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New York Times, Saturday, March 9, 1996

Author:
R. Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : Fall back
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 30 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 11%
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© 1996, The New York Times3/9/96 ( No. 16,923 )
Across
1
Falls, e.g. : WHITEWATER
11
Short coats? : MACS
15
Fall back : RECIDIVATE
16
Rodin sculpture : ADAM
17
Charged : ELECTRICAL
18
Time past : YORE
19
Directs : AIMS
20
Mai___ : TAI
21
Black nightshade : MOREL
22
Popular campground initials : KOA
23
Minutes taker, maybe : STENO
26
Cowboys' org. : NFL
27
[How boring!] : SNORE
31
It might move you : VAN
32
Dander : IRE
33
Limit : RESTRICT
36
Verne harpooner___Land : NED
37
Place for bulls to run : STOCKEXCHANGE
40
Honor society opening : PHI
41
Tool sharpening device : OILSTONE
42
Butt : RAM
43
Actress Thurman : UMA
44
Sanders of the Celtics, familiarly : SATCH
47
Wild : APE
48
Kind of swing : PORCH
51
Gym unit : REP
53
Protests of a kind : YELPS
55
"How soothing!" : AAH
57
Flirt : MASH
58
"What I Am" singer Brickell : EDIE
59
Investigates : DELVESINTO
62
Wee one : RUNT
63
Share : ALLOCATION
64
Graf___ : SPEE
65
Prominent name in magic : BLACKSTONE
Down
1
Bring about : WREAK
2
Sun god : HELIOS
3
Clutch performer, in sports : ICEMAN
4
Eccentricities : TICS
5
Summer hours in Phila. : EDT
6
1832 Presidential candidate William : WIRT
7
Some athletic shoes : AVIAS
8
Unsaid : TACIT
9
J.F.K. guess : ETA
10
Family member: Abbr. : REL
11
Certain spread : MAYO
12
Trimming : ADORNING
13
Blithe : CAREFREE
14
Was obviously not legit : SMELLED
21
Where the Tongue River flows : MONTANA
24
Run out : EVICT
25
Crispy snacks : NACHOS
28
Plata's partner : ORO
29
Makes up : RECOUPS
30
___Pie : ESKIMO
34
Pertaining to anatomical tissue : TELAR
35
Dr.'s orders : RXS
37
Got one's act together, so to speak : SHAPEDUP
38
Geological comparison : TIMELINE
39
Realize : NET
40
Requests : PRAYERS
45
Head start? : CRANIO
46
Moses portrayer : HESTON
49
Flower with a pure white spathe : CALLA
50
Ruin : HAVOC
52
Call : PHONE
54
A Rose by another name : PETE
56
"Darn!" : HECK
57
It may be catching : MITT
59
Spot : DAB
60
Wing : ELL
61
Airline out of Stockholm : SAS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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