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New York Times, Friday, May 19, 1995

Author:
Michael S. Maurer
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : Laissez ___
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.5568637%
Michael S. Maurer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 43 Missing: {JPQWXZ} This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Maurer. Friday freshness: 11%
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© 1995, The New York Times5/19/95 ( No. 16,628 )
Across
1
Laissez ___ : FAIRE
6
Element of disguise : BEARD
11
Alternative to 65 Across : BULLETS
13
Alternative to 31 Across : CUTBAIT
15
Rapidly : ALLEGRO
16
Irritate : INCENSE
17
G.I. carrier : LST
18
Musical interval : SEVENTH
20
Mauna ___ : KEA
21
"___ conclusion..." (wrapping-up phrase) : SOIN
23
"The G-String Murders" author : LEE
24
Approach : NEAR
25
Cartridge fill : AMMO
26
Alternative to 22 Down : ALL
28
Worthless : DROSSY
30
Come before, as the eyes : MEET
31
Alternative to 13 Across : FISH
33
Feminine ending : ETTE
34
Sports period : HALF
36
Drop a line? : OMIT
38
Assault : RAID
40
Alternative to 24 Down : TOBE
42
Sashes : OBIS
46
Eliot's miser : MARNER
48
Alternative to 64 Across : FOR
49
Court seat : BANC
50
Something to shake : ALEG
51
Toy manufacturer : ELF
53
Phillips 66 competitor : ESSO
54
Eng. king : GEO
55
Clip out : SCISSOR
59
Houston interstate : TEN
60
Nixon predecessor : MILHOUS
62
Opening : ORIFICE
64
Alternative to 48 Across : AGAINST
65
Alternative to 11 Across : BALLOTS
66
Kind of clippers : HEDGE
67
Relies : LEANS
Down
1
Gross : FULSOME
2
Never surpassed : ALLTIME
3
___ de France : ILE
4
Rules, informally : REGS
5
French 101 verb : ETRE
6
Hit gently : BUNTED
7
Fix permanently : ETCH
8
Model of honesty : ABE
9
Most repulsive : RANKEST
10
Rot : DISEASE
11
___ needles : BALSAM
12
From Stalingrad, e.g.: Abbr. : SOV
13
Motion picture : CINE
14
Lachrymose : TEARY
19
Home additions : ELLS
22
Alternative to 26 Across : NOTHING
24
Alternative to 40 Across : NOTTOBE
26
___-C.I.O. : AFL
27
Help for a pedestrian : LIFT
29
Defendants, at law : REI
32
Skelton character : HOBO
35
Fruit beverage : ADE
37
Debussy's "La ___" : MER
38
Elizabethan knight : RALEIGH
39
Rings of color : AREOLAE
41
Rubs out : OFFS
43
Fortress : BASTION
44
Entomophobic's fear : INSECTS
45
Biscuits : SCONES
46
Molten matter : MAGMA
47
Withdraw as a judge : RECUSE
52
Schindler document : LIST
55
Noted presentation? : SONG
56
Loudly lament : SOB
57
Vaccine type : ORAL
58
Vex : RILE
61
Stashed : HID
63
Ala. neighbor : FLA

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

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