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New York Times, Saturday, January 27, 1996

Author:
R. Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
36-Down : Derelict
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {HJQZ} This is puzzle # 28 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 19%
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© 1996, The New York Times1/27/96 ( No. 16,881 )
Across
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Like some mountain condos : TRAILSIDE
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Feline, often : PAWER
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Children's collectible : WINDUPTOY
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Acid type : AMINO
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Kind of gland : ENDOCRINE
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Gift giver : SANTA
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Shirt size: Abbr. : LGE
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Imperfection : KINK
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Soundly defeated : DONEIN
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Ampule : VIAL
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Imbeciles : GEESE
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Brahms's "___Rhapsody" : ALTO
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Tedium : ENNUI
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Actor Robert : RYAN
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Suture material : SILK
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Cream___ : SODA
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Empowerment term : LIB
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Notice : SEE
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Clothing store employee : FITTER
38
Puts up : ERECTS
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Part of the Trinity, with "the" : SON
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Foreman foe : ALI
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Rocket : SOAR
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Sister of Ares : ERIS
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Bring in : REAP
47
Leaves unceremoniously : DUMPS
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Beatrice d'___ (fabled beauty) : ESTE
52
Ruhr city : ESSEN
54
Phone lead-in : XYLO
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By and large : MAINLY
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Seeks favor with : WOOS
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Regal: Buick:: Wolverine:___ : REO
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Shirk duties, finally : SKATE
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Treacherous : REPTILIAN
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"Grand" sight : TETON
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Nervous : ILLATEASE
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Upright : ONEND
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Drink made with crème de cacao : ALEXANDER
Down
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High time : TWELVE
2
Announce with ceremony : RINGIN
3
Incan, e.g. : ANDEAN
4
Promising words : IDO
5
Game factor : LUCK
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Shoot : SPRIG
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Plans of a kind : ITINERARIES
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Political symbol : DONKEY
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Survey : EYE
10
El___ : PASO
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Some kitchen appliances : AMANAS
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Captain's offering : WINELIST
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Qualifies : ENTITLES
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Albemarle Sound island : ROANOKE
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"Cape Fear" star : DENIRO
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Driving desire : LUST
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They're often in the field : SALESPEOPLE
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Bit : IOTA
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Sci-fi writer Lester___ : DELREY
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Trading unit, once : BEAD
36
Derelict : FORSAKEN
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Fraternity man : INITIATE
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Heart : CRUX
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"It___me..." : SEEMSTO
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Forwarded : SENTON
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In addition : ASWELL
48
Host : MYRIAD
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Request starter : PLEASE
50
Jayhawk rival : SOONER
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Benefit of some mail-order shopping : NOTAX
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Provide : LEND
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___spell (relax) : SITA
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Small inlet : RIA
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Football Hall-of-Famer Ford : LEN

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

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