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New York Times, Tuesday, February 10, 1998

Author:
John Greenman
Editor:
Will Shortz
42-Down : Pre-fax communiqué
TotalDebutLatest
644/7/19811/6/2009
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
21.47435214%
John Greenman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QVX} This is puzzle # 56 for Mr. Greenman. Tuesday freshness: 30%
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H
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A
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D
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J
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W
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I
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N
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D
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B
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R
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E
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E
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D
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E
L
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A
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I
C
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R
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R
A
L
L
Y
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M
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S
C
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L
I
L
Y
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T
O
M
L
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N
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P
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K
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E
D
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L
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E
S
E
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P
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R
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E
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R
A
Z
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Z
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P
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A
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R
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G
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N
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S
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D
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S
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A
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D
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E
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E
T
A
L
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S
O
L
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O
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R
A
T
O
N
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L
A
D
A
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E
R
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C
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T
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Z
O
N
E
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F
L
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N
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G
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M
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T
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S
L
U
R
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S
L
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C
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S
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P
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L
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O
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E
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T
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D
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G
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A
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B
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A
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A
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G
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R
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U
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P
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G
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E
R
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B
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U
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A
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E
Z
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O
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E
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Y
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S
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R
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© 1998, The New York Times2/10/98 ( No. 17,626 )
Across
1
Pilgrimage to Mecca : HADJ
5
Weather vane turner : WIND
9
It may have its own registry : BREED
14
Lamb's pen name : ELIA
15
Champagne bucket : ICER
16
Pep ___ : RALLY
17
Catalogue abbr. : MISC
18
Twins player in "Big Business" : LILYTOMLIN
20
Gathered, as berries : PICKED
22
Spinks of the ring : LEON
23
Suffix with Japan or journal : ESE
24
French father : PERE
26
Bronx cheer : RAZZ
28
Models of excellence : PARAGONS
32
"The Crimes of Love" author Marquis ___ : DESADE
36
List-shortening abbr. : ETAL
37
Recital piece : SOLO
39
Betray, in a way : RATON
40
Terhune's "___ Dog" : LADA
41
Upright : ERECT
43
Region : ZONE
44
Lively Highland dance : FLING
46
Parcel (out) : METE
47
Aspersion : SLUR
48
Pizza portions : SLICES
50
City on San Francisco Bay : PALOALTO
52
Coup d'___ : ETAT
54
Late Chinese leader : DENG
55
Attorneys' org. : ABA
58
Soprano's song, maybe : ARIA
60
Get ready : GEARUP
64
Twins player in "Start the Revolution Without Me" : GENEWILDER
67
Skeleton part : BONE
68
Part of UHF : ULTRA
69
Pound of poetry : EZRA
70
Skip over : OMIT
71
Shelley's "Adonais," e.g. : ELEGY
72
Tailor's meeting place : SEAM
73
Assign an "R," say : RATE
Down
1
Rope fiber : HEMP
2
Et ___ (and others) : ALII
3
Kind of jockey : DISC
4
Twins player in "House of Numbers" : JACKPALANCE
5
Sweetbrier : WILDROSE
6
Here, to Héloïse : ICI
7
"The Old Curiosity Shop" girl : NELL
8
Clothesline alternative : DRYER
9
Get-tan-quick application : BRONZER
10
Zodiac animal : RAM
11
Supermodel Macpherson : ELLE
12
Ivy League team : ELIS
13
Bit of force : DYNE
19
Warty hopper : TOAD
21
Brain-wave test, briefly : EEG
25
Vast, in the past : ENORM
27
Twins player in "The Girl in the Kremlin" : ZSAZSAGABOR
28
Ill-gotten gains : PELFS
29
To any extent : ATALL
30
Wheel spokes, e.g. : RADII
31
Catch some Z's : SLEEP
33
Ring around a lagoon : ATOLL
34
Cruller's cousin : DONUT
35
January, in Jalisco : ENERO
38
Group of eight : OCTAD
42
Pre-fax communiqué : TELEGRAM
45
Vacation spot : GETAWAY
49
Rani's wrap : SARI
51
A wee hour : ONE
53
Scrabble pieces : TILES
55
Chills and fever : AGUE
56
Dinger : BELL
57
Chip in chips : ANTE
59
Axlike tool : ADZE
61
"Arrivederci ___" : ROMA
62
Condo division : UNIT
63
Tennis's Sampras : PETE
65
Bit of work : ERG
66
Time to remember : ERA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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