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New York Times, Friday, July 12, 1996

Author:
Chuck Deodene
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : Locker room discussion
TotalDebutLatest
4211/16/19942/26/2021
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
02398128
CircleScrabDebutFresh
31.5824265%
Chuck Deodene

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JQWX} This is puzzle # 16 for Mr. Deodene. Friday freshness: 66%
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© 1996, The New York Times7/12/96 ( No. 17,048 )
Across
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"Backdraft" gear : HOSES
6
Approximates : ROUNDSOFF
15
Wind: Prefix : ANEMO
16
Credit card cost : ANNUALFEE
17
G.I.'s bills : SCRIP
18
Prospectors' helpers : PACKMULES
19
Formal footwear : HEELS
20
Place for a hole, often : TOE
21
Square dance partners : GALS
22
When repeated, a 1968 pop hit : MONY
23
Certain trousers : CORDS
25
Knot : TIE
26
Acting Gardner : AVA
27
Have___-see : ALOOK
29
Pollster's finding : TREND
31
State of emergency : REDALERT
33
Attacker : FOE
34
Cold war headquarters : KREMLIN
35
Fetter : MANACLE
39
Cartoon brawl exclamation : OOF
40
Locker room discussion : GAMEPLAN
41
Pari___(at an equal rate) : PASSU
44
Tender looks : GAZES
45
Catchall abbr. : ETC
46
Smelter input : ORE
47
Scottish clan leader : THANE
49
Skiing mecca : VAIL
50
Kind of fall : PRAT
52
CPR administrator : EMT
53
Tonto's Scout, for one : PINTO
54
Schedule : TIMETABLE
57
Geometer's concern : LOCUS
58
Like brewers' hops : OVENDRIED
59
Escape the understanding of : ELUDE
60
University Park campus : PENNSTATE
61
Counted tree rings, e.g. : DATED
Down
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2
Head-to-toe look : ONCEOVER
3
Outdoor air : SERENADE
4
70's radical___Harris : EMILY
5
Saturates : SOPS
6
Song from the 'hood : RAP
7
Getting crocked : ONATOOT
8
Pop : UNCORK
9
Microwaved : NUKED
10
Stop up : DAM
11
Turnstile cheater : SLUG
12
Recently : OFLATE
13
1973 hit"___Stronger Every Day" : FEELIN
14
Owned (up) : FESSED
23
Succotash ingredient : CORN
24
Stepping spots : STONES
27
To the max : ALLOUT
28
70's singer Garrett : LEIF
30
Bring in : REAP
32
Israeli writer___Oz : AMOS
33
Public regard : FAME
35
English garden feature : MAZE
36
Looking freshly groomed : CLEANCUT
37
Leeway : LATITUDE
38
Fenced-in : ENCLOSED
40
Series of troubles : GANTLET
41
Soda can feature : POPTOP
42
Reach : ARRIVE
43
Galleon crew : SEAMEN
44
Africa's smallest country : GAMBIA
48
Compassion : HEART
49
Cy Young winner, 1988 : VIOLA
51
Volunteer's home: Abbr. : TENN
53
Made, as a case : PLED
55
Scores at R.F.K. : TDS
56
City near Arnhem : EDE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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