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New York Times, Tuesday, December 17, 1996

Author:
G. E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
19-Across : Mid 12th-century date
TotalDebutLatest
1169/13/199410/17/2005
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086291000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.502306%
Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXYZ} This is puzzle # 41 for Mr. Paul. Tuesday freshness: 43%
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© 1996, The New York Times12/17/96 ( No. 17,206 )
Across
1
Bushy coif : AFRO
5
Belle or Bart : STARR
10
"Dancing Queen" pop group : ABBA
14
It goes with runners : SLED
15
Army Corps of Engineers construction : LEVEE
16
Burrow : LAIR
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In direct competition : HEADTOHEAD
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Mid 12th-century date : MCLI
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Long fish : EEL
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Rich Little, e.g. : APER
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Drew out : EVOKED
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Three-sided sword : EPEE
25
Savage : BEAST
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One of the Greats : ALFRED
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Half step, in music : SEMITONE
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Partner of ways : MEANS
33
Shack : HOVEL
34
Corn crib : BIN
35
Early Andean : INCA
36
More rational : SANER
37
Diplomat's skill : TACT
38
Fr. holy woman : STE
39
Burger King, to McDonald's : RIVAL
40
Where the loot gets left : CACHE
41
Autumn drink : HOTCIDER
43
Crave, with "for" : HANKER
44
"You Must Remember This" author : OATES
45
Kennel cry : BARK
46
Browning automatics : RIFLES
48
Effrontery : GALL
49
Menlo Park initials : TAE
52
Shut noisily : SLAM
53
Kind of combat : HANDTOHAND
56
Gambling, e.g. : VICE
57
___ orange : OSAGE
58
Mitch Miller's instrument : OBOE
59
Squint : PEER
60
Firefighting need : WATER
61
Old TV detective Peter : GUNN
Down
1
Connors defeater, 1975 : ASHE
2
Hightail it : FLEE
3
Not imagined : REAL
4
Roulette bet : ODD
5
Inclined : SLOPED
6
Snicker : TEHEE
7
Say it's so : AVER
8
New Deal proj. : REA
9
Jesus Christ, with "the" : REDEEMER
10
Virtually : ALMOST
11
One after the other : BACKTOBACK
12
Ill temper : BILE
13
Saharan : ARID
18
Uses a camcorder : TAPES
23
Resort near Copper Mountain : VAIL
24
Soprano Berger : ERNA
25
Angle on a gem : BEVEL
26
Plain People : AMISH
27
Slowly, in music : LENTO
28
In-person, as an interview : FACETOFACE
29
Sub detector : SONAR
30
Recess : NICHE
31
Computer command : ENTER
33
Wealthy ones : HAVES
36
Two-headed lady exhibit, e.g. : SIDESHOW
37
Part of L.S.T. : TANK
39
Liturgy : RITE
40
Film producer Ponti : CARLO
42
More tranquil : CALMER
43
Horse restraint : HALTER
45
Sheriff's star, e.g. : BADGE
46
Invitation letters : RSVP
47
Tennis's Nastase : ILIE
48
Pesky insect : GNAT
49
No-no: Var. : TABU
50
Erelong : ANON
51
First place : EDEN
54
Simile center : ASA
55
Not a sharer : HOG

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