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New York Times, Thursday, September 14, 1995

Author:
Chuck Deodene
Editor:
Will Shortz
66-Across : Chessboard line
TotalDebutLatest
4211/16/19942/26/2021
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
02398128
CircleScrabDebutFresh
31.5824265%
Chuck Deodene

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 44 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Deodene. Thursday freshness: 50%
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B
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© 1995, The New York Times9/14/95 ( No. 16,746 )
Across
1
Marshal Tito : BROZ
5
A Cartwright : ADAM
9
Seek water, in a way : DOWSE
14
Burt's ex : LONI
15
"You've Made ___ Very Happy" (1969 hit) : MESO
16
Spa on Lake Geneva : EVIAN
17
Quattuor doubled : OCTO
18
Drill sgts., e.g. : NCOS
19
Irish : CELTS
20
Cardiologist's drastic remedy? : CHANGEOFHEART
23
Early photos : SEPIAS
24
G.P.'s org. : AMA
25
Acupuncturist's fee? : STICKERPRICE
32
All ears : RAPT
35
"Over There" songwriter : COHAN
36
Ganymede, e.g. : MOON
37
Freudian topic : EGO
38
Dallas cager, briefly : MAV
39
Listener's gesture : NOD
40
Greene's "Travels With My ___" : AUNT
42
Trained with LeMond : BIKED
44
Quizzes : ASKS
45
Dermatologist's pronouncement? : RASHDECISION
48
Kernel's locale : EAR
49
Best Picture of 1982 : GANDHI
53
Arthroscopic surgeries? : JOINTVENTURES
57
Stone marker : CAIRN
59
Jellystone bear : YOGI
60
Vajrayana teacher : LAMA
61
Awaiting tenants : UNLET
62
Scheme : PLOT
63
"What ___ mind reader?" : AMIA
64
Mild : BALMY
65
Start of a chooser's rhyme : EENY
66
Chessboard line : RANK
Down
1
Alliances : BLOCS
2
Novelist Mazo de la ___ : ROCHE
3
Barroom sign : ONTAP
4
Champion of Israel : ZIONIST
5
Forgetful : AMNESIC
6
Erté's art : DECO
7
Beginning : ASOF
8
Revel à la rock fans : MOSH
9
Aide-___ : DECAMP
10
Baseball pitcher's style : OVERARM
11
Droop : WILT
12
Used a sedan : SAT
13
U.S.N. officer : ENS
21
Heater : GAT
22
Merit : EARN
26
Performer at Caroline's : COMIC
27
Military hue : KHAKI
28
Overhangs : EAVES
29
Solar wind particles : IONS
30
Camp employee : COOK
31
Termini : ENDS
32
Rise up : REAR
33
Juanita's water : AGUA
34
Longtime Met soprano : PONS
41
Pythagorean nugget : THEOREM
42
Swiss capital : BERN
43
Sense of self-respect : DIGNITY
44
Ring-shaped : ANNULAR
46
Fine pastry, e.g. : DAINTY
47
Bit of granola : OAT
50
Acting major : DRAMA
51
Encircle : HEMIN
52
Singer-songwriter Chris : ISAAK
53
Eikenberry of "L.A. Law" : JILL
54
Pound the keyboard : TYPE
55
Mouse-like rodent : VOLE
56
Painter Schiele : EGON
57
Wrigley Field player : CUB
58
Literary olio : ANA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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