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New York Times, Tuesday, December 12, 1995

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
11-Down : New York's motto
TotalDebutLatest
1169/13/199410/17/2005
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
086291000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.502306%
Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJXYZ} This is puzzle # 24 for Mr. Paul. Tuesday freshness: 11%
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© 1995, The New York Times12/12/95 ( No. 16,835 )
Across
1
Type of novel : DIME
5
Knucklehead : CLOD
9
Continuing thought : THEME
14
Greek Mars : ARES
15
"___ Rebel" (1962 song) : HESA
16
Vacillate : WAVER
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Harangue : RANT
18
MTV prizes : AVAS
19
Old toy company : IDEAL
20
Wyoming's motto : EQUALRIGHTS
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Postal worker's path: Abbr. : RTE
24
Pick on : TEASE
25
"___, Brute?" : ETTU
27
Bank (on) : DEPEND
30
Skyline sight : STEEPLE
33
Language suffix : ESE
34
Belief : TENET
37
More inexperienced : RAWER
38
Mighty bit : ATOM
40
Cut off : SEVER
42
Mt. Etna flow : LAVA
43
Mt. Everest locale : NEPAL
45
Stitched : SEWED
47
Matter at court : RES
48
Abandon one's principles for money : SELLOUT
50
Hawk : PEDDLE
52
One, to Hans : EINS
53
String quartet member : VIOLA
55
Drum site : EAR
57
Arizona's motto : GODENRICHES
62
Say abruptly, with "out" : BLURT
64
Premed course: Abbr. : ANAT
65
Hillbilly's belt : ROPE
66
"The Hobbit" hero : BILBO
67
Frank Herbert sci-fi novel : DUNE
68
Mayberry boy : OPIE
69
Ale vessel : STEIN
70
Nostradamus, e.g. : SEER
71
Shirt measurement : NECK
Down
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Bell the cat : DARE
2
Gulf war foe : IRAQ
3
Carte du jour : MENU
4
Probate concern : ESTATE
5
Party picker-upper, maybe : CHARADES
6
Some jeans : LEVIS
7
Plains Indian : OSAGE
8
Recipe amount : DASH
9
Chubby Checker, for one : TWISTER
10
"It ___ to Be You" : HAD
11
New York's motto : EVERUPWARD
12
Entree, often : MEAT
13
___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
21
Pre-Easter time : LENT
22
Hanoi holiday : TET
26
Dabbling duck : TEAL
27
___ list : DEANS
28
First name in cosmetics : ESTEE
29
Arkansas's motto with "The" : PEOPLERULE
30
Brunswick, e.g. : STEW
31
Carpenter's tool : LEVEL
32
Clear a cassette : ERASE
35
Snuggery : NEST
36
Mom's opposite : EVE
39
French Sudan, today : MALI
41
Newsperson : REPORTER
44
2,240 pounds : LONGTON
46
Takeout shop : DELI
49
Grp. that puts the show on the road : USO
51
Wrinkle-resistant fabric : DACRON
53
Trial's locale : VENUE
54
Ludicrous : INANE
55
Declines : EBBS
56
Touched down : ALIT
58
Root beer brand : DADS
59
Rhode Island's motto : HOPE
60
Not just an ordinary novel : EPIC
61
Dig for : SEEK
63
Slugger's stat : RBI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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