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New York Times, Monday, June 10, 1996

Author:
S. Spadaccini
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Across : "No kidding!"
TotalDebutLatest
441/27/197710/5/1999
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.54126814%
Stephanie Spadaccini

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQUX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 13 for Ms. Spadaccini. Monday freshness: 39%
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© 1996, The New York Times6/10/96 ( No. 17,016 )
Across
1
Practice with Rocky : SPAR
5
Fresh kid : BRAT
9
Hop-jump intervener : SKIP
13
Grow dim : WANE
14
Architect Saarinen : EERO
15
Salon job : TINT
16
Very thin noodles : ANGELHAIRPASTA
19
80's-90's White House dog : MILLIE
20
Quickly pans (in) : ZOOMS
21
Slippery stuff : ICE
22
Mornings, for short : AMS
24
Bread, for stew : SOP
25
Engine additive: Abbr. : STP
28
Main battle line, with "the" : FRONT
30
Playboy founder : HEFNER
32
Deface : SCAR
35
Loathsome one : TOAD
37
Go on and on : DRONE
38
Marinated salad items : ARTICHOKEHEARTS
41
Mario's "handsome" : BELLO
42
One-named soccer star : PELE
43
"Untouchable" Eliot : NESS
44
"No kidding!" : REALLY
46
Celery unit : STALK
48
TV spots : ADS
49
___Alamos, N.M. : LOS
51
Gardner of film : AVA
52
Critic___ Louise Huxtable : ADA
55
Perfect Sleeper maker : SERTA
57
Mingo player on "Daniel Boone" : EDAMES
59
High tea accompaniment : FINGERSANDWICH
62
Medicinal plant : ALOE
63
"___be a cold day in..." : ITLL
64
___homo (biblical phrase) : ECCE
65
Tidings : NEWS
66
Feel sorry for : PITY
67
"___I say..." : DOAS
Down
1
Guru : SWAMI
2
Sudden terror : PANIC
3
Corner shape : ANGLE
4
Film spool : REEL
5
Huge creature : BEHEMOTH
6
"The Crying Game" star Stephen : REA
7
N.M. neighbor : ARIZ
8
Bullring bulls : TOROS
9
Headlong rush : STAMPEDE
10
Smooch : KISS
11
Bank acct. addition : INT
12
School org. : PTA
17
Tale teller : LIAR
18
Milne character : POOH
23
Nose (around) : SNOOP
25
Zzzz : SNORE
26
Camp shelters : TENTS
27
What the Gazette goes to : PRESS
28
Extra : FRILL
29
Grabs : TAKES
31
Ol' Blue Eyes : FRANK
32
Israeli native : SABRA
33
Belief system : CREED
34
Mythical strongman : ATLAS
36
River's end : DELTA
39
Bryn Mawr and others : COLLEGES
40
Celestial : HEAVENLY
45
The olden days : YORE
47
Alan or Cheryl : LADD
50
Get undressed : STRIP
52
Friend, in Florence : AMICO
53
Bing Crosby's record label : DECCA
54
Hearth residue : ASHES
55
Problem solved by cable : SNOW
56
Italian wine region : ASTI
58
Impressed : AWED
59
Summer breeze source : FAN
60
Paris's___de la Cite : ILE
61
Supermodel Carol : ALT

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

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