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New York Times, Tuesday, June 25, 1996

Author:
Randall J. Hartman
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Down : Fort-capturing operations
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Randall J. Hartman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJKQ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Hartman. Tuesday freshness: 6%
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© 1996, The New York Times6/25/96 ( No. 17,031 )
Across
1
Hajj destination : MECCA
6
Correct : AMEND
11
RR stop : STA
14
"___With a View" : AROOM
15
Baby doll : CUTIE
16
Toy with a string : TOP
17
1978 movie scripted by Oliver Stone : MIDNIGHTEXPRESS
20
Got no return from : ACED
21
Baloney : LIES
22
Weird : EERIE
23
Thor's lord : ODIN
25
Comes in : ENTERS
26
1990's sitcom set in Arkansas : EVENINGSHADE
31
Preacher's admonition : REPENT
32
Galley propellers : OARS
33
Mom's mate : DAD
36
Monopoly card : DEED
37
Experiment : TRY
38
Femur, e.g. : BONE
39
Aldous Huxley's "___and Essence" : APE
40
Jungle cry : ROAR
42
German ballads : LIEDER
44
1967 Otto Preminger film : HURRYSUNDOWN
46
Las Vegas sight : CASINO
49
Machu Picchu resident : INCA
50
"Pagliacci," e.g. : OPERA
51
One of the Baldwins : ALEC
53
Utah national park : ZION
57
Rod Serling TV show : THETWILIGHTZONE
60
"A Christmas Carol" boy : TIM
61
Greet the morn : ARISE
62
Choir members : ALTOS
63
Coupon sites : ADS
64
"The Wild Swans at Coole" poet : YEATS
65
Chicago team, with "Da" : BEARS
Down
1
Michelle Phillips, e.g., in 60's pop : MAMA
2
Skater Heiden : ERIC
3
Message concealer : CODE
4
Tacitly approved : CONDONED
5
Friend of Henri : AMI
6
Sore : ACHING
7
Remote control button : MUTE
8
French summers : ETES
9
Veto : NIX
10
"It all___!" : DEPENDS
11
Cubic meter : STERE
12
"___With Love" : TOSIR
13
Church nooks : APSES
18
Sparkle : GLINT
19
Nerve network : RETE
24
Cacophony : DIN
25
Beagle feature : EAR
26
"Das Rheingold" role : ERDA
27
Number two : VEEP
28
Dueler's weapon : EPEE
29
"My mistake!" : SORRY
30
Farm food : HAY
33
Dunderhead : DODO
34
Freshly : ANEW
35
"Jurassic Park" actress Laura : DERN
37
Feather's companion : TAR
38
Blind : BEDAZZLE
40
1961 Del Shannon hit : RUNAWAY
41
El Dorado treasure : ORO
42
Midday break : LUNCH
43
Corp. abbr. : INC
44
Trumpeter Al : HIRT
45
Fort-capturing operations : SIEGES
46
Terra___ : COTTA
47
Rose pest : APHID
48
Appears : SEEMS
51
Inter___ : ALIA
52
Telephone book, essentially : LIST
54
Smidgen : IOTA
55
___about (approximately) : ONOR
56
"The Untouchables" protagonist : NESS
58
Wrath : IRE
59
Bill : TAB

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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