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New York Times, Wednesday, November 27, 1996

Author:
R. Hughes
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Bothering
TotalDebutLatest
3511/8/19944/2/2007
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
251012213
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5113622%
Richard Hughes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Hughes. Wednesday freshness: 32%
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© 1996, The New York Times11/27/96 ( No. 17,186 )
Across
1
Stumble : TRIP
5
1962 Best Picture setting : ARABIA
11
Eye : ORB
14
Layers : HENS
15
Party items : FAVORS
16
Partner of neither : NOR
17
The "E. B" of E. B. White : ELWYNBROOKS
19
Literary monogram : TSE
20
Car heater setting : DEICE
21
Opposed : ANTI
22
Shack : SHED
23
All things considered : ATTHAT
25
___ fell swoop : INONE
27
The "H. G." of H. G. Wells : HERBERTGEORGE
32
Overfill : SATE
33
Rakes : ROUES
34
Sonnet measure : IAMB
38
On again : RELIT
41
Stomach woe : KNOT
42
Relationship : TIEIN
44
"Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g. : ARIA
46
The "A. A." of A. A. Milne : ALANALEXANDER
51
Chief Bolshevik : LENIN
52
Having visions in one's head? : ADREAM
55
"I Love Rock 'n Roll" singer Joan : JETT
57
Queen's home : NEST
60
Sister of Urania : ERATO
61
One called "The Lion of God" : ALI
62
The "J. D." of J. D. Salinger : JEROMEDAVID
64
S.A.S. competitor : KLM
65
Philly team : EAGLES
66
Unabridged, e.g. : TOME
67
Shoe width : EEE
68
"The Other" author and others : TRYONS
69
Wows : AWES
Down
1
Silents actress Bara : THEDA
2
Get a new tenant for : RELET
3
On the good side of : INWITH
4
Cupid's love : PSYCHE
5
Andrews or Maguire, e.g.: Abbr. : AFB
6
___ avis : RARA
7
Bard's river : AVON
8
Flub a grounder : BOOTIT
9
Bothering : IRKING
10
Ninny : ASS
11
Busy-busy : ONTHERUN
12
Wine choice : ROSE
13
Raised : BRED
18
Approaches : NEARS
22
Catch for a Florida fisherman : SNOOK
24
Skier's aid : TBAR
26
Atop, poetically : OER
28
Automne preceder : ETE
29
Chill, so to speak : RELAX
30
Car since 1989 : GEO
31
Sum, es, ___ : EST
34
"Make ___ good one!" : ITA
35
Be sick : AIL
36
When to ring a bell, maybe : MEALTIME
37
Intelligence test developer : BINET
39
Money for an A.A.R.P. member : IRA
40
Louise of "Gilligan's Island" : TINA
43
A Bobbsey twin : NAN
45
Like a certain attraction : ADDED
47
2-D : LINEAR
48
Power : ENERGY
49
Goofs : ERRATA
50
Admit again : REAVOW
53
Words before "to rend" and "to sew" : ATIME
54
Manners : MODES
55
The Fatman's TV partner : JAKE
56
Glamour rival : ELLE
58
Alone : SOLO
59
U.S. Govt. agents : TMEN
62
"West Side Story" gang member : JET
63
Kind of curve : ESS

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

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