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New York Times, Thursday, February 22, 1996

Author:
C. Deodene
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : Sprite, to Spenser
TotalDebutLatest
4211/16/19942/26/2021
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
02398128
CircleScrabDebutFresh
31.5824265%
Chuck Deodene

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Deodene. Thursday freshness: 30%
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M
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L
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P
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V
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© 1996, The New York Times2/22/96 ( No. 16,907 )
Across
1
Conventions : MORES
6
Take, as testimony : HEAR
10
Doctrines : ISMS
14
Phrase of clarification : IDEST
15
"Memories___" (Billy Crystal film) : OFME
16
Set of races : MEET
17
Astronomical Willy Ley book : CONQUESTOFSPACE
20
Museum pieces : ART
21
Drive insert : DISK
22
Flinch : WINCE
23
Sprite, to Spenser : FAERIE
26
Item removed at the pump : GASCAP
27
Napoleon decreed its construction : ARCDETRIOMPHE
30
Terminate : CEASE
31
Lieutenant of Fidel, once : CHE
32
Painter Gerard___Borch : TER
33
Some moisturizers : LOTIONS
37
Jamboree org. : BSA
40
"Ulalume" penner : POE
41
Vermont Senator Patrick : LEAHY
43
Home-front plot of W.W.II : VICTORYGARDEN
48
Some microwaves : AMANAS
50
Sock style : ARGYLE
51
Blanches : PALES
52
"Even___speak..." : ASWE
54
Satyajit Ray hero : APU
56
Considerations in yachting : PREVAILINGWINDS
60
Malta moolah : LIRE
61
Carpenter's aid : VISE
62
Actress MacDowell : ANDIE
63
Indentureship unit : YEAR
64
Hubbub : STIR
65
Shocked reactions : GASPS
Down
1
Foliate mineral : MICA
2
Unscented : ODORFREE
3
Business traveler's booking : RENTACAR
4
Bar member's abbr. : ESQ
5
Good name for a cook? : STU
6
L'eggs employee : HOSIER
7
Lizards, old-style : EFTS
8
Rampaging : AMOK
9
Ring official : REF
10
Bratty : IMPISH
11
Spirited gathering : SEANCE
12
Birthplace of Mohammed : MECCA
13
Precipitous : STEEP
18
Touch up : EDIT
19
Give and take : SWAP
24
Bradley and O'Neill : EDS
25
Film amount : REEL
26
Feds : GMEN
27
Shtick : ACT
28
Less demonstrative : ICIER
29
Exultant cry : OHO
34
___out (withdraws) : OPTS
35
Overly : TOO
36
Molten waste : SLAG
37
1978 Springsteen song : BADLANDS
38
Pre-shearing bath : SHEEPDIP
39
Author Rand : AYN
42
Suffix with eat or boot : ERY
43
Irish statesman Eamon De___ : VALERA
44
"Well,___!" (huffy phrase) : INEVER
45
Durango abode : CASA
46
Tedious affair, slangily : YAWNER
47
Baseball's Luzinski : GREG
48
Administer : APPLY
49
1842 story "The Mystery of___Roget" : MARIE
52
Stepped down : ALIT
53
"Yes, indeed," in Madrid : SISI
55
Benefits : USES
57
E.R. hookups : IVS
58
Jokester : WAG
59
___nutshell : INA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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