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New York Times, Thursday, May 4, 1995

Author:
A.J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Flunkies
TotalDebutLatest
2531/26/19565/22/2005
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
41.5234018556%
A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJKXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 203 for Mr. Santora. Thursday freshness: 39%
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T
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R
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O
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Y
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B
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G
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D
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A
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R
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N
O
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A
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M
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G
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R
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U
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S
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A
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M
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S
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R
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U
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W
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R
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M
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P
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D
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W
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© 1995, The New York Times5/4/95 ( No. 16,613 )
Across
1
Kind of weight : TROY
5
Go one over : BOGEY
10
Expert in Exeter : DAB
13
Spark's sister city : RENO
14
Together : ASONE
15
Ending with nod- or mod- : ULE
16
Religious film hit of 1959 : SOLOMONANDSHEBA
19
A.P. rival : UPI
20
Fire and fury : RAGE
21
Of the cheeks : MALAR
22
Religious film hit of 1966 : THEBIBLE
25
Twins in the sky : GEMINI
26
Hold firm : RIVET
27
Decorative vase : URN
28
Family member, for short : SIS
29
Vinegar : ACETUM
31
Bathroom installation : SPA
32
Arches National Park locale : UTAH
33
Religious film hit of 1960 : SPARTACUS
36
Not 47 Across : AWAY
39
"Rob ___" : ROY
40
Set up a base : ENCAMP
44
Word with cheese or skinny : DIP
45
Set the dog (on) : SIC
46
Northern hemisphere? : IGLOO
47
In : ATHOME
49
Religious film hit of 1951 : QUOVADIS
52
Kind of shoot : PHOTO
53
Year-end word : AULD
54
Part of i.e. : EST
55
Religious film hit of 1956, with "The" : TENCOMMANDMENTS
59
"___ tu" (Verdi aria) : ERI
60
Leg bone : TIBIA
61
"Laugh-in" comic : ARTE
62
Mil. medal : DSC
63
Summons : HAILS
64
Tweety bird : WREN
Down
1
Of nutrition : TROPHIC
2
Spell : RELIEVE
3
Lennon's lady : ONO
4
___ Kippur : YOM
5
Commonplace : BANAL
6
Siouan tongue : OSAGE
7
Hopeless : GONE
8
Complete : END
9
Flunkies : YESMEN
10
Aaron Burr, e.g. : DUELIST
11
Where Tirana is : ALBANIA
12
Pessimistic : BEARISH
16
Buddha sermon : SUTRA
17
Planet : ORB
18
Prosciutto : HAM
23
Harold Robbins novel, with "The" : BETSY
24
Live ___ : ITUP
25
Adorn : GRACE
27
Work ___ sweat : UPA
30
Old-time actress Dressler : MARIE
31
Pig's retreat : STY
32
Sch. at New London, Conn. : USCGA
34
Fox sitcom : ROC
35
Rice, e.g.: Abbr. : UNIV
36
Reworked : ADAPTED
37
Shrivels : WITHERS
38
Silent : APHONIC
41
One way to cook pasta : ALDENTE
42
Wet : MOISTEN
43
Puts up : POSTS
45
Urbane : SMOOTH
48
Whence lts. graduate : OTC
49
Shrink with fear : QUAIL
50
Armbones : ULNAS
51
Anomalistic : ODD
53
Prefix for both : AMBI
56
"Mamma ___!" : MIA
57
Gullet : MAW
58
Foul up : ERR

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

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