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New York Times, Wednesday, February 7, 1996

Author:
Frank A. Longo
Editor:
Will Shortz
59-Across : Confused states
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
9110/29/199411/24/20192
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
150137142922
RebusScrabDebutFresh
41.4868687%
Frank Longo

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Longo. Wednesday freshness: 56%
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© 1996, The New York Times2/7/96 ( No. 16,892 )
Across
1
Stuff of which heros are made? : SALAMI
7
Add to the pot : ANTE
11
April 15 org. : IRS
14
Novelist Lurie : ALISON
15
Tide controller : MOON
16
Card game : LOO
17
Inkling : NOTION
18
One-story cottage : BUNGALOW
20
1984 Dillon coming-of-age film : THEFLAMINGOKID
22
Paddle : OAR
23
Corroded : ATE
24
Confederate soldier : REB
25
1978 Burton adventure : THEWILDGEESE
31
Razor brand : ATRA
34
Savage Island, now : NIUE
35
Civil rights leader Wilkins : ROY
36
1969 Eastwood action film : WHEREEAGLESDARE
41
Lode load : ORE
42
Blue dye : ANIL
43
___du Salut : ILES
44
1989 Duvall miniseries : LONESOMEDOVE
49
J.F.K.'s predecessor : DDE
50
Pollution control grp. : EPA
51
Links letters : PGA
54
1975 Wayne western : ROOSTERCOGBURN
59
Confused states : TURMOILS
60
Undid : RUINED
61
Infomercials : ADS
62
Ending with slug or song : FEST
63
Ride a seesaw : TEETER
64
Stinger : BEE
65
Mainz Mrs. : FRAU
66
Highly decorated : ORNATE
Down
1
___Domingo : SANTO
2
Hilo hello : ALOHA
3
Bottle capacity : LITER
4
"___I cared!" : ASIF
5
Dough : MOOLAH
6
Natural : INNATE
7
Two-way prefix : AMBI
8
It may be proper : NOUN
9
Chinese secret society : TONG
10
Gluts : ENGORGES
11
Narrow-minded : ILLIBERAL
12
Crucifix : ROOD
13
Barnyard female : SOW
19
Tropical tree : AKEE
21
Kitten's cry : MEW
25
Lime-juicer, in English slang : TAR
26
Fireplace : INGLE
27
___Bad Wolf, of the comics : LIL
28
Payable : DUE
29
Irked : SORE
30
They may get 40 lashes : EYES
31
Military no-show : AWOL
32
Poet's preposition : THRO
33
Sign again : REENDORSE
37
Abates : EASESOFF
38
Electronic music pioneer : ENO
39
Archer's skill : AIM
40
Run out of steam : DIE
45
Biblical kingdom : EDOM
46
Yr.'s end : DEC
47
Portuguese city : OPORTO
48
Less clear : VAGUER
51
___Arenas (Chile's southernmost city) : PUNTA
52
Welcome : GREET
53
Wrestling's___the Giant : ANDRE
54
Uncivil : RUDE
55
Deck : TIER
56
Actress Lanchester : ELSA
57
Queue after Q : RSTU
58
Artesian "well" : BIEN
59
Bill : TAB

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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