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New York Times, Thursday, April 1, 1999

Author:
Kelly Clark
Editor:
Will Shortz
65-Across : Fish locale
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1510/29/19978/12/20161
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.636530%
Kelly Clark

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 6 for Ms. Clark. Thursday freshness: 4%
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J
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E
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A
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N
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S
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H
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A
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H
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A
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G
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E
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M
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S
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A
R
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L
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I
C
O
N
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O
V
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B
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R
R
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L
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L
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R
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A
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A
F
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S
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K
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T
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C
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O
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F
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P
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S
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D
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A
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Y
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A
L
L
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N
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A
U
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D
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K
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W
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A
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E
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T
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U
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T
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U
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O
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M
S
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O
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N
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R
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A
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D
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O
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L
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C
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A
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H
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F
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F
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O
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A
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T
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C
L
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Y
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E
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T
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K
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S
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© 1999, The New York Times4/1/99 ( No. 18,041 )
Across
1
Cutoffs, maybe, before they were cutoffs : JEANS
6
Sound of breaking up? : HAHA
10
Masterpieces : GEMS
14
Sylvia Plath book : ARIEL
15
Religious image : ICON
16
Baker's need : OVEN
17
Oft-quoted Yogi : BERRA
18
Old Spanish kingdom : LEON
19
Coin no longer being minted : LIRA
20
What happens when Kansas City wins a World Series? : ROYALSDOAFLIP
23
Sea's partner : SKI
25
Draw : TIE
26
Boston team, in brief : CELTS
27
Why is the milk production survey so screwy? : OAFPOLLSDAIRY
32
Kind of wrench : ALLEN
33
Like a Burns acquaintance : AULD
34
Sharp : KEEN
35
Detroit's county : WAYNE
37
Item in which to do a plié : TUTU
41
Resistance units : OHMS
42
Not just a franchisee : OWNER
43
Why is the drought-plagued swim club bankrupt? : ADRYPOOLFAILS
47
Film maker Frank : CAPRA
49
Playboy head, to friends : HEF
50
Lake Okeechobee's state: Abbr. : FLA
51
What's the anagrammatic reason for these odd questions? : APRILFOOLSDAY
56
Kind of gin : SLOE
57
Food for Fido : ALPO
58
Songs "di sentimento" : ARIAS
61
High scores : TENS
62
1963 Liz Taylor role : CLEO
63
Busybody : YENTA
64
New England's locale : EAST
65
Fish locale : TANK
66
"Broca's Brain" author : SAGAN
Down
1
Elbows do it : JAB
2
Before : ERE
3
BB gun, e.g. : AIRRIFLE
4
Peter Lorre's role in "The Story of Mankind" : NERO
5
Mercury astronaut Deke : SLAYTON
6
Noted Talmudic sage : HILLEL
7
Ones that may be high? : ACES
8
Tough : HOOD
9
___ Domini : ANNO
10
Green party? : GOLFER
11
In a bad way : EVILLY
12
Excellence : MERIT
13
Says quickly : SNAPS
21
Be in a bad way : AIL
22
Kind of wit or test : ACID
23
Saturate : SOAK
24
Curly cabbage : KALE
28
Compose : PEN
29
Authority : SAYSO
30
Press for payment : DUN
31
Ginger ___ : ALE
35
"___ me?" : WHY
36
Band aid? : AMP
37
Air letters? : TWA
38
Making whole : UNIFYING
39
Make known : TELL
40
Bear with us at night : URSA
41
Voiced : ORAL
42
Times when you're not at your peak : OFFDAYS
43
Pinafores : APRONS
44
Thirstiest : DRIEST
45
"Hey, check that out!" : OHLOOK
46
Guitarist Paul : LES
47
Class : CASTE
48
Cop ___ : APLEA
52
It's the truth : FACT
53
Spanish pot : OLLA
54
Available : OPEN
55
Vicinity : AREA
59
___ standstill : ATA
60
Mateo or Miguel, e.g. : SAN

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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