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New York Times, Friday, February 24, 1995

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : This could have been fixed
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1814141616120
RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 33 Missing: {J} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Norris. Friday freshness: 65%
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© 1995, The New York Times2/24/95 ( No. 16,544 )
Across
1
Unembellished : STRAIGHT
9
Breakfast cereal pioneer : CWPOST
15
This could have been fixed : QUIZSHOW
16
Farmhand : REAPER
17
Rude : UNPOLITE
18
Bring about : INDUCE
19
Words with hole or two : INONE
20
Very unpopular : HATED
22
Actor Chaney : LON
23
Bad-mouth : DIS
24
Scavenger hunt participant : SEEKER
26
Market : VEND
27
Son of Adam : SETH
29
Debutante, for one : LASS
30
#1 song for the Association, 1967 : WINDY
31
Part of Cousteau's world : SEABED
33
Candy : SWEETS
35
Beat it : LAM
36
Beat it : RAN
37
Kind of radio program : CALLIN
40
Brunei's island : BORNEO
43
Intimate center : BOSOM
44
Representation : ICON
46
Cobras : ASPS
48
Over : ANEW
49
Golf club feature : FLANGE
51
Kind of brain : PEA
52
Road map abbr. : RTE
53
Output : YIELD
54
With : AMONG
56
Go-___ : GETTER
58
Health club employee : MASSEUSE
60
Force out : EXHALE
61
Departures : EGRESSES
62
Brews : STEEPS
63
Tie : DEADHEAT
Down
1
Cuttlefish kin : SQUIDS
2
Bluefins : TUNNIES
3
Comeback : RIPOSTE
4
Radio-controlled aerial bomb : AZON
5
British ___ : ISLES
6
Alphabet trio : GHI
7
Impetuous one : HOTHEAD
8
Pinches : TWEAKS
9
Colonial newsman : CRIER
10
Proceed : WEND
11
Steno's need : PAD
12
Sumptuous : OPULENT
13
Supports, in a way : SECONDS
14
Up-to-date : TRENDY
21
Actress Harper : TESS
25
Tropical resin : ELEMI
26
Congress site of 1814-15 : VIENNA
28
Consecrate : HALLOW
30
Have on : WEAR
32
Calamine lotion, e.g. : BALM
34
Treat unfairly : WRONG
37
Circumstances : CONTEXT
38
Irate : ASEETHE
39
Lake Victoria outlet : NILE
40
Chains : BONDAGE
41
Champion : ESPOUSE
42
The briny : OPENSEA
43
Makes an unannounced entrance, with "in" : BARGES
45
Settled : CALMED
47
Most prudent : SAGEST
49
Removes, in a way : FIRES
50
Uncomplicated : EASED
53
Kennel sound : YELP
55
Engage : MESH
57
Menlo Park monogram : TAE
59
Mrs., in Madrid : SRA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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