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New York Times, Friday, March 29, 1996

Author:
C. Millhauser
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Down : Jerk
TotalDebutLatest
881/26/19925/15/2011
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410143552
RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
211.58657442%
Cathy Allis

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 22 for Ms. Allis. Friday freshness: 5%
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© 1996, The New York Times3/29/96 ( No. 16,943 )
Across
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Expire : LAPSE
6
Dismissive interjections : BAHS
10
It's often wiped : BROW
14
Lightsome : AGILE
15
"That's what___for..." ("Stupid me!") : IGET
16
Rockies animal : LOBO
17
Ditty about a retired city official? : THEOLDGRAYMAYOR
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Dwell (on) : HARP
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Rat-___ : ATAT
22
Frau's iron : EISEN
23
Spanish step : PASO
25
Thomas Gray's alma mater : ETON
27
Some horses? : NEIGHERDOWELLS
33
Country rocker Steve : EARLE
34
St. Bernards' beat : ALPS
35
Caveman from Moo : OOP
36
Unpretentious carriage : SHAY
37
Japanese electronics brand : SANYO
39
Nonsense : JIVE
40
On a date : OUT
41
Mil. option : ROTC
42
Like some skirts : GORED
43
Howling leader of the Miracles? : SMOKEYTHEBAYER
47
Campus sports org. : NCAA
48
___dire (court oath) : VOIR
49
It's a good thing : ASSET
52
Start of some restaurant names : CHEZ
54
Meaning : IDEA
58
Do a veterinarian's task? : BEWEIGHEROFDOGS
61
Napoleon biographer Ludwig : EMIL
62
Cousin of the pintail : TEAL
63
The king of Champagne? : LEROI
64
Nasty remarks : DIGS
65
Avion destination : ORLY
66
Religious figure : ORANT
Down
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Builder's backing : LATH
2
Turkish bigwig : AGHA
3
Berth place : PIER
4
Sans precision : SLOPPILY
5
Smoked or jellied dish : EEL
6
Hallux : BIGTOE
7
Pearl Mosque site : AGRA
8
With vehemence : HEATEDLY
9
Neatnik's horror : STY
10
Bogart's role in "Casablanca" : BLAINE
11
Popular fast-food chain, informally : ROYS
12
Wide-range reed : OBOE
13
Frayed : WORN
18
Track event : DASH
19
Kit chat : MEOWS
24
Historic period : AGE
26
___Gigio (Ed Sullivan mouse) : TOPO
27
Poet laureate___Tate : NAHUM
28
Calliope colleague : ERATO
29
House dressing? : RANCH
30
River of Tours : LOIRE
31
"-phile" meaning : LOVER
32
Hotfooted it : SPED
33
Those, Madrid : ESOS
37
High-protein bean : SOYA
38
Welder, e.g. : ATTACHER
39
Car thief, maybe : JOYRIDER
41
Straight: Prefix : RECTI
42
Moo goo___pan : GAI
44
Prepares to be knighted : KNEELS
45
Singer Phil or Don : EVERLY
46
Jerk : BOZO
49
Laid up : ABED
50
Conductor's start? : SEMI
51
Take a shot? : SWIG
53
Mend : HEAL
55
Mrs. Copperfield : DORA
56
Designer von Furstenberg : EGON
57
___were : ASIT
59
Car of '64 song : GTO
60
"Alice" spinoff : FLO

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5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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