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New York Times, Tuesday, December 10, 1996

Author:
D. Niles
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Down : Goal: Abbr.
TotalDebutLatest
156/5/19946/27/1997
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.5813775%
Dean Niles

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FWXZ} This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Niles. Tuesday freshness: 100%
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© 1996, The New York Times12/10/96 ( No. 17,199 )
Across
1
Charlie Chan portrayer Warner : OLAND
6
Letters after a proof : QED
9
1908 Peace Nobelist Fredrik : BAJER
14
Auger or drill : BORER
15
___ Today : USA
16
A McCoy, to a Hatfield : ENEMY
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747 and DC-10 : JUMBOJETS
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"___ which will live in infamy": F.D.R. : ADATE
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Greek earth goddess : GAEA
21
British submachine gun : STEN
22
Temporary stay : SOJOURN
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Literally, face to face : VISAVIS
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Accents in "resume" : ACUTES
30
Precooking solution : MARINADE
31
18-wheelers : SEMIS
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Founder of a French dynasty : CAPET
33
Meadow : LEA
34
Ninnies : SAPS
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Seeker of the Golden Fleece : JASON
36
Take ___ at (criticize) : AJAB
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Singer Kamoze : INI
38
Spanish gent : SENOR
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"Zorba the Greek" setting : CRETE
40
Genius : EINSTEIN
42
Attired for a frat party : TOGAED
43
Convertibles : RAGTOPS
44
Additional helpings : SECONDS
45
Moonshine containers : JUGS
46
Phnom ___ : PENH
47
Old adders : ABACI
49
Nickname for DiMaggio : JOLTINJOE
54
Italian bowling game : BOCCE
55
Record speed: Abbr. : RPM
56
Role for Valentino : SHEIK
57
Some sharks : MAKOS
58
Caribbean, e.g. : SEA
59
Circumvent : ELUDE
Down
1
Goal: Abbr. : OBJ
2
Singer Rawls or Reed : LOU
3
Pitcher's pride : ARM
4
Lincoln's state: Abbr. : NEB
5
Small parachutes : DROGUES
6
Wicked "Snow White" figure : QUEEN
7
"Como ___ usted?" : ESTA
8
Prosecutors, for short : DAS
9
Skedaddles : BEATSIT
10
Like the Incas : ANDEAN
11
"Les Miserables" protagonist : JEANVALJEAN
12
C.P.R. administrant : EMT
13
Deli bread : RYE
18
See 30-Down : JARS
21
Theda Bara, e.g. : SIREN
22
With more attitude : SASSIER
23
Pacific islands, collectively : OCEANIA
24
Single calisthenic : JUMPINGJACK
25
Big name in elevators : OTIS
26
Gaseous mist : VAPOR
27
Conceptualized : IDEATED
28
Where oysters sleep? : SEABEDS
30
With 18-Down, home canning items : MASON
32
___ Major (southern constellation) : CANIS
35
Army vehicles : JEEPS
36
35-Across's vessel : ARGO
38
Cheap cigars : STOGIES
39
Apache chief : COCHISE
41
Plaster finish : STUCCO
42
Camp sight : TENT
44
Alabama city : SELMA
46
Pontiff : POPE
47
Defense syst. : ABM
48
Feathered stole : BOA
49
Some namesakes, for short : JRS
50
Gretzky's grp. : NHL
51
Game, in France : JEU
52
Ending with human or planet : OID
53
Supplement, with "out" : EKE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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