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New York Times, Monday, December 23, 1996

Author:
S. J. Walther
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Down : Sword handles
TotalDebut
112/23/1996
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0100000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.42421%
Sally Jo Walther

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {GJQVXZ} Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Walther. Monday freshness: 59%
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© 1996, The New York Times12/23/96 ( No. 17,212 )
Across
1
Spring : LEAP
5
Upper-story room : ATTIC
10
Ali who said "Open sesame!" : BABA
14
Latin journey : ITER
15
Material for uniforms : CHINO
16
Arab prince : EMIR
17
Plot size : ACRE
18
"Greetings!" : HELLO
19
Suffix with million : AIRE
20
Chickens that lay brown eggs : RHODEISLANDREDS
23
Toward shelter : ALEE
24
Old French coin : SOU
25
Mad ___ (Wonderland character) : HATTER
28
Pedaler's place : BIKEPATH
33
Kitchen garment : APRON
34
Interstate hauler : SEMI
35
Actress Myrna : LOY
36
Attraction for winter vacationers in the South : FLORIDASUNSHINE
40
___ Aviv : TEL
41
Followers: Suffix : ISTS
42
___ the Barbarian : CONAN
43
Soup crackers : SALTINES
46
___ Anderson of TV's "Baywatch" : PAMELA
47
Half of dos : UNO
48
Play part : ROLE
49
Easy-gaited saddle horse : TENNESSEEWALKER
57
Pitcher Nolan : RYAN
58
Bridal walkway : AISLE
59
Not for : ANTI
60
"Rule Britannia" composer : ARNE
61
Like certain dentures : UPPER
62
Tide type : NEAP
63
Ground grain : MEAL
64
Snoozes : RESTS
65
Remove, in editing : DELE
Down
1
Pinocchio, at times : LIAR
2
Make art on glass : ETCH
3
Pertaining to aircraft : AERO
4
Lion or coyote : PREDATOR
5
Sorer : ACHIER
6
"One of ___ days, Alice..." : THESE
7
Money drawer : TILL
8
1985 movie "To Live and Die ___" : INLA
9
Kind of cap : COONSKIN
10
Face hardship bravely : BEARUP
11
She's a sweetie in Tahiti : AMIE
12
Wren or hen : BIRD
13
Greek Mars : ARES
21
1985 Nicholas Gage best seller : ELENI
22
Buck's mate : DOE
25
Sword handles : HAFTS
26
Cop ___ (negotiate for a lighter sentence) : APLEA
27
Folklore dwarf : TROLL
28
Defeats : BESTS
29
Radio host Don : IMUS
30
Skirt type : ALINE
31
Having a key, in music : TONAL
32
"Laughing" animal : HYENA
34
Encl. for a reply : SASE
37
Jurassic Park revival : DINOSAUR
38
La ___ opera house : SCALA
39
One's birthplace : HOMELAND
44
Burrow : TUNNEL
45
Ending with nectar or saturn : INE
46
___ that be : POWERS
48
Rent again : RELET
49
Mine vehicle : TRAM
50
Jane who loved Mr. Rochester : EYRE
51
Zola novel : NANA
52
Ex-Cleveland QB Brian : SIPE
53
Intuitive feelings : ESPS
54
Where the patella is : KNEE
55
And others: Abbr. : ETAL
56
Properly aged : RIPE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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