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New York Times, Saturday, June 8, 1996

Author:
M. Shenk
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Across : Items in a count
TotalDebutLatest
88/10/198112/13/2009
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2101103
CircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
11.5455165%
Mike Shenk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 27 Missing: {JQWZ} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Shenk. Saturday freshness: 50%
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S
2
P
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O
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R
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T
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S
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C
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A
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R
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C
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R
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O
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S
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S
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E
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N
I
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P
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L
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H
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U
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T
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D
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S
G
R
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C
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D
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A
T
T
A
R
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A
V
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M
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K
S
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O
P
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C
P
O
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N
E
L
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L
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N
O
S
E
S
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T
A
S
K
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S
T
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A
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L
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N
E
A
P
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A
S
H
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T
O
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M
E
I
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R
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A
P
T
O
R
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R
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A
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R
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G
A
S
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S
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X
I
S
T
S
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O
P
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N
E
R
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D
A
Y
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N
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S
P
A
T
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I
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B
A
R
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S
T
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A
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R
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S
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E
L
L
S
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S
A
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H
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O
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B
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L
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F
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L
L
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R
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G
E
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U
P
O
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N
A
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L
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S
U
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R
E
L
Y
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D
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A
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S
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D
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© 1996, The New York Times6/8/96 ( No. 17,014 )
Across
1
MG, e.g. : SPORTSCAR
10
Pen name : CROSS
15
"Here Is Your War" author : ERNIEPYLE
16
Frequent : HAUNT
17
In the doghouse : DISGRACED
18
Essence : ATTAR
19
Clark's "Mogambo" co-star : AVA
20
Nebbish : MILKSOP
22
Ensign's underling: Abbr. : CPO
23
"The Old Curiosity Shop" heroine : NELL
25
Items in a count : NOSES
26
Bit of business : TASK
27
Misappropriate : STEAL
29
Alternative to spring : NEAP
30
Author on mythology Geoffrey___ : ASHE
31
See 32-Down : TOMEI
33
Jurassic Park threat : RAPTOR
35
Krypton, for one : RAREGAS
38
Some pigs : SEXISTS
39
Series start : OPENER
40
"A___the Life" (Lennon-McCartney song) : DAYIN
41
Young oyster : SPAT
42
Construction piece : IBAR
44
Critic's awards : STARS
48
Wren's wings : ELLS
49
One of the Churchills : SARAH
51
Draft rating : ONEA
52
Sound intensity unit : BEL
53
Swallow : FALLFOR
55
Contract : GET
56
"Once___Mattress" : UPONA
58
Unhurried : LEISURELY
60
School visitor? : DIVER
61
"If Morning Ever Comes" author : ANNETYLER
62
Deal with : SEETO
63
Mourners of August 9, 1995 : DEADHEADS
Down
1
Carried chairs : SEDANS
2
Yard border : PRIVET
3
Reduced : ONSALE
4
Fix, in a way : RIG
5
Stretch : TERM
6
Canaries' owner : SPAIN
7
Iowa State team : CYCLONES
8
Czar Nicholas II's heir : ALEKSEI
9
Biblical shortcut : REDSEA
10
Sport : CHAP
11
Word in a Cagney impersonation : RAT
12
Ishmael and others : OUTCASTS
13
Album item : SNAPSHOT
14
Batters with controlled swings : STROKERS
21
Trout catcher : OSPREY
24
Hidden fingerprints : LATENTS
26
Draw on : TAPINTO
28
Seating request : LOGE
32
With 31-Across, Best Supporting Actress of 1992 : MARISA
34
Stick through the middle : AXIS
35
Gatherings in a Herrick poem : ROSEBUDS
36
Traditionally American : APPLEPIE
37
1989 Jody Watley hit : REALLOVE
38
1980's musical with mbaqanga music : SARAFINA
40
Pop singer Love : DARLENE
43
Lay : BALLAD
45
Len's "Sweeney Todd" co-star : ANGELA
46
Rocked : REELED
47
Dionysus's entourage : SATYRS
50
Watered down : HOSED
53
Card game with a bank : FARO
54
Judges' successor : RUTH
57
Surfing site : NET
59
___, N.Y. (Barbara Bush's birthplace) : RYE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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