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New York Times, Friday, February 27, 1998

Author:
Kevin McCann
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : Spring bloomers
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
72/27/19989/24/20061
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1020220
ScrabDebutFresh
1.653656%
Kevin McCann

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {Q} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. McCann. Friday freshness: 60%
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J
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A
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K
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A
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R
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T
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A
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H
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O
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G
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W
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A
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S
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H
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A
Z
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L
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A
S
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O
R
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L
L
Y
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S
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Y
L
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N
G
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L
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L
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P
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M
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L
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O
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K
S
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E
T
C
H
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I
C
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S
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U
T
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H
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D
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K
E
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N
A
N
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A
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D
R
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A
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S
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M
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N
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E
N
Z
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Y
M
E
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D
I
L
U
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T
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R
S
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M
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E
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T
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N
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G
O
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B
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O
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N
A
N
Z
A
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S
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G
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M
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B
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I
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T
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A
V
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S
E
T
T
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L
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R
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O
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R
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E
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S
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P
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L
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C
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B
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L
P
S
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L
O
R
R
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A
L
L
O
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F
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M
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B
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E
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W
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X
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R
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O
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S
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S
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© 1998, The New York Times2/27/98 ( No. 17,643 )
Across
1
Capital city of 8.6 million : JAKARTA
8
Bunk : HOGWASH
15
Spring bloomers : AZALEAS
16
"M*A*S*H" corporal : OREILLY
17
Salon activity : STYLING
18
Spill : LETSLIP
19
Shade of crimson : MELON
20
Assents : OKS
22
Permanently mark : ETCH
23
"Rhyme Pays" rapper : ICET
24
Downward, in a way : SOUTH
26
Engineers' work : DIKE
27
Pulitzer-winning writer Robertson : NAN
28
Former Greek P.M. Papandreou : ANDREAS
30
Door sign : MEN
31
It causes a breakdown : ENZYME
33
Water adders : DILUTERS
35
Track ___ : MEET
37
Inoperative : NOGO
38
Major strikes : BONANZAS
42
It may involve a sacrifice : GAMBIT
46
MTV prize : AVA
47
Arbiter : SETTLER
49
Late-late hour : ONE
50
Anatomical network : RETE
52
"Merry Company" artist : STEEN
53
Ring : PEAL
54
Twins follower : CRAB
55
CD predecessors : LPS
56
Ugarte player in "Casablanca" : LORRE
57
1984 Martin-Tomlin comedy : ALLOFME
60
Nosy person's affair, in a saying : BEESWAX
62
Washington summit : RAINIER
63
Performing : ONSTAGE
64
Vets, sometimes : SPAYERS
65
Fumes : SEESRED
Down
1
Light yellow : JASMINE
2
Uto-___ (language group) : AZTECAN
3
1975 Emmy-winning actress : KAYLENZ
4
Distribute : ALLOT
5
Pull (in) : REIN
6
Bronzy : TAN
7
Equally fine : ASGOOD
8
Milk source : HOLSTEIN
9
Iron man's quest? : ORE
10
Understand : GET
11
Smartened (up) : WISED
12
Unsurpassed : ALLTIME
13
City fellow : SLICKER
14
Jack-in-the-box needs : HYPHENS
21
Iranian mountain dweller : KURD
24
They bring blessings : SNEEZES
25
Kind of lamp : HALOGEN
28
Famous last words? : AMENS
29
Kitchen staple : SUGAR
32
Singer Sumac : YMA
34
Barnyard male : TOM
36
Rats : TATTLERS
38
Places where one is driven to drink? : BARCARS
39
Imbricate : OVERLAP
40
Tennis player Medvedev : NATALIA
41
Small progress : STEP
43
Treaty of Bereeniging conflict : BOERWAR
44
Fuming : INARAGE
45
Wired : TELEXED
48
Sappho's home : LESBOS
51
Wood from India and Sri Lanka : EBONY
53
Assignments : POSTS
56
___-majesté : LESE
58
"Ptui!" : FIE
59
It's around Martinique : MER
61
Compass dir. : ENE

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

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