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New York Times, Friday, June 16, 1995

Author:
Thomas W. Schier
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Down : Experienced
TotalDebutLatest
2810/23/196710/18/2000
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4646242
CircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
11.59791148%
Thomas W. Schier

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Schier. Friday freshness: 81%
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I
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Z
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C
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C
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F
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N
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O
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C
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G
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F
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C
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A
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H
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U
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I
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L
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H
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A
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M
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M
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B
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P
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A
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© 1995, The New York Times6/16/95 ( No. 16,656 )
Across
1
Front line, maybe : ISOBAR
7
Scoot along : ZIP
10
Couple : DUAD
14
Grammatical connector : COPULA
15
Brian of British rock : ENO
16
___ many words : INSO
17
Crows : BLACKBIRDS
19
Evening in Paris : SOIR
20
Whitish : MILKY
21
"___ won't!" : NOI
22
Boardwalk purchase : TAFFY
23
Schedule : SLOT
25
Neck protector : SCARF
27
Paycheck stub inits. : FICA
30
Of the universe in its present state : NEOCOSMIC
33
Enthuse : GROWFERVENT
35
Harry James's "Don't ___ Go 'Way Mad" : CHA
37
Villain's laugh sound : HEH
38
Rattle : UNNERVE
39
Publisher Ballantine : IAN
40
Chemical suffix : INE
41
Celebrated jurist of the 10's-50's : LEARNEDHAND
43
Contributes to : ASSISTSIN
45
Pond organism : ALGA
46
Twenty: Prefix : ICOSI
47
Short snort : BELT
49
Cattle breed : DEVON
51
Tankerful : OIL
53
Don't exist : ARENT
57
Software buyer : USER
58
Depreciate : UNDERVALUE
60
Employment form category : MALE
61
___ de dents (toothache): Fr. : MAL
62
Harvest fly : CICADA
63
Falls for : BUYS
64
Work at, as a trade : PLY
65
Tennis player's sock : ANKLET
Down
1
Part of a nuclear arsenal : ICBM
2
Arias : SOLI
3
Word after fire or harlequin : OPAL
4
Two-handed carpenter's tool : BUCKSAW
5
Hydrocarbon group : ALKYL
6
Mortar beater : RAB
7
W.W. II Japanese plane : ZERO
8
Not clear : INDISCERNIBLE
9
Neg.'s counterpart : POS
10
Render harmless : DISARM
11
Not recognized : UNOFFICIAL
12
Like : ASIF
13
Fishing boat : DORY
18
Cosmopolitan : INTERNATIONAL
22
Experienced : TASTED
24
Solidarity : ONENESS
26
Meet : CONVENE
27
E trailer : FGHI
28
Erin personified : IRENA
29
In a unified manner : COHESIVELY
31
Extra printed sheets : OVERS
32
Tennis star Michael : CHANG
34
Mythical beast in Chinese art : FULION
36
"Shave ___ haircut..." : ANDA
42
Foyer item : HATRACK
44
Tallies : SCORES
48
Actress Linda : LAVIN
49
Speechless : DUMB
50
Birthright barterer : ESAU
52
Without effort : IDLY
54
Mideast airline : ELAL
55
Au naturel : NUDE
56
Sow feature : TEAT
58
Plate watcher : UMP
59
David Sarnoff's command, once : RCA

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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