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New York Times, Wednesday, February 14, 1996

Author:
C. Lundberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Down : Differently
TotalDebut
12/14/1996
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0001000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.63312%
Cliff Lundberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Lundberg. Wednesday freshness: 13%
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J
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A
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P
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E
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V
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E
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N
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O
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M
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L
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O
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G
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E
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O
R
A
L
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A
D
O
B
E
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A
M
I
D
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H
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N
S
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L
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V
I
D
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R
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N
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T
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B
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B
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N
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W
A
D
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C
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D
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D
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E
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B
I
T
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B
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I
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C
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K
O
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O
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K
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S
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E
M
U
S
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M
E
N
A
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C
E
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G
E
O
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A
B
L
E
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R
O
F
F
F
O
R
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E
L
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A
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L
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G
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A
D
O
R
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D
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L
E
A
P
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T
R
Y
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S
T
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G
A
S
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C
O
S
B
Y
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E
I
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S
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E
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N
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S
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L
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U
G
O
M
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A
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H
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M
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U
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L
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T
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A
L
A
R
M
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A
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I
A
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A
L
O
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S
P
L
A
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T
A
L
L
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B
A
S
S
68
H
O
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T
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69
E
F
T
S
© 1996, The New York Times2/14/96 ( No. 16,899 )
Across
1
Practical joke : JAPE
5
Malice : VENOM
10
Opera house box : LOGE
14
Kind of history : ORAL
15
Southwest home : ADOBE
16
During : AMID
17
Cluckers : HENS
18
More than angry : LIVID
19
Rankle : RILE
20
What the N.B.A.'s Thurmond did in Lhasa, palindromically? : NATEBITATIBETAN
23
Gum unit : WAD
24
England's F.B.I. : CID
25
Bank statement entry : DEBIT
28
Pen name : BIC
31
Wackos : KOOKS
35
Big birds : EMUS
36
Threaten : MENACE
38
Logical prefix : GEO
39
Like Napoleon, palindromically? : ABLEROFFFORELBA
42
Itinerary section : LEG
43
Idolized : ADORED
44
Spring : LEAP
45
Rendezvous : TRYST
47
Di-Gel target : GAS
48
80's top-rated TV star : COSBY
49
Winter woe, in Wittenberg : EIS
51
Ages and ages : EON
52
Wallop Nebraska tycoons, palindromically? : SLUGOMAHAMOGULS
61
Soup ingredient : TOFU
62
Buzzer : ALARM
63
Land east of the Urals : ASIA
64
Succulent plant : ALOE
65
Spread out : SPLAY
66
Seven-foot, e.g. : TALL
67
McCartney's instrument : BASS
68
Scornful cries : HOOTS
69
Small amphibians : EFTS
Down
1
One of 21 popes : JOHN
2
Zone : AREA
3
Puff : PANT
4
Differently : ELSEWISE
5
Legal : VALID
6
Revise : EDIT
7
Bygone Chevy : NOVA
8
Notice of departure : OBIT
9
Front-line physician : MEDIC
10
Texas city on the Rio Grande : LAREDO
11
Elide : OMIT
12
Arizona river : GILA
13
Sir Anthony : EDEN
21
Be up : BAT
22
Cycle enthusiast : BIKER
25
Distributed : DEALT
26
Fire remnant : EMBER
27
Not flat : BULGY
28
Obscure : BEFOG
29
Prefix with red : INFRA
30
Sidewalk umbrella sites : CAFES
32
Eyes : OGLES
33
Shish___ : KEBAB
34
Needing a rinse : SOAPY
36
60's fashion plate : MOD
37
Oil source : COD
40
2:1, e.g. : RATIO
41
Stretch : ELONGATE
46
Transitions : SEGUES
48
Lover's sound : COO
50
Big hit : SMASH
51
September TV special, with "the" : EMMYS
52
Pierce : STAB
53
Gwen Verdon role : LOLA
54
Subjects of 58-Down investigations : UFOS
55
Rival rival : ALPO
56
Light ring : HALO
57
Smell___ : ARAT
58
Fliers' mil. branch : USAF
59
Sing with grace : LILT
60
Mineo and others : SALS

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

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