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New York Times, Saturday, August 17, 1996

Author:
J. T. Paine
Editor:
Will Shortz
38-Across : Botanist Gregor
TotalDebutLatest
65/10/19953/11/2004
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0111201
ScrabDebutFresh
1.532352%
Jeremy Thomas Paine

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Paine. Saturday freshness: 80%
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C
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R
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E
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W
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L
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M
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O
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A
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T
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H
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X
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P
O
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D
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M
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C
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I
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U
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V
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N
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E
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S
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N
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A
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S
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E
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D
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P
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R
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S
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P
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R
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I
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I
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B
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D
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M
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N
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D
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E
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L
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L
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B
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M
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C
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S
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M
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R
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R
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G
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F
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D
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© 1996, The New York Times8/17/96 ( No. 17,084 )
Across
1
Yarn : CREWEL
7
"Jupiter" composer : MOZART
13
Insect : HEXAPOD
15
Blotched, as the skin : MACULAR
16
Fancy : IMAGINE
17
Wail : ULULATE
18
Ratlike rodent : VOLE
19
California's ___ Range : SANTALUCIA
21
Rock endings : ETTES
23
"___ alike!" : NOTWO
24
A.B.A. member : ATT
25
It's said for openers : SESAME
27
___ gratia : DEI
28
Quarry : PREY
29
Kitchen worker : RINSER
31
Cookware : POTS
32
Prone to excess : INTEMPERATE
34
Chills : ICES
35
Medical tracer, at times : IODINE
36
"Uncle Remus" epithet : BRER
37
Degree for one who's studied calculus : DDS
38
Botanist Gregor : MENDEL
42
Friendly question : LOB
43
Conjuring : MAGIC
45
Kind of pad : STENO
46
One receiving measured blows? : ANEMOMETER
49
Prizes for MTV artists : AVAS
50
New Jersey river : RARITAN
51
1975 Doctorow novel : RAGTIME
53
Holiday beverages : EGGNOGS
54
Swindler : FLEECER
55
Appetite : DESIRE
56
Collectible cars : EDSELS
Down
1
Salad bar offering : CHIVES
2
Barely connected : REMOTE
3
Elevates : EXALTS
4
Employee : WAGEEARNER
5
Prefix with -zoic : EPI
6
Chaney Jr. and Sr. : LONS
7
Nyasaland, now : MALAWI
8
Eye: Prefix : OCULO
9
Buthelezi, for one : ZULU
10
One way to order : ALACARTE
11
Flightless birds : RATITES
12
Agreement : TREATY
14
One of the 30's Gas House Gang : DEAN
15
Grumbled : MUTTERED
20
Message on a bottle? : NODEPOSIT
22
"L.A. Law" actor : SMITS
26
Compass dir. : ENE
28
Sovereigns : POTENTATES
30
Bits : SMIDGENS
31
Philatelic purchases : PANES
32
Ocean hazards : ICEBERGS
33
Goaltending concern : RIM
34
When alphabetic writing became widespread : IRONAGE
36
Was turned up : BLARED
37
Wreck : DAMAGE
39
Patent subject : DEVICE
40
Cloisonne material : ENAMEL
41
Ne'er-do-wells : LOSERS
43
Word with car or court : MOTOR
44
"At Random" autobiographer : CERF
47
Sub-subcompact : MINI
48
Bronchial sound : RALE
52
Dropout's goal, for short : GED

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

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