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New York Times, Tuesday, July 16, 1996

Author:
R. Hamel
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Like Marx Brothers humor
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
271/22/19946/19/20061
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
3442446
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6015145%
Raymond Hamel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QV} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Hamel. Tuesday freshness: 42%
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© 1996, The New York Times7/16/96 ( No. 17,052 )
Across
1
Hotel posting : RATES
6
Roast cut : RUMP
10
Paper airplane part : FLAP
14
W.W. II plane___Gay : ENOLA
15
Uzbekistan's___Sea : ARAL
16
Treat the lawn : LIME
17
Not fulfilled : UNMET
18
Like Marx Brothers humor : ZANY
19
From the top : ANEW
20
1996 event : SUMMEROLYMPICS
23
"Tarzan" star Ron : ELY
24
Prominent donkey features : EARS
25
"___the ramparts..." : OER
26
Arabian demon : JINN
28
French nobleman : DUC
29
Halloween cry : BOO
32
Jelly holder : JAR
33
"Dallas" ranch : SOUTHFORK
36
Theme song for 20-Across : SUMMONTHEHEROES
39
Least comfortable : UNEASIEST
40
Record producer Brian : ENO
41
Derek and Jackson : BOS
42
Shtick : ACT
43
Did 100 : SPED
45
Presidential nickname : IKE
46
Grandpa on "The Waltons" : GEER
48
Like grandpa : OLD
51
Site of 20-Across : ATLANTAGEORGIA
55
Jai___ : ALAI
56
Slippery : EELY
57
Baby conveyance : BUGGY
58
Lugosi of fright films : BELA
59
Neil Armstrong movement : STEP
60
Comedienne Cleghorne : ELLEN
61
Terminated : AXED
62
Posted : SENT
63
Tractor man : DEERE
Down
1
Be economical with, as resources : REUSE
2
Cancel : ANNUL
3
60's singer with the Shondells : TOMMYJAMES
4
K-6, schoolwise : ELEM
5
Glossy fabric : SATEEN
6
Stubble remover : RAZOR
7
Eurasian mountain range : URALS
8
Multitude : MANY
9
Grand Voyager maker : PLYMOUTH
10
Aptitude : FLAIR
11
"Mod Squad" member : LINC
12
"My Cup Runneth Over" singer : AMES
13
Cathedral seat : PEW
21
Competed in a marathon : RAN
22
___Melba (French dessert) : PECHE
27
"My friend" of early TV : IRMA
28
What two can coo : DUET
29
Giant waste of money : BOONDOGGLE
30
Black-and-white cookie : OREO
31
Rubber-stamps : OKS
32
O'Casey's "___and the Paycock" : JUNO
33
Editor's mark : STET
34
Surprised cries : OHS
35
At no cost : FREE
36
Long sandwich : SUB
37
Kobe's bay : OSAKA
38
Congeniality : NICENESS
43
Go to, as a doctor : SEE
44
Investigated : PROBED
45
Trojan War epic : ILIAD
46
Pioneer anatomist : GALEN
47
Sphinx site : EGYPT
49
Feline crossbreed : LIGER
50
Pop singer Taylor___ : DAYNE
51
Author Haley : ALEX
52
Suspicious story : TALE
53
Head of France : TETE
54
Referee's guideline : RULE
55
"The___Daba Honeymoon" : ABA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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