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New York Times, Tuesday, June 18, 1996

Author:
E. C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Down : Neuter
TotalDebutLatest
2197/31/19952/23/2016
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RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
30221.541,51454%
Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 5 for Ms. Gorski. Tuesday freshness: 14%
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© 1996, The New York Times6/18/96 ( No. 17,024 )
Across
1
Applaud : CLAP
5
Sweetheart : FLAME
10
Nuclear weapon, for short : ICBM
14
As well : ALSO
15
Derbies : RACES
16
Fly high : SOAR
17
Go pfft! : FAIL
18
Kilns : OVENS
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Wraps up : ENDS
20
Notes in cyberspace : EMAILMESSAGES
23
Sidewalk___ : SANTA
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Sailor's assent : AYE
25
Sailor : TAR
28
Singer James et al. : ETTAS
32
Roomy : LARGE
34
Mediator: Abbr. : ARB
37
"Nixon" character : EHOWARDHUNT
40
Where to get a hoagy : DELI
42
Cleaver's "Soul___" : ONICE
43
Scorer on serve : ACER
44
Part of Chopin's Opus 10 : EMAJORETUDE
47
Doubles team : TWO
48
Imps : PUCKS
49
Fly-fishing, for one : SPORT
51
"For shame!" : TSK
52
Well,___-di-dah..." : LAH
55
In the lead : AHEAD
59
Dangerous strain : ECOLIBACTERIA
64
"The Second of May" artist : GOYA
66
Start of a Dickens title : ATALE
67
"Cheers" patron : NORM
68
Attend Choate, e.g. : PREP
69
No-Tell, for one : MOTEL
70
Paradise : EDEN
71
Just okay : SOSO
72
Beginning : ONSET
73
Hardy heroine : TESS
Down
1
Sights along the Champs Elysees : CAFES
2
Large, furry pet : LLAMA
3
Chinese, e.g. : ASIAN
4
Like Miss Manners : POLITE
5
Word on a gift tag : FROM
6
Wash : LAVE
7
They're good with tricks : ACES
8
The brainy bunch : MENSA
9
E.G. White piece : ESSAY
10
"Peekaboo,___..." : ISEE
11
Build : CONSTRUCT
12
Rotten : BAD
13
___Malaprop : MRS
21
Running behind : LATE
22
Neuter : GELD
26
"Nixon" character : AGNEW
27
Small rocket engine : RETRO
29
Thunder god : THOR
30
Tops : AONE
31
Actress Loretta and others : SWITS
33
"There you are!" : AHA
34
Masterful : ADEPT
35
Twin brother of legend : REMUS
36
Shiners : BLACKEYES
38
"We'll tak___o' kindness yet": Burns : ACUP
39
Make over : REDO
41
Alphabet trio : IJK
45
Scandinavian port : OSLO
46
Q.E.D. midsection : ERAT
50
1995 Sandra Bullock film : THENET
53
1836 battle site, with "the" : ALAMO
54
Try to pick up : HITON
56
Wear away : ERODE
57
Buenos___ : AIRES
58
Denounces : DAMNS
60
Mafia chief : CAPO
61
Fruity : BATS
62
Toward shelter : ALEE
63
Scot or Breton, e.g. : CELT
64
Family docs : GPS
65
Conquistador's cache : ORO

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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