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New York Times, Monday, August 11, 1997

Author:
Daniel Halfen
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : Put safely to bed, as a child
TotalDebut
18/11/1997
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0100000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.54228%
Daniel Halfen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQV} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Halfen. Monday freshness: 73%
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D
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I
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C
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T
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S
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A
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P
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S
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B
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A
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N
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E
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S
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E
S
A
U
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P
L
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A
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A
B
O
D
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P
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T
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L
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R
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G
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O
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K
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C
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T
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C
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K
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R
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R
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L
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E
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L
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L
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I
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S
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P
A
R
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E
X
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U
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I
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K
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L
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D
D
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S
L
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T
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D
O
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O
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L
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P
H
Y
L
A
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S
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N
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D
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T
R
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M
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T
H
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A
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I
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S
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M
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L
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P
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S
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L
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L
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H
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L
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B
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B
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W
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O
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N
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A
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S
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S
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T
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© 1997, The New York Times8/11/97 ( No. 17,443 )
Across
1
Webster's, e.g.: Abbr. : DICT
5
Ones easily fooled : SAPS
9
Afflictions : BANES
14
Jacob's twin : ESAU
15
"Not guilty," e.g. : PLEA
16
Dwelling place : ABODE
17
Green shot : PUTT
18
Bibliography, basically : LIST
19
Cheek cosmetic : ROUGE
20
Parts of lbs. : OZS
21
Diagonally : KITTYCORNER
23
Put safely to bed, as a child : TUCKIN
25
Peewee : RUNT
26
Steal cattle : RUSTLE
29
Actor Nielsen of "Airplane!" : LESLIE
33
Practices in the ring : SPARS
35
Be jubilant : EXULT
37
Octopus's defense : INK
38
Cheryl of "Charlie's Angels" : LADD
39
Louvers : SLATS
40
Lavish affection (on) : DOTE
41
Lubricate : OIL
42
Taxonomic divisions : PHYLA
43
Clerics' confab : SYNOD
44
2 or 3, maybe, on the Richter scale : TREMOR
46
Macbeth and others : THANES
48
___ Normandes (Channel Islands) : ILES
50
Tidbit : MORSEL
53
Dry bouquet item : PUSSYWILLOW
58
___ and cry : HUE
59
Poppy product : OPIUM
60
Stead : LIEU
61
1995 porcine Oscar nominee : BABE
62
Not so good : WORSE
63
Muscat's land : OMAN
64
Rainless : ARID
65
Lip-curling smile : SNEER
66
Telegraphed : SENT
67
Caddie supplies : TEES
Down
1
Train stop : DEPOT
2
Trooper on the highway : ISUZU
3
Children's string game : CATSCRADLE
4
Syllable of reproach : TUT
5
Aid for a fracture : SPLINT
6
Dismounted : ALIT
7
Buzzy one : PEST
8
Mythical goat/man : SATYR
9
British sir : BARONET
10
Cuts short, as a space flight : ABORTS
11
Verb accompanier : NOUN
12
Advantage : EDGE
13
Prophet : SEER
21
Smooch : KISS
22
Picks out : CULLS
24
Northern Iraqi : KURD
27
"The Windsor Beauties" painter : LELY
28
Praise : EXALT
30
Biggest portion : LIONSSHARE
31
Absorbed by : INTO
32
Scraped (out) : EKED
33
Coin hole : SLOT
34
Twosome : PAIR
36
Great Salt Lake site : UTAH
39
Nagger : SHREW
40
One turning color? : DYER
42
Nylon, for one : POLYMER
43
Skiers' wish : SNOW
45
Treat badly : MISUSE
47
Quantity : AMOUNT
49
Missile pits : SILOS
51
Jazz pianist Blake : EUBIE
52
City north of Sheffield : LEEDS
53
Some camp denizens, for short : POWS
54
"Once ___ a time..." : UPON
55
Beget : SIRE
56
Margarita fruit : LIME
57
Like Jack Sprat's diet : LEAN
61
Dracula, at times : BAT

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

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