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New York Times, Friday, December 3, 1993

Author:
Bill Click
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Across : ___ nova
TotalDebut
112/3/1993
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0000010
ScrabDebutFresh
1.59422%
Bill Click

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 5 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Click. Friday freshness: 1%
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A
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S
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H
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E
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B
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O
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S
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S
9
A
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M
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S
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G
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T
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C
H
E
R
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A
W
A
I
T
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O
P
I
E
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M
A
R
R
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Y
I
N
G
F
O
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R
L
O
V
E
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E
W
E
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S
L
E
E
T
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O
T
O
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S
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C
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H
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E
R
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A
S
S
N
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A
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B
O
A
R
D
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H
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O
W
E
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F
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A
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R
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M
I
M
I
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B
A
Y
O
U
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U
N
E
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B
E
E
R
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B
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A
R
R
E
L
P
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O
L
K
A
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E
R
S
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A
D
A
M
S
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N
O
L
I
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R
S
T
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L
E
G
S
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P
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R
E
F
E
R
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H
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A
Z
E
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N
A
I
L
S
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O
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M
E
G
A
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A
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S
O
N
E
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U
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S
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E
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M
U
S
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C
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O
F
T
H
E
N
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I
G
H
T
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S
T
U
N
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T
R
A
I
L
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T
A
U
T
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K
I
N
G
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T
O
R
T
S
65
A
R
N
E
© 1993, The New York Times12/3/93 ( No. 16,096 )
Across
1
1975 Wimbledon champ : ASHE
5
___ nova : BOSSA
10
High-ranking NCO : MSGT
14
Oscar winner for "Moonstruck" : CHER
15
Sit up for : AWAIT
16
Ron Howard TV role : OPIE
17
Irving Berlin song : MARRYINGFORLOVE
20
Woolgatherer? : EWE
21
Winter forecast : SLEET
22
Sioux Indians : OTOES
23
"Gimme a G ...," e.g. : CHEER
25
Org. : ASSN
26
Word in Amtrak's slogan : ABOARD
28
N.H.L legend Gordie : HOWE
30
Wide's partner : FAR
33
"La Boheme" role : MIMI
34
Louisiana inlet : BAYOU
35
One in France : UNE
36
Andrews Sisters hit : BEERBARRELPOLKA
40
Speaker's pauses : ERS
41
Writer Cecil of "The Straight Dope" : ADAMS
42
___ me tangere : NOLI
43
Q followers : RST
44
Strength, in Variety talk : LEGS
45
Favor : PREFER
47
Confused thoughts : HAZE
49
Secretaries may file these : NAILS
50
Alpha's opposite : OMEGA
52
Unified : ASONE
54
Profit by : USE
57
Andrew Lloyd Webber song, with "The" : MUSICOFTHENIGHT
60
Astound : STUN
61
Chisholm, e.g. : TRAIL
62
Tense : TAUT
63
1/17/94 honoree : KING
64
First-year law school class : TORTS
65
"Rule, Britannia" composer : ARNE
Down
1
Highest point : ACME
2
"Pygmalion" author : SHAW
3
Beatles recording : HERECOMESTHESUN
4
Goof : ERR
5
Tried to save a sinking ship? : BAILED
6
Steinbrenner, to the Yankees : OWNER
7
Wise seasoning? : SAGE
8
Search (through) : SIFT
9
From ___ Z : ATO
10
Loses feathers : MOLTS
11
"Mary Poppins" tune, with "A" : SPOONFULOFSUGAR
12
Take's partner : GIVE
13
Golfers' gadgets : TEES
18
River in Belgium : YSER
19
Revolted : ROSEUP
24
"Aquarius" musical : HAIR
25
Gone, but not forgotten? : AWOL
26
Dinosaur DNA preserver : AMBER
27
Coffin stands : BIERS
28
Injures : HARMS
29
Court cry : OYES
31
"Twisted" body part : ANKLE
32
Broadcast anew : REAIR
34
Boast : BRAG
37
"The Human Comedy" author : BALZAC
38
"Zip___-Doo-Dah" : ADEE
39
Like Nash's "lama" : ONEL
45
Juries : PANELS
46
Nothing: Fr. : RIEN
48
Ripening : AGING
49
Like a pitcher's perfect game : NOHIT
50
Siberian city : OMSK
51
Conductor Riccardo : MUTI
52
60's hair style : AFRO
53
Asterisk : STAR
55
Avoid : SHUN
56
Cigar ending : ETTE
58
Giant Mel : OTT
59
"Make___ double" : ITA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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