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New York Times, Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Author:
C. W. Stewart
Editor:
Will Shortz
50-Down : Market areas
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2112/26/20068/10/20151
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.568922%
Carolyn W. Stewart

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 39 Missing: {JKQVWXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Stewart. Tuesday freshness: 45%
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© 2006, The New York Times12/26/6 ( No. 20,867 )
Across
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Wounds with a grenade, in slang : FRAGS
6
___ carte : ALA
9
Just squeeze by : EDGE
13
"The Bathers" painter : RENOIR
15
Naked Pooh? : BAREBEAR
17
"An Inconvenient Truth" presenter : ALGORE
18
Sources of free drinks : OPENBARS
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Bullwinkle's salon application? : MOOSEMOUSSE
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Abbr. after many a major's name : RET
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Lop-___ : EARED
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Opposite SSW : NNE
24
Blue : SAD
26
Omaha Beach time : DDAY
27
Hollywood's Alan and Diane : LADDS
29
Country's McEntire : REBA
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Luau fare : POI
33
Think the world of : ESTEEM
35
Hunk : GOB
38
The Bruins' #4 : ORR
39
USA Today chart shape : PIE
40
___ Irvin, classic cartoonist : REA
41
Washed away : ERODED
43
Aardvark's morsel : ANT
44
"Beowulf" quaff : MEAD
45
"___ bleu!" : SACRE
48
P. & L. statement preparers : CPAS
52
___ judicata : RES
54
Anonymous John : DOE
55
Struck down : SLAIN
56
Sphere in space : ORB
58
Quick Draw McGraw with laryngitis? : HOARSEHORSE
61
Laconic president : COOLIDGE
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Many a realty deal : RESALE
64
Bugs Bunny's coat? : HAREHAIR
65
Indigent one : NEEDER
66
Black cat, to some : OMEN
67
Hails from Rocky : YOS
68
Reporters : PRESS
Down
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Set up for a fall : FRAMED
2
Prepare for another shot : RELOAD
3
Silky-coated cat : ANGORA
4
Loosey-___ : GOOSEY
5
Begot : SIRED
6
Be plentiful : ABOUND
7
Ran out : LAPSED
8
Bellicose god : ARES
9
Fall back : EBB
10
Beloved Bambi? : DEARDEER
11
"___ Saint-Lazare" (Manet painting) : GARE
12
Once, old-style : ERST
14
Sleep acronym : REM
16
Hydrocarbon suffixes : ENES
20
Being broadcast : ONAIR
25
Oils, busts, etc. : ART
27
Some members of Parliament : LORDS
28
Left Bank locale : SEINE
30
Domesticated insect : BEE
31
Org. with a noted journal : AMA
32
Creator of the Ushers : POE
34
Get firm : SET
35
Ring insert : GEM
36
It needs refinement : ORE
37
Porky Pig's home movie presentation? : BOARBORE
39
Cuts back : PARES
42
1950's political inits. : DDE
46
Slow, on a score : ADAGIO
47
Tools for apples : CORERS
48
Ninth-inning pitcher : CLOSER
49
Main Street event, maybe : PARADE
50
Market areas : AISLES
51
Villainous looks : SNEERS
53
___ Tzu : SHIH
55
Shorn animals : SHEEP
56
Twice cuatro : OCHO
57
Gad about : ROAM
59
Anita of jazz : ODAY
60
West ender? : ERN
62
Grid great Dawson : LEN

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

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