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New York Times, Thursday, May 1, 1997

Author:
Martin Schneider
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Down : Munster Mister
TotalDebutLatest
134/11/19945/22/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
5222101
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5913563%
Martin Schneider

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Schneider. Thursday freshness: 86%
1
D
2
O
3
U
4
B
5
L
6
E
7
T
8
W
9
E
10
N
11
T
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Y
13
U
S
R
I
V
E
14
R
15
S
H
A
K
I
E
R
16
R
O
G
A
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N
E
17
T
A
L
E
N
T
S
18
A
L
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S
19
S
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H
A
W
L
S
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N
E
S
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C
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R
O
A
T
I
A
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E
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S
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S
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F
A
L
L
E
N
28
A
X
L
E
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F
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A
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M
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L
I
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F
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G
34
U
S
T
A
V
35
I
W
A
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S
A
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D
B
38
S
39
S
E
R
I
E
40
F
A
J
I
T
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A
42
A
C
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T
A
44
A
N
N
45
T
K
O
S
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B
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B
K
I
N
G
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Y
E
R
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T
R
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T
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T
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A
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B
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S
H
A
R
D
S
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H
O
R
A
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P
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R
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O
K
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D
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O
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S
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I
E
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D
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R
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R
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R
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T
R
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C
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S
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S
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N
© 1997, The New York Times5/1/97 ( No. 17,341 )
Across
1
*"Toil and trouble" preceder : DOUBLE
7
*Normal, in a way : TWENTY
13
The N. Platte, e.g. : USRIVER
15
Less sound : SHAKIER
16
Increaser of one's growth potential? : ROGAINE
17
Gifts : TALENTS
18
Pub supply : ALES
19
Garments for granny : SHAWLS
21
Nintendo's Super ___ : NES
22
Tito's homeland : CROATIA
24
Slalom segment : ESS
27
Like some arches : FALLEN
28
Car part : AXLE
29
Taxonomic div. : FAM
32
Willingly : LIEF
33
Composer Mahler : GUSTAV
35
"___ Male War Bride" (1949 movie) : IWASA
37
Sound units: Abbr. : DBS
39
Fin de ___ (remainder): Fr. : SERIE
40
Marinated beef strip : FAJITA
42
Official records : ACTA
44
Cape ___ : ANN
45
Some boxing wins : TKOS
46
"The Thrill Is Gone" singer : BBKING
48
"___ out!" : YER
49
Adriatic port : TRIESTE
50
Typewriter key : TAB
53
Pieces : SHARDS
54
"Que ___ es?" (Spanish 101 question) : HORA
55
Sneakers brand : PROKEDS
58
Made of certain twigs : OSIERED
61
Many a Miamian : RETIREE
62
Corporate routine : RATRACE
63
*1990's sitcom : SISTER
64
*Name in the news, 6/5/68 : SIRHAN
Down
1
*English pop group : DURAN
2
"___ Mio" : OSOLE
3
Spurs : URGES
4
It's unfair : BIAS
5
Year in Nero's reign : LVI
6
Poetic contraction : EEN
7
Out of the freezer : THAWING
8
*Home of Whitman College : WALLA
9
Squeezes (out) : EKES
10
Writer Anais : NIN
11
Hanoi festival : TET
12
Age: Abbr. : YRS
14
Cobbled : RESOLED
15
What each star represents : STATE
20
Like the answers to this puzzle's 12 asterisked clues? : HALFBAKED
22
B : CFLAT
23
BBC's Italian counterpart : RAI
24
*Newsboy's cry : EXTRA
25
Assassinated : SLAIN
26
*Height of the N.B.A.'s Gheorghe Muresan : SEVEN
28
Peer Gynt's mother : ASE
29
*Evenly split : FIFTY
30
Open-eyed : AWAKE
31
*"Catch-22" character : MAJOR
34
Strunk & White subject : USAGE
36
Family member : SIS
38
Clip : SCISSOR
41
Rubber : ABRADER
43
Cable choice : TNT
47
Short hair, to Burns : BIRSE
49
*"It'll be O.K." : THERE
50
The Bible before Joshua : TORAH
51
Asian palm : ARECA
52
*European resort : BADEN
53
Burlesque bit : SKIT
54
Munster Mister : HERR
55
Duos: Abbr. : PRS
56
Defendants at law : REI
57
Nail-biters: Abbr. : OTS
59
Eur. carrier : SAS
60
"Lord, is ___?" : ITI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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