___ body meet..." : IFA

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

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