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New York Times, Friday, January 12, 1996

Author:
R. Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
35-Down : Credits
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1814141616120
RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {FQZ} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 27 for Mr. Norris. Friday freshness: 87%
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J
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U
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R
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A
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S
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S
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I
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C
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A
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B
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R
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D
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E
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C
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H
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P
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K
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H
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D
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T
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A
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S
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Y
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P
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P
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O
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P
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M
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O
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B
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G
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R
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© 1996, The New York Times1/12/96 ( No. 16,866 )
Across
1
Pre-Cretaceous, in geologic history : JURASSIC
9
Roughen : ABRADE
15
By emergency : INAPINCH
16
Brain cover : CORTEX
17
Building lot : HOMESITE
18
Where to find a donjon : CASTLE
19
Police alert : APB
20
Prepare for 21-Down : PUCKER
22
Involuntary sound : HIC
23
Triangle : DELTA
26
Disregards : SKIPS
27
Old French coin : ECU
28
Guileful : SNEAKY
30
Follower : IST
31
Charcoal component : PEAT
32
Links : TIEINS
34
Kind of bean : PINTO
35
Broadway's "___of Love" : ASPECTS
38
Drift : MEANDER
40
Goldbrick : SHIRK
41
Certain combination : ONETWO
43
Mil. officers : COLS
44
Govt. lender : SBA
45
They make forays for morays : EELERS
49
Literary monogram : RWE
50
Grant : AWARD
52
Storage area : DEPOT
53
Jr.'s junior : III
54
Disallowed : BARRED
56
Latin I word : AMO
57
Riverfront Stadium player : BENGAL
59
Used too much, in a way : OVERDREW
62
Possessions : ESTATE
63
Know-it-all : WISEACRE
64
Mall fixtures : STORES
65
Sloppy : SLIPSHOD
Down
1
Religious conflicts : JIHADS
2
Shut : UNOPEN
3
Digress : RAMBLE
4
Copy : APE
5
Family member : SIS
6
Cut : SNIP
7
Metrical stress, in poetry : ICTUS
8
Arrive, officially : CHECKIN
9
Go along with : ACCEPT
10
Male guinea pigs : BOARS
11
Some utils. : RRS
12
Finally : ATTHEEND
13
Fine : DELICATE
14
Heir raiser? : EXECUTOR
21
Lover's request : KISSME
24
Idahos : TATERS
25
Get___out of : AKICK
29
As previously : YET
31
Corn flour : PINOLE
33
Meteorological indicator : ISOBAR
34
Showed impatience, as a horse : PAWED
35
Credits : ASCRIBES
36
Most striking : SHOWIEST
37
Enter en masse : PILEINTO
39
Saison d'___ : ETE
42
Strait : NARROWS
44
Land depressions : SWALES
46
Greek provincial governor : EPARCH
47
"Night of the Living Dead" director : ROMERO
48
Put away : STOWED
50
Fall off : ABATE
51
Trouble-maker : DEVIL
55
60's group Dino,___& Billy : DESI
58
Needlefish : GAR
60
Handle the orders (for) : REP
61
Court figures, for short : DAS

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

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