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New York Times, Wednesday, August 14, 1996

Author:
G. E. Sykes
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Across : Circumference-figuring figures
TotalDebutLatest
54/13/19952/3/1999
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0004100
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
111.472225%
Glenn E. Sykes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Sykes. Wednesday freshness: 12%
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R
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B
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A
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M
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W
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© 1996, The New York Times8/14/96 ( No. 17,081 )
Across
1
Graycoats : REBS
5
Whirlpool alternative : AMANA
10
Copycats : APES
14
Territory : AREA
15
La Scala's city : MILAN
16
Fountain treat : MALT
17
Gangster's gal : MOLL
18
On one's toes : ALERT
19
Capri, for one : ISLE
20
"Ninotchka" with music, 1955 : SILKSTOCKINGS
23
Author Umberto : ECO
24
Circumference-figuring figures : PIS
25
Kunta Kinte's tale : ROOTS
28
Woodcutter : SAWER
30
Part of una casa : SALA
33
"La ___ en Rose" : VIE
34
Rope step on a ship : RATLINE
37
Actor Wilder : GENE
38
"Romeo and Juliet" with music, 1957 : WESTSIDESTORY
41
Mandate : FIAT
42
Confessors : AVOWERS
43
Nav. rank : ENS
44
"Beau Geste" author P. C. ___ : WREN
45
Out in front : AHEAD
49
Saying : MOTTO
51
"___ dreaming?" : AMI
53
Mao ___-tung : TSE
54
"My Sister Eileen" with music, 1953 : WONDERFULTOWN
59
On : ATOP
61
Uproars : RIOTS
62
Demeanor : MIEN
63
Fortune profilees : CEOS
64
Queen ___ War (1702-13 conflict) : ANNES
65
Jai ___ : ALAI
66
Whirlpool : EDDY
67
Beat : WEARY
68
Circus props : NETS
Down
1
One of 12 pharaohs : RAMSES
2
Beethoven's Third : EROICA
3
Elephant's sound : BELLOW
4
Polio vaccine developer : SALK
5
Cremona craftsman : AMATI
6
Director Forman : MILOS
7
Smart ___ : ALEC
8
Stoolie : NARK
9
"No" voter : ANTI
10
Friend of Francisco : AMIGO
11
Disregard : PASSOVER
12
Building wing : ELL
13
Fr. holy woman : STE
21
Lean eater : SPRAT
22
Second Amendment advocate: Abbr. : NRA
26
Wee : TINY
27
Call, in poker : SEE
29
Once, once : ERST
30
Ancient Phoenician city : SIDON
31
Once more : ANEW
32
___-majeste : LESE
35
Romanov leader : TSAR
36
Not taped : LIVE
37
"You don't say!" : GOSH
38
Skid row type : WINO
39
"The Bridges of Madison County" co-star : EASTWOOD
40
Not lead : TRAIL
41
Gender: Abbr. : FEM
44
Carried the day : WON
46
Ballet headliner : ETOILE
47
Perspiring : ASWEAT
48
Bulls' Rodman : DENNIS
50
Stowe character : TOPSY
51
"The Morning ___" : AFTER
52
Untidy : MUSSY
55
Tie : DRAW
56
Die Zeit article : EINE
57
Hollywood insider Barrett : RONA
58
Govt. agent : TMAN
59
Hole in one : ACE
60
"Nightline" name : TED

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

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