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New York Times, Tuesday, November 26, 1996

Author:
S. Spadaccini
Editor:
Will Shortz
52-Across : Miss Prynne of "The Scarlet Letter"
TotalDebutLatest
441/27/197710/5/1999
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.54126814%
Stephanie Spadaccini

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 20 for Ms. Spadaccini. Tuesday freshness: 13%
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© 1996, The New York Times11/26/96 ( No. 17,185 )
Across
1
Half a school yr. : SEM
4
Part of CD : DISC
8
Brings home : EARNS
13
"American Gigolo" actor : GERE
14
Capri, e.g. : ISLE
15
German sub : UBOAT
16
Halo : AURA
17
"Coming of Age in Samoa" author : MEAD
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Tycoon J. Paul ___ : GETTY
19
60's singer who "walks like a man"-servant? : FRANKIEVALET
22
Chinese gambling game : FANTAN
23
Sprinted : RAN
24
"Yuck!" : UGH
27
Airport abbr. : ETD
28
Ancient Brit : PICT
31
Actress Reynolds : DEBBIE
33
Talks up, so to speak : PUSHES
35
Depend (on) : RELY
36
Life-style expert who's a perfect housekeeper? : MARTHASTEWARD
40
Bargain seeker's event : SALE
41
Radio woe : STATIC
42
Sign of acne : PIMPLE
45
Basics : ABCS
46
___ Lanka : SRI
49
Critic ___ Louise Huxtable : ADA
50
Paris's ___ de la Cite : ILE
52
Miss Prynne of "The Scarlet Letter" : HESTER
54
PBS host who's good in the kitchen? : ALISTAIRCOOK
57
Nichelle Nichols's role on "Star Trek" : UHURA
60
___ Fein : SINN
61
Lariat : ROPE
62
Folk or rap, e.g. : MUSIC
63
Awestruck : AGOG
64
Ripened : AGED
65
Environs : AREAS
66
Hankerings : YENS
67
Fenced-in area : PEN
Down
1
"Sunday in the Park With George" painter : SEURAT
2
Gofer's chore : ERRAND
3
Intended : MEANT
4
Reduce in size : DIMINISH
5
"You're clear" : ISEE
6
Eastern European : SLAV
7
Lebanese tree : CEDAR
8
Conductor Ormandy : EUGENE
9
Assist in crime : ABET
10
Degenerate badly : ROT
11
Revolutionist Turner : NAT
12
Pigpen : STY
13
Faux pas : GAFFE
20
Fini : KAPUT
21
Young chap : LAD
24
Above, in Berlin : UBER
25
Decorate expensively : GILD
26
"Watch it!" : HEY
29
Cartoonist Addams : CHAS
30
Head, in Italy : TESTA
32
Bric-a-___ : BRAC
33
Get ready, for short : PREP
34
Pierce : STAB
36
One of "the help" : MAID
37
___ mater : ALMA
38
Some prints : ETCHINGS
39
Older but ___ : WISER
40
Health resort : SPA
43
Walt Whitman bloomers : LILACS
44
Actor Wallach : ELI
46
Moe, for one : STOOGE
47
Begin again, as a debate : REOPEN
48
Annoyed : IRKED
51
Russell Baker specialty : ESSAY
53
Leftover piece : SCRAP
54
Operatic solo : ARIA
55
Buster Brown's dog : TIGE
56
Any day now : ANON
57
She played June in "Henry & June" : UMA
58
"Ben-___" : HUR
59
Exploit : USE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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