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New York Times, Thursday, July 11, 1996

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Down : Sulking sort
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1893/15/19944/22/20245
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4461426601326
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 37 Missing: {FQUXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 92%
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© 1996, The New York Times7/11/96 ( No. 17,047 )
Across
1
Polling unit : SAMPLE
7
"Pathetique," e.g. : SONATA
13
Teacher of the deaf : ORALIST
15
Reporter, at times : BYLINER
16
Sway : WINOVER
17
Lennon classic : IMAGINE
18
Dvorak's Symphony___minor No. 9 : INE
19
Kind : ILK
21
Med. service providers : HMOS
22
Sudden acceleration : JACKRABBITSTART
27
___Jima : IWO
28
Colorful flowers : PEONIES
29
Unpretentious food : VITTLES
32
Swelling reducer : ICEPACK
36
Cosmetician Lauder : ESTEE
37
Roping target : DOGIE
38
Climbed, as a pole : SHINNED
41
Spring time : MAYTIDE
43
Brilliantly colored bird : TANAGER
45
Lacrosse team : TEN
46
51
Final say? : OBIT
52
Wholly : ALL
53
Corrode : EAT
54
18th-century hairpiece : PERIWIG
57
Hebrew prophet : OBADIAH
61
Exalt : ELEVATE
62
N.B.A. Raptors' city : TORONTO
63
Lease again : RERENT
64
1964 Roger Miller hit : DANGME
Down
1
Disperse : SOW
2
"Exodus" hero : ARI
3
Tubular pasta shells : MANICOTTI
4
Drop suddenly: Var. : PLONK
5
Meat dish : LIVER
6
Journal ending : ESE
7
Ampersand, e.g.: Abbr. : SYM
8
Spanish swell : OLA
9
Cabaret : NIGHTSPOT
10
Jung's inner self : ANIMA
11
Jan Peerce was one : TENOR
12
"Give it___!" : AREST
14
Twelvesome of Israel : TRIBES
15
Beach attraction : BIKINI
20
80's merger inits. : LBO
22
Kids : JIVES
23
"A Dream Is___Your Heart Makes" : AWISH
24
Copy : APE
25
Behavioral trait : TIC
26
Rundown : SEEDY
30
Uncertain : TENTATIVE
31
Actress Olin et al. : LENAS
33
Rabble-rousing : AGITATING
34
Something hard to drink? : CIDER
35
New Hampshire city : KEENE
39
Former Spanish queen : ENA
40
1992 Louis Malle film : DAMAGE
41
Dry red wine : MERLOT
42
Compass line : ARC
44
"My___Sal" : GAL
46
Sulking sort : MOPER
47
White poplar : ABELE
48
More extreme : DIRER
49
"Do I___Waltz?" : HEARA
50
Wore : HADON
55
Lacking color : WAN
56
Sheraton's parent : ITT
58
Hunk's pride : BOD
59
Cash dispenser, for short : ATM
60
Weed remover : HOE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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