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New York Times, Monday, October 28, 1996

Author:
R. Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
31-Down : Elvis ___ Presley
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Norris. Monday freshness: 13%
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© 1996, The New York Times10/28/96 ( No. 17,156 )
Across
1
Friendly : WARM
5
Pro ___ (perfunctory) : FORMA
10
Vegas calculation : ODDS
14
Lip balm ingredient : ALOE
15
Ryan or Tatum : ONEAL
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Urban unrest : RIOT
17
National monument dedicated 10/28/1886 : STATUEOFLIBERTY
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Show respect for : HONOR
21
Dress : CLOTHE
22
Fairy tale villain : OGRE
25
Spies' org. : CIA
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PC key : ESC
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47-Across poet : EMMALAZARUS
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Farce : SHAM
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"___ Like It Hot" : SOME
38
Clear the blackboard : ERASE
39
Ambulance wail : SIREN
41
Coffee alternative : TEA
42
Catnapper : DOZER
43
First month of the ano : ENERO
44
Bed-and-breakfasts : INNS
46
Kids' indoor ball material : NERF
47
Poem inscribed on 17-Across, with "The" : NEWCOLOSSUS
50
Draft org. : SSS
51
Place for thieves : DEN
52
Send out : EMIT
54
Lawrence of Arabia portrayer : OTOOLE
58
Cry of delight : ZOWIE
62
President who dedicated 17-Across : GROVERCLEVELAND
67
Take it easy : LAZE
68
Adhesive resin : EPOXY
69
Huron, for one : LAKE
70
Watcher : EYER
71
"The Divine Comedy" poet : DANTE
72
Examine closely : SCAN
Down
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Do the dishes : WASH
2
Palo ___, Calif. : ALTO
3
Horse with a gray-sprinkled coat : ROAN
4
"Ditto" : METOO
5
Enemy : FOE
6
Songstress Yoko : ONO
7
N.B.A. official : REF
8
___ de mer (seasickness) : MAL
9
Silverstone of "Clueless" : ALICIA
10
Lunch box treat : OREO
11
Grime : DIRT
12
Biblical verb : DOTH
13
Eye inflammation : STYE
18
Prod : URGE
19
Burned brightly : BLAZED
23
Apt. divisions : RMS
24
Strong feeling : EMOTION
25
Make pure : CLEANSE
26
German city north of Cologne : ESSEN
27
"Rise and ___!" : SHINE
28
Seven-time A.L. batting champ Rod : CAREW
30
Prayer responses : AMENS
31
Elvis ___ Presley : ARON
32
Utterly destroys : RAZES
33
Computer operators : USERS
34
Feudal workers : SERFS
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First planet: Abbr. : MERC
40
Piece of pasta : NOODLE
45
Total : SUM
48
Gave a longing look : LEERED
49
Small, medium or large : SIZE
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Turnpike tabs : TOLLS
54
Give a longing look : OGLE
55
Waiter's load : TRAY
56
Seep out : OOZE
57
Finished : OVER
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W.W. II females' service grp. : WAAC
60
Durante's "___ Dinka Doo" : INKA
61
Idyllic place : EDEN
63
Tax return preparer, for short : CPA
64
Actor Chaney : LON
65
Abbr. after a telephone number : EXT
66
Eustacia of "The Return of the Native" : VYE

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

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