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New York Times, Thursday, June 29, 1995

Author:
Matt Gaffney
Editor:
Will Shortz
26-Down : Second of 12: Abbr.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
587/24/19949/6/20001
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1401615157
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6152461%
Matt Gaffney

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Gaffney. Thursday freshness: 67%
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© 1995, The New York Times6/29/95 ( No. 16,669 )
Across
1
Artists' headwear : BERETS
7
"So?" : WHOCARES
15
1994 World Cup finalist : ITALIA
16
Fort Shafter site : HONOLULU
17
Indiana squad : PACERS
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Bad : INEDIBLE
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Bar fruit : OLIVES
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President pro ___ : TEM
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Not naturally colored : DYED
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Dough : DINERO
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Cable staple : ESPN
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Stops broadcasting : SIGNSOFF
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Reduced to shreds : TOREUP
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A new beginning : NEO
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Actress Mimieux : YVETTE
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Uxmal residents : MAYAS
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A sib : BRO
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Wow : AMAZE
42
1988 Michener epic : ALASKA
44
Moron's comment : DUH
46
Himalayan area : SIKKIM
47
Bobsled team member : BRAKEMAN
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Eagles do it : SOAR
55
Uncivilized one : SAVAGE
56
Greenish-yellow pear : BOSC
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Big-selling card game : UNO
61
Famous landing site : ARARAT
62
Sen. John McCain, e.g. : ARIZONAN
64
Exemplar of cruelty : SADIST
65
Like some differences : SEMANTIC
66
Opposite of "Attention!" : ATEASE
67
After-dinner order : ESPRESSO
68
General reply : YESSIR
Down
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Rifle stands : BIPODS
2
And others : ETALII
3
Stepping on it : RACING
4
Football team : ELEVEN
5
Ones who are getting weary : TIRERS
6
Hairstylist Vidal : SASSOON
7
Vehicle in the news, 1995 : WHITEFORDBRONCO
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Sharpens : HONES
9
Bad way to run : ONEMPTY
10
Cape ___ (Buzzards Bay locale) : COD
11
"Put ___ on it!" : ALID
12
Shade of red : RUBY
13
Model Macpherson : ELLE
14
Wooed : SUED
24
Old Chevy model : NOVA
26
Second of 12: Abbr. : FEB
28
Rock group from Athens, Georgia : REM
29
Sorority letter : ETA
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1989 Bruce Chatwin novel : UTZ
31
It precedes cue : PEE
34
Parents : MAS
35
N.F.L. kicker ___ Haji-Sheikh : ALI
36
Chatter : YAK
37
Cross-examine : ASK
38
Tommy Moe transportation : SKIS
40
"___ Town" : OUR
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Comes (to) : AMOUNTS
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Expresses one's view : HASASAY
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Japanese for "empty hand" : KARATE
49
Dodges : EVADES
50
Shriver and others : MARIAS
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Chang rival : AGASSI
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Certain fisherman : NETTER
54
Writer Nin : ANAIS
56
Pyramid part : BASE
57
Miner matters : ORES
58
Easy mark : SIMP
59
Old-time dictator : CZAR
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Countdown penultimate : ONE

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

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