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New York Times, Saturday, April 20, 1996

Author:
R. Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
49-Across : Elvis's middle name
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FJKQXZ} This is puzzle # 33 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 59%
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© 1996, The New York Times4/20/96 ( No. 16,965 )
Across
1
Kind of mass : CRITICAL
9
Dull : DAMPEN
15
Tangolike dance : HABANERA
16
Pleistocene epoch : ICEAGE
17
Breakfast order : OVEREASY
18
Printing, carpentry, etc. : TRADES
19
Geom. figure : CIR
20
Allay : SOOTHE
22
Alphabet string : RST
23
"Nothing___" : TOIT
25
Messenger : ENVOY
26
Mechanical, after "by" : ROTE
27
Consternation : ALARM
29
Make a foozle : ERR
30
Humdinger : ONER
31
Prevail : WINOUT
33
Unpaved surfaces : ROADBEDS
35
Fed. watchdog : OSHA
37
"Peter Pan" character : SMEE
38
Episodes : CHAPTERS
42
Stung : BURNED
46
Italian artist Guido : RENI
47
Corker : PIP
48
1940's Chief Justice : STONE
49
Elvis's middle name : ARON
50
Remove via percolation : LEACH
53
Recorded proceedings : ACTA
54
Year in a Roman sci-fi film? : MMI
55
Danish : PASTRY
56
Relief : AID
57
Starting time? : MONDAY
59
Certain vaudeville act : TAPDANCE
62
Villa : ESTATE
63
1953 Emmy-winning actress : EVEARDEN
64
One of a team of eight : DASHER
65
Organization founded by Jean Henri Dunant : REDCROSS
Down
1
Mississippi native : CHOCTAW
2
Ristorante offering : RAVIOLI
3
Basque, e.g. : IBERIAN
4
Stain : TAR
5
Chemical suffix : INE
6
Wrap up : CEASE
7
Unlawful firing : ARSON
8
Airport event : LAYOVER
9
Short, impassioned poem : DITHYRAMB
10
It may be a lot : ACRE
11
"Give__ break!" : MEA
12
Boss : PADRONE
13
Cast out : EGESTED
14
Family types : NESTERS
21
Plaza de___ : TOROS
24
Enter marching : TROOPIN
26
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" musical : ROBERTA
28
Nonnegotiable item : MUST
32
1992 Robert Altman film : THEPLAYER
34
Jupiter or Apollo, e.g. : DEUS
36
Eary sign of spring : ARIES
38
Studied : CRAMMED
39
Shade of pink : HERMOSA
40
Oils : ANOINTS
41
Go all over : SPATTER
43
"Sorry, that's impossible!" : NOCANDO
44
Allures : ENTICES
45
Anesthetizes : DEADENS
51
Desire : CRAVE
52
Promoted to excess : HYPED
55
Cracker topper : PATE
58
T, to Morse : DAH
60
___ Lac (Vietnamese province) : DAC
61
J.F.K. event: Abbr. : ARR

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

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