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New York Times, Tuesday, November 1, 1994

Author:
Christopher Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Down : Nabokov novel
TotalDebutLatest
173/6/19879/16/1997
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0073331
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.4423951%
Christopher Page

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Page. Tuesday freshness: 61%
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J
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A
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P
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E
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S
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A
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M
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B
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A
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S
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W
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A
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P
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A
R
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D
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A
L
A
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N
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M
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W
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E
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U
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D
O
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S
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L
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A
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D
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S
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F
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O
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G
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R
Y
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H
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A
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W
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S
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D
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R
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F
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R
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A
M
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N
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S
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I
F
F
Y
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M
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O
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N
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L
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T
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A
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T
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A
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P
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F
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D
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L
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L
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E
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R
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E
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P
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E
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L
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G
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A
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R
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L
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R
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W
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C
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O
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W
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S
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© 1994, The New York Times11/1/94 ( No. 16,429 )
Across
1
Prank : JAPE
5
Brazilian dance : SAMBA
10
Trade : SWAP
14
Needing irrigation : ARID
15
Actor Delon : ALAIN
16
"Oliver Twist has asked for ___!" : MORE
17
Marco Polo had it : WANDERLUST
19
Disconnect : UNDO
20
Nautical sheet : STAYSAIL
21
Suffix : ADDON
22
"Thar ___ blows!" : SHE
23
Crooked copy : FORGERY
25
Area for anchor cables : HAWSE
29
Vagrant : DRIFTER
31
Somme's capital : AMIENS
33
Dubious : IFFY
34
Tues. preceder : MON
37
Dryer residue : LINT
38
Discombobulated : ATSEA
40
Soccer legend : PELE
41
Gave nourishment : FED
42
Carrot, on occasion : LURE
43
Loewe collaborator : LERNER
45
Of indeterminate gender : EPICENE
48
Liberate : LETGO
49
Comes : ARRIVES
51
Jar top : LID
53
Like an old mattress : LUMPY
54
Maine's symbol : PINETREE
59
Rapier : EPEE
60
Young genius : WUNDERKIND
62
Legal writ, for short : CERT
63
Willow : OSIER
64
Discontinued Dodge : OMNI
65
Perceives : SEES
66
Actor George of "Cheers" : WENDT
67
Board membership : SEAT
Down
1
Scare film of '75 : JAWS
2
Smell ___ (detect wrongdoing) : ARAT
3
___ colada : PINA
4
Christian Scientist Mary Baker ___ : EDDY
5
Actress Bernhardt : SARAH
6
On the same side, in war : ALLIED
7
Manhandle : MAUL
8
Twice: Lat. : BIS
9
Aardvark morsel : ANT
10
Blur : SMUDGE
11
12
Love : ARDOR
13
Big bloomer : PEONY
18
German industrial city : ESSEN
21
Too stylish, perhaps : ARTY
23
Colonial flute : FIFE
24
Butcher's byproducts : OFFAL
25
___ nelson : HALF
26
French friend : AMIE
27
Oscar Wilde lady : WINDERMERE
28
Ready-go connector : SET
30
Gone up : RISEN
32
Tartar ___ : SAUCE
35
Mr. Cassini : OLEG
36
Imperious emperor : NERO
39
Very: Fr. : TRES
40
Early start : PRE
42
Latin literary lion : LIVY
44
Respected tribesman : ELDER
46
Lab measurers : PIPETS
47
Skipped over : ELIDED
49
Baldwin and Guinness : ALECS
50
Calcutta coin : RUPEE
52
Like some gases : INERT
54
Nabokov novel : PNIN
55
Some ring decisions : TKOS
56
Frost : RIME
57
Central Sicilian city : ENNA
58
Blue-pencil : EDIT
60
"Hubba-hubba! : WOW
61
"___ as directed" : USE

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

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