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New York Times, Friday, June 13, 1997

Author:
Bob Klahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
58-Across : Sorority letter
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
601/29/19945/22/201110
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CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.5746577%
Bob Klahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QW} This is puzzle # 25 for Mr. Klahn. Friday freshness: 16%
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J
2
O
3
E
4
S
5
I
6
X
7
P
8
A
9
C
10
K
11
L
12
A
13
D
14
Y
15
I
G
N
E
S
F
A
T
U
I
16
S
N
E
E
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B
A
S
E
L
I
N
E
R
S
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D
I
M
S
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E
G
O
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A
L
E
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V
S
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O
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T
I
M
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S
E
R
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E
N
E
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K
E
Y
S
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A
M
A
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A
D
S
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O
R
B
30
S
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O
L
O
S
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B
33
E
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E
T
S
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N
I
A
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A
F
O
O
T
37
A
L
M
S
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E
S
L
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F
O
R
E
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M
A
F
I
41
A
42
N
H
L
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M
I
S
E
R
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B
L
O
N
D
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O
N
S
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P
E
C
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O
A
R
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A
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S
T
A
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O
L
E
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S
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O
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N
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O
M
S
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M
I
R
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D
U
O
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T
R
I
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Z
E
T
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A
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D
U
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R
A
N
D
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U
R
A
N
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L
I
E
N
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E
M
A
N
C
I
P
A
T
E
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E
N
R
Y
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A
P
P
L
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© 1997, The New York Times6/13/97 ( No. 17,384 )
Across
1
Stereotypical swing voter : JOESIXPACK
11
Luck, to some : LADY
15
Delusions : IGNESFATUI
16
Dirk of yore : SNEE
17
They don't play the net in tennis : BASELINERS
18
Lowers : DIMS
19
Amour-propre : EGO
20
It may have a big head : ALE
21
Brandy letters : VSO
23
Curry or Rice : TIM
24
Composed : SERENE
26
Piano pieces? : KEYS
27
Doc bloc : AMA
28
Gather on the surface, chemically : ADSORB
30
Things for one to do : SOLOS
32
Mangel-wurzels : BEETS
35
Long of "Boyz N the Hood" : NIA
36
Stirring : AFOOT
37
Relief, of a sort : ALMS
38
Immigrant's course, briefly : ESL
39
Driver's warning : FORE
40
"GoodFellas" group : MAFIA
42
Lemieux milieu: Abbr. : NHL
43
Scrooge : MISER
44
Towhead : BLOND
45
How many manuscripts are submitted : ONSPEC
47
Propel a shell : OAR
48
Fictional clue-sniffer : ASTA
50
Nels of "Little House on the Prairie" : OLESON
54
Sounds of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva : OMS
55
Peace, in Russia : MIR
56
Husband and wife, e.g. : DUO
57
Sect leader? : TRI
58
Sorority letter : ZETA
60
Rock band named after the villain in "Barbarella" : DURANDURAN
63
Bank holding : LIEN
64
Affranchise : EMANCIPATE
65
Professor 'iggins, to Eliza : ENRY
66
Press release? : APPLECIDER
Down
1
Agrees : JIBES
2
Model railroad track measure : OGAGE
3
TV newsman David : ENSOR
4
"Get it?" : SEE
5
Christmas and Easter : ISLANDS
6
Fox Mulder's obsession : XFILES
7
Philatelist's purchase : PANE
8
Got fed up : ATE
9
Interviewer's surprises : CURVEBALLS
10
Affectionate, in slang : KISSY
11
It was dropped in the 60's : LSD
12
"A Girl Like I" autobiographer : ANITALOOS
13
Hester Prynne portrayer, 1995 : DEMIMOORE
14
Slave's response : YESMASTER
22
Mountain on the Gulf of Salonika : OSSA
25
Doesn't do takeout : EATSIN
26
Deity whose name means "black" : KRISHNA
29
Bridge opening : ONENOTRUMP
31
Some are out of it in January : OFFICE
32
Buffalo : BAMBOOZLE
33
Where Rommel was routed : ELALAMEIN
34
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" novelist : EMFORSTER
41
Leading man? : ADAM
43
Sweet, in a way : MELODIC
46
Sudden seizure? : POUNCE
49
Top of a platter : SIDEA
51
Musical heirloom : STRAD
52
Magniloquize : ORATE
53
Number in NASA-speak : NINER
56
Twain's celebrated jumping frog : DANL
59
Some : ANY
61
Hammer sound : RAP
62
News letters : UPI

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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