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New York Times, Saturday, August 7, 1999

Author:
Trip Payne
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : Making binding
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
464/10/19948/3/20211
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1034463133
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
421.5333861%
Trip Payne

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JKQXYZ} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Payne. Saturday freshness: 20%
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S
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A
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N
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C
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T
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I
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O
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N
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I
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N
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G
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T
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D
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S
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O
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H
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W
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R
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A
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P
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L
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S
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A
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E
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A
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N
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L
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O
S
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T
M
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N
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P
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T
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N
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A
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M
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S
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T
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M
R
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R
U
E
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D
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C
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O
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A
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W
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U
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G
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D
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O
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S
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B
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F
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P
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D
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T
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© 1999, The New York Times8/7/99 ( No. 18,169 )
Across
1
Making binding : SANCTIONING
12
They might end in spikes: Abbr. : TDS
15
Repeatedly : OVERANDOVER
16
Hack : HEW
17
Controlling body : DIRECTORATE
18
I-85, e.g. : RTE
19
"Crimes and Misdemeanors" actor : ALDA
20
Zest : ORANGEPEEL
22
Alternatives to Jordache : SASSONS
24
Stationary : ATREST
25
Edmonton-to-Winnipeg dir. : ESE
26
Shanghai cocktail ingredient : ANISETTE
28
L's meaning, sometimes : LOSS
30
Some special agents : TMEN
31
Where to alight from a lighter : PIER
32
Booth offering, perhaps : TAN
33
Emily Dickinson's home : AMHERST
36
One of a couple : MRS
37
Felt repentance : RUED
39
The current "-zoic" : CENO
40
Commands respect : AWES
42
Freed, in a way : UNPEGGED
44
Riches, in 2-Down : ORO
45
Hard: Prefix : SCLERO
46
Lacking support, so to speak : BRALESS
50
Hyères to La Spezia : THERIVIERA
53
Ruckus : FLAP
54
Ice cream shop, in New England : SPA
55
Cole Porter's birthplace : PERUINDIANA
57
Intro-level class teachers, often : TAS
58
Choose classes early : PREREGISTER
59
It's usually "on" or "to" something : ODE
60
Check phrase : ENDORSEHERE
Down
1
Vending machine filler : SODAS
2
Basilica of San Vicente setting : AVILA
3
They aren't in : NERDS
4
Rink areas : CREASES
5
Part of a game win : TAC
6
Perform part of a liturgical service : INTONE
7
They mingle at landfills : ODORS
8
Ibsen heroine : NORA
9
Physiologist Pavlov : IVAN
10
Stockholders like to see them : NETGAINS
11
Hails : GREETS
12
Like Ali as heavyweight champion : THREETIME
13
Bigots, e.g. : DETESTERS
14
Suffers the dog days : SWELTERS
21
Get ready : PREP
23
Greek peak : OSSA
26
Switch around : AMEND
27
Poppaea's husband : NERO
28
Discovery zone? : LAUNCHPAD
29
Box-office request : ONEPLEASE
30
What you used to be : THEE
32
Relies upon : TRUSTSTO
34
Winner of 17 electoral votes : MCGOVERN
35
Where Mammy worked : TARA
38
Lots of bucks : DEER
41
Rapacious : WOLFISH
43
Winter woe : GRIPPE
44
Sumatra residents : ORANGS
46
Pipe type : BRIER
47
Lift up : ELATE
48
More balanced : SANER
49
Lacking froufrou : SPARE
51
Red-hot : IRED
52
Current currency : EURO
56
It's spotted in casinos : DIE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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