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New York Times, Saturday, August 10, 1996

Author:
R. Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
32-Across : Soaked
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31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {X} This is puzzle # 41 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 31%
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S
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A
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C
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R
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E
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D
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C
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O
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W
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F
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E
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V
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E
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R
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A
L
L
A
B
R
E
V
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A
G
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C
L
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M
B
E
R
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D
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D
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Z
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D
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H
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N
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A
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E
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C
T
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E
G
G
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A
M
A
J
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S
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T
A
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T
R
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S
S
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L
O
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R
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R
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E
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R
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P
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S
O
D
D
E
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N
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Y
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U
L
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L
S
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E
36
A
V
O
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N
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I
N
D
O
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S
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H
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A
K
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N
U
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P
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T
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A
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M
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U
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P
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Q
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D
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R
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T
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S
N
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U
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D
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O
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L
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D
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A
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T
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O
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A
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M
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D
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O
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© 1996, The New York Times8/10/96 ( No. 17,077 )
Across
1
One not to criticize : SACREDCOW
10
Excitement : FEVER
15
Musical tempo : ALLABREVE
16
Sprightly : AGILE
17
Went up like a monkey : CLAMBERED
18
Foggy : DAZED
19
Fusspots : HENS
20
Dynamic start : AERO
21
Proclamation : EDICT
22
Kind of white : EGG
23
Key of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7: Abbr. : AMAJ
24
___ precedent : SETA
25
Lock : TRESS
27
Raskolnikov portrayer in 1935 : LORRE
31
Training unit : REP
32
Soaked : SODDEN
34
Contentious promise : YOULLSEE
36
River to the Severn : AVON
38
___-Aryan (language group) : INDO
39
Stunned : SHAKENUP
43
Collaborate (with) : TEAMUP
47
Argument closer : QED
48
Refrain from enforcing, as a sentence : REMIT
50
Malign, with "at" : SNIPE
51
Cancel : UNDO
53
Remaining : LEFT
55
Some deg. holders : DRS
56
Common contraction : ARENT
58
City named for a Civil War general : RENO
59
"___ true?" : ISIT
60
"The Flying Dutchman" painter : RYDER
61
Instructional : EDUCATIVE
63
"I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You" musical : EVITA
64
One giving sermons : MORALIZER
65
"77 Sunset Strip" restaurant : DINOS
66
Vaudeville fare : ONELINERS
Down
1
Powder pads : SACHETS
2
How to play "Waltzing Matilda" : ALLEGRO
3
Rung : CLANGED
4
1980 Super Bowl losers : RAMS
5
Go down : EBB
6
Fancy : DREAM
7
Life, e.g. : CEREAL
8
Make more than happy : OVERJOY
9
Words of collective consent : WEDO
10
Wash out : FADE
11
"My word!" : EGADS
12
Former Muslim officials : VIZIERS
13
In : ELECTEE
14
Government bonds? : REDTAPE
23
Letter ender : ASEVER
26
Neb. neighbor : SDAK
28
Francis I, e.g. : ROI
29
Shrimp : RUNT
30
Like a tribal leader, perhaps : ELDEST
33
Bar ___ : NONE
35
Advance : LOAN
37
O.T. book : NUM
39
Balanced : SQUARED
40
Subject for Shakespeare : HENRYVI
41
Gave as a bonus : ADDEDIN
42
Committed a football violation : PILEDON
44
Not compact, maybe : MIDSIZE
45
In jail? : UPRIVER
46
Won't quit : PESTERS
49
Security of a kind : TENURE
52
"You're ___ talk!" : ONETO
54
Primary : FOCAL
57
Musical syllables : TRAS
58
San ___ : REMO
59
Pack ___ : ITIN
62
Richard's "Goodbye, Columbus" co-star : ALI

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

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