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New York Times, Monday, January 30, 1995

Author:
Ernie Furtado
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Down : Indian rug
TotalDebutLatest
3011/5/198612/13/1995
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
5734245
RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
111.47711837%
Ernie Furtado

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Furtado. Monday freshness: 90%
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C
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O
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P
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C
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A
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P
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O
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H
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O
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P
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E
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S
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O
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A
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L
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O
N
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A
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O
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O
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M
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K
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S
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W
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C
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R
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A
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N
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D
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S
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T
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A
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S
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H
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C
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U
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T
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B
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L
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V
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W
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A
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S
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L
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S
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G
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R
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A
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C
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J
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H
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S
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F
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L
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Y
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T
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V
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C
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G
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C
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G
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D
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G
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A
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R
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O
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T
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© 1995, The New York Times1/30/95 ( No. 16,519 )
Across
1
Person with a beat : COP
4
Mafia kingpin : CAPO
8
Keeps one's fingers crossed : HOPES
13
Voiced : ORAL
15
Prime draft status : ONEA
16
Maine college town : ORONO
17
Deal with quickly : MAKESHORTWORKOF
20
Isolate, in a way : ENISLE
21
I.O.U. : CHIT
22
Phila. clock setting : EST
23
N.F.L. linemen: Abbr. : RGS
24
Prince Valiant's firstborn : ARN
26
___ Moines : DES
28
Save steps : TAKEASHORTCUT
35
Point one's finger at : BLAME
37
Panorama : VIEW
38
Too : ALSO
39
Prefix with type : LINO
40
Actress Thompson et al. : SADAS
41
Traveling type : GOER
42
Mideast chief : AMIR
43
"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" singer : CHER
44
Politico Jackson : JESSE
45
Is easily riled : HASASHORTFUSE
48
China's Chou En-___ : LAI
49
Yang's partner : YIN
50
Ancient text "___ Te Ching" : TAO
53
They give you a shot in the arm : IVS
56
Pre-1917 honcho : CZAR
59
Guitar feature : STRING
61
Be cheated : GETSHORTCHANGED
64
Speechify : ORATE
65
"Pretty Woman" star : GERE
66
"Alas" : AHME
67
Morocco's capital : RABAT
68
Medical suffix : OSIS
69
Elephant's weight, maybe : TON
Down
1
Promising rookie : COMER
2
Long-armed ape, informally : ORANG
3
Islamabad denizens : PAKISTANIS
4
Hold fast : COHERE
5
Enero to diciembre : ANO
6
Fringe benefit, for short: Var. : PERC
7
___ of office : OATH
8
Owl : HOOTER
9
Hockey's Bobby : ORR
10
Jab : POKE
11
"Country" Slaughter : ENOS
12
Squeezable : SOFT
14
"___ Misérables" : LES
18
Allay, as thirst : SLAKE
19
Word before peak or walk : WIDOWS
25
Indian rug : NAVAHO
27
Wells Fargo vehicles : STAGES
29
Unconcerned with right and wrong : AMORAL
30
East ___ (Manhattan resident) : SIDER
31
Substantial, as a meal : HEARTY
32
Seal : CLOSETIGHT
33
Exploits : USES
34
Ripped : TORE
35
Insipid : BLAH
36
Peru's capital : LIMA
40
Unstable person, slangily : SCHIZO
44
Coup d'état group : JUNTA
46
Perfumed bag : SACHET
47
Angles : FISHES
51
Prefix with meter : ANEMO
52
Versifier Nash : OGDEN
53
Mr. Sikorsky : IGOR
54
Actress Miles : VERA
55
Knife : STAB
57
Golden Fleece ship : ARGO
58
Atlas lines: Abbr. : RTES
60
Genetic stuff : RNA
62
Amtrack term. : STA
63
Dernier ___ : CRI

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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