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New York Times, Saturday, October 30, 1999

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
7-Down : Not so well
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {FQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 112 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 40%
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J
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U
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S
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T
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A
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B
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I
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T
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H
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I
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P
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P
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O
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S
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O
N
P
A
R
O
L
E
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O
N
L
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N
E
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B
I
R
D
C
A
L
L
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U
N
E
V
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N
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L
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S
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L
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L
S
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B
O
O
T
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O
N
T
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S
T
R
A
I
T
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E
T
N
A
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T
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T
S
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T
K
O
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M
O
W
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A
N
D
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T
H
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N
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C
A
N
A
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P
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A
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C
T
S
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R
I
N
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M
O
N
E
Y
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L
E
I
A
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B
A
N
S
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H
E
E
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A
S
S
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E
N
G
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A
N
D
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R
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E
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W
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C
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C
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O
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A
C
O
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R
N
S
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E
V
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A
P
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P
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D
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R
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K
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B
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B
I
K
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N
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T
H
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C
O
U
N
T
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L
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W
A
R
D
A
N
C
E
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E
N
D
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R
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O
B
S
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S
S
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D
© 1999, The New York Times10/30/99 ( No. 18,253 )
Across
1
Slightly : JUSTABIT
9
River horses : HIPPOS
15
Newly out? : ONPAROLE
16
Like many library catalogues : ONLINE
17
Quack, for one : BIRDCALL
18
Rugged : UNEVEN
19
Perry underling : LOIS
20
False come-ons : SELLS
22
Bounce : BOOT
23
Que. neighbor : ONT
24
Narrow passage : STRAIT
25
Valle del Bove locale : ETNA
26
Fly of the genus Glossina : TSETSE
28
Ref's call : TKO
29
Cut : MOW
30
"Tell me more" : ANDTHEN
32
Scene of Jesus' first miracle : CANA
33
Deals : PACTS
36
Thousandth of a yen : RIN
37
"The more ___ the less virtue": Thoreau : MONEY
38
Spunky princess : LEIA
39
Wailer : BANSHEE
41
Fool : ASS
42
School subj. : ENG
43
One of the Windsors : ANDREW
47
"Only When I Laugh" actor James : COCO
49
Stored food : ACORNS
51
Party time : EVE
52
Phrase often following dollar amounts : APOP
53
1992 Literature Nobelist Walcott : DEREK
54
Falklands war participant : BRIT
55
Divided suit : BIKINI
57
"Sesame Street" character : THECOUNT
59
Singer Kazan : LAINIE
60
Steps before battle? : WARDANCE
61
Evoke good feelings about : ENDEAR
62
Fanatical : OBSESSED
Down
1
Odds and ends, in business : JOBLOT
2
Management concerns : UNIONS
3
Old British roadster : SPRITE
4
Kids : TADS
5
Bend : ARC
6
Vaunted : BOASTED
7
Not so well : ILLER
8
9
Astronauts' contact : HOUSTON
10
Weekend getaway site : INN
11
Academy attendee : PLEBE
12
Court position : PIVOTMAN
13
Confrontation : ONEONONE
14
Dismissed : SENTAWAY
21
Opposite of contrasts : LIKENS
24
Some ID's : SSNS
27
"Later" : TATA
31
Séance phenomenon : TRANCE
32
Mixed : COED
33
Forgiving : PLACABLE
34
Moralistic : AESOPIAN
35
Role for which Warner Baxter won a 1930 Oscar : CISCOKID
37
Department store department : MENS
39
Smaller and more glittering : BEADIER
40
Itches : HANKERS
44
Cost-cutting network strategy : RERUNS
45
Show : EVINCE
46
Hosed : WETTED
48
Reckon : OPINE
50
Old building made new again : REHAB
54
Scarves : BOAS
56
Actress Long : NIA
58
Alphabetical sequence : CDE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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