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New York Times, Tuesday, June 11, 1996

Author:
G. E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
28-Down : Cut through
TotalDebutLatest
1169/13/199410/17/2005
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.502306%
Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 32 Missing: {KQXZ} This is puzzle # 35 for Mr. Paul. Tuesday freshness: 96%
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D
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I
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S
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C
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T
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A
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M
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P
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A
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C
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B
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E
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R
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I
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O
L
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O
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I
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N
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A
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L
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B
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B
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N
N
E
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R
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S
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D
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L
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E
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W
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Y
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I
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S
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S
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V
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N
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J
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A
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Y
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E
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D
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E
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D
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A
N
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S
L
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S
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E
M
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M
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T
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F
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B
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G
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A
C
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D
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S
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W
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M
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W
H
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P
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J
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O
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M
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A
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L
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S
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G
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R
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B
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L
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S
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H
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S
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© 1996, The New York Times6/11/96 ( No. 17,017 )
Across
1
Part of D.J. : DISC
5
Florida's___Bay : TAMPA
10
Trucker with a radio : CBER
14
Worshiped one : IDOL
15
Kitchen bulb : ONION
16
Guthrie the younger : ARLO
17
State flower of Texas : BLUEBONNET
19
Bakery offering : ROLL
20
Having a notched edge : SERRATED
21
Elbowroom : LEEWAY
23
Misfortunes : ILLS
24
Dwarfs' group : SEVEN
25
Civic leader : JAYCEE
28
Left in the lurch : STRANDED
31
Lend___ (listen) : ANEAR
32
Wild plums : SLOES
33
Comedian Philips : EMO
34
Coffee grinder : MILL
35
It may be rounded on a diamond : THIRD
36
B.M.O.C.'s house, maybe : FRAT
37
Hoopster Manute : BOL
38
Kind of note : GRACE
39
Dwayne Hickman role, in 60's TV : DOBIE
40
Mountain demarcation : SNOWLINE
42
Actress Streep et al. : MERYLS
43
Durum, for one : WHEAT
44
Huff and puff : PANT
45
First name in fugues : JOHANN
47
Necessary nutrients : MINERALS
51
Fiery gem : OPAL
52
Vietnam vet : GREENBERET
54
Location : SITE
55
Jousting weapon : LANCE
56
Command to Fido : STAY
57
Pianist Myra : HESS
58
Terminator : ENDER
59
Dried up : SERE
Down
1
Rights : DIBS
2
Run in neutral : IDLE
3
Tart : SOUR
4
Of the cloth : CLERICAL
5
Flute sound : TOOTLE
6
Queen___lace : ANNES
7
Look after : MIND
8
Master of the macabre : POE
9
Like an elk : ANTLERED
10
Take a corner too fast : CAREEN
11
Famed Hollywood eatery, with "the" : BROWNDERBY
12
Actress Raines : ELLA
13
___-poly : ROLY
18
Farm machine : BALER
22
Stowe girl and others : EVAS
24
Mall unit : STORE
25
Door parts : JAMBS
26
Charged atom : ANION
27
Buddhist sect : YELLOWHATS
28
Cut through : SLICE
29
Cyberspace messages : EMAIL
30
Loves excessively, with "on" : DOTES
32
Old-fashioned contraction : SHANT
35
Y.M.C.A. logo : TRIANGLE
36
Castle : FORTRESS
38
Narrow valley : GLEN
39
Star in Cygnus : DENEB
41
Subjects of study at Woods Hole : WHALES
42
Cut of one's jib : MANNER
44
"Now for the___de resistance" : PIECE
45
Kid : JOSH
46
Andy Taylor's son : OPIE
47
Fix : MEND
48
Jokester Johnson : ARTE
49
Limerick man : LEAR
50
Eye sore : STYE
53
Jogged : RAN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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