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New York Times, Thursday, August 22, 1996

Author:
R. Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
11-Down : "Samson et Dalila" composer
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 42 Missing: {BJQZ} This is puzzle # 42 for Mr. Norris. Thursday freshness: 10%
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© 1996, The New York Times8/22/96 ( No. 17,089 )
Across
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Fisherman's hook : GAFF
5
Sting : SMART
10
Invites : ASKS
14
Snack item since 1912 : OREO
15
Transport for the brave? : CANOE
16
Big dipper : PAIL
17
See 12-Down : LEAR
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Incriminate : RATON
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Coniferous : PINY
20
Mediocre, to a cabby? : FARETOMIDDLING
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Animation unit : CEL
24
Dine : EAT
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Like a good-looking cabby? : TALLANDHANSOM
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Culled : CHOSE
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Trounced, with "down" : MOWED
35
Wonder : AWE
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Kiln : OAST
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Fills : SATES
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Orange waste : PEEL
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Monopoly properties: Abbr. : RRS
40
Pitch : SPIEL
41
"The Great Forest" painter : ERNST
42
The inevitable, to a cabby? : DEATHANDTAXIS
45
Preacher of baseball : ROE
46
Alternative to a Compaq : MAC
47
Question to a smitten cabby? : HOWDIDYOUMETER
55
Goat-man, in myth : FAUN
56
Bright lights : NEONS
57
Carroll's "slithy" thing : TOVE
58
Word with drawing or drive : LINE
59
The Sleeping Prophet : CAYCE
60
Jejune : ARID
61
Word often after "Ye" : OLDE
62
Bitter ___ : ALOES
63
Olympics award : GOLD
Down
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The Masters game : GOLF
2
Field : AREA
3
Heartquake : FEAR
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Rain, e.g. : FORECAST
5
Torah : SCROLL
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"Yes, ___!" : MAAM
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Detractor : ANTI
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Cross : ROOD
9
Lean : TEND
10
Ancient Rome's ___ Way : APPIAN
11
"Samson et Dalila" composer : SAINTSAENS
12
With 17-Across, Shakespeare tragedy : KING
13
Underhanded : SLY
21
Part of MTV : TELE
22
Star : LEAD
25
Bandy about : TOSSAROUND
26
At full speed : AMAIN
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Famous : NOTED
28
Resided : DWELT
29
"___ So Fine" (1963 hit) : HES
30
Has liabilities : OWES
31
Weaken, romantically : MELT
32
Tendon : CORD
33
Famous loser : HARE
37
Recuperative spot : SPA
38
Damage, so to speak : PRICETAG
40
Took off : SHED
41
Final : EXAM
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Nonstudent living in a college community: Var. : TOWNEE
44
Tickles : AMUSES
47
Call : HAIL
48
Early Andean : INCA
49
Arrangement : DEAL
50
It may walk the dog : YOYO
51
Not enough, to Susann : ONCE
52
Manolete opponent : TORO
53
Harmful : EVIL
54
Funny Foxx : REDD
55
"Alice" spinoff : FLO

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

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