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New York Times, Thursday, February 15, 1996

Author:
Matt Gaffney
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Down : "Be honest!"
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
587/24/19949/6/20001
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1401615157
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6152461%
Matt Gaffney

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Gaffney. Thursday freshness: 44%
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© 1996, The New York Times2/15/96 ( No. 16,900 )
Across
1
Shoelace end : AGLET
6
They have arches : FEET
10
Legal scholar Guinier : LANI
14
Follow back to the source : TRACE
15
Nullify : UNDO
16
It follows deuce in tennis : ADIN
17
Reason to wear a hat? : BADHAIRDAY
19
Grandmother : NANA
20
Working : ATIT
21
Replay feature : SLOMO
22
Midwest university town : AMES
23
Japanese cabbage : YEN
24
Ones with cases : DAS
25
Lover of Pyramus : THISBE
27
Phrase of agreement : SODOI
29
Cote de___ (French entree) : VEAU
31
Tore : RAN
32
Lined up : INAROW
34
Train company stocks : RAILS
36
Leader of 1547 : IVANTHETERRIBLE
40
"Mother Goose Suite" composer : RAVEL
41
Focus (on) : ZEROIN
42
"Aladdin" prince : ALI
43
Certain kitties, for short : IRAS
45
Fistfight : SETTO
48
Less of a mess : NEATER
50
TD's are worth 6 : PTS
51
Rap sheet abbr. : AKA
53
Having as a hobby : INTO
54
Jose Cruz, notably : ASTRO
57
Croat, e.g. : SLAV
58
Having a pH value of less than 7 : ACID
59
Bewitching stare : THEEVILEYE
61
Spanish boy : NINO
62
Seemingly forever : EONS
63
Schlemiel : LOSER
64
Can't stand the weight : SAGS
65
Popular pencil-and-paper game : DOTS
66
English music festival site : LEEDS
Down
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Held off : ATBAY
2
Problems for high heels : GRATES
3
Judeo-Spanish : LADINO
4
Real: Ger. : ECHT
5
British break : TEA
6
Rolls up : FURLS
7
Opposite of exo- : ENDO
8
Kind of cheese : EDAM
9
Car since 1935 : TOYOTA
10
___City, Hawaii : LANAI
11
Eve, biblically : ADAMSRIB
12
Pool hall game : NINEBALL
13
From one perspective : INASENSE
18
Whence the line "For unto us a child is born" : ISAIAH
24
"Be honest!" : DONTLIE
26
Goes chop-chop : HURRIES
28
Banquet : DINE
29
Democratic doings : VOTES
30
Pitcher : EWER
33
___Pahlevi, former Shah : REZA
35
Four Tops hit "__No Woman" : AINT
36
33-Down's subjects : IRANIANS
37
Variety of orange : VALENCIA
38
Flying : AVIATING
39
Russian city on the Don : ROSTOV
44
Unfit for kids : RRATED
46
"Honor Thy Father" author : TALESE
47
Confirmed : OKAYED
49
Fusses : TODOS
50
Weightroom choice : PRESS
52
States : AVERS
55
Word to a fly : SHOO
56
Scout shelter : TENT
57
Liqueur flavor : SLOE
60
Poorly : ILL

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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