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New York Times, Wednesday, August 23, 1995

Author:
Jonathan Schmatzbach
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Down : It's hard to believe
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
312/15/19945/16/20181
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.5211218%
Jonathan Schmalzbach

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJKQX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Schmalzbach. Wednesday freshness: 11%
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Z
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I
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P
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S
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P
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A
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G
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A
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N
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A
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S
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A
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P
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O
N
E
R
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E
L
A
T
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C
O
O
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O
S
L
O
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B
O
A
T
T
O
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C
H
I
N
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M
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A
R
D
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N
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H
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L
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Y
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T
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O
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A
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M
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M
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N
A
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N
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D
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A
W
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M
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A
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N
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G
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A
L
S
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A
E
D
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T
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P
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R
U
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D
O
N
O
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S
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A
N
T
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S
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M
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R
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C
A
R
R
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T
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I
P
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B
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H
A
V
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N
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U
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U
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R
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I
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D
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U
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A
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A
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R
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M
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D
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A
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S
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B
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© 1995, The New York Times8/23/95 ( No. 16,724 )
Across
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Parts of addresses : ZIPS
5
Like some religions : PAGAN
10
"Hurry!" : ASAP
14
Pip : ONER
15
Thrill to pieces : ELATE
16
Hip : COOL
17
Seagoing departure from a Scandinavian capital? : OSLOBOATTOCHINA
20
A Stooge : MOE
21
"As You Like It" forest : ARDEN
22
50's rocker Bill : HALEY
23
One "T" of TNT : TRI
24
Item used in strokes : OAR
25
Anouk Aimée film in a Mideast capital? : AMMANANDAWOMAN
33
Destinations : GOALS
34
Mosquito genus : AEDES
35
Pourboire : TIP
37
Dictum : RULE
38
Friend of the Red Cross : DONOR
39
Overfeed : SATE
40
Picnic interloper : ANT
41
Ur's locale : SUMER
42
Vieux ___ (New Orleans locale) : CARRE
43
Aggressive personality trait in the Far East? : TAIPEIBEHAVIOR
46
___ King Cole : NAT
47
Function : USE
48
___ Heep : URIAH
51
Latin "that is" : IDEST
54
Trilogy that includes "1919" : USA
57
South American football player? : SANTIAGOCHARGER
60
Longish dress : MIDI
61
Like Fellini's vita : DOLCE
62
Dash of panache : ELAN
63
Barbados export : ALOE
64
Sleipnir, for Odin : STEED
65
Computer unit : BYTE
Down
1
Type of lens : ZOOM
2
___ many words : INSO
3
One-name sports star : PELE
4
Box-office sign : SRO
5
Vaudevillian's bellwether : PEORIA
6
"When I was ___..." : ALAD
7
Scandal suffix : GATE
8
Memo abbr. : ATTN
9
Paleo's opposite : NEO
10
Some things work like this : ACHARM
11
Ground : SOIL
12
Bang-up : AONE
13
QB's call : PLAY
18
Farm homes : BARNS
19
Pandemonium : CHAOS
23
It's hard to believe : TALE
24
Debtor : OWER
25
Pearl Mosque site : AGRA
26
Jockey's ride : MOUNT
27
W.W. II's most-bombed island : MALTA
28
Ruth's mother-in-law : NAOMI
29
Cygnus shiner : DENEB
30
Revere : ADORE
31
Arcade name : ATARI
32
Demolitionist's supply : NITRO
36
Look closely : PEER
38
"Ma mère, je la vois," in "Carmen" : DUET
39
Cut costs : SAVE
41
Algerian cavalryman : SPAHI
42
___ wide net : CASTA
44
Even, scorewise : INATIE
45
Quieted : HUSHED
48
West Point inits. : USMA
49
Amtrak travel : RAIL
50
___-European : INDO
51
"___ Plenty o' Nuttin" : IGOT
52
Big name in the pineapple biz : DOLE
53
Behold, to Brutus : ECCE
54
Hideous : UGLY
55
Bucket in a Buick : SEAT
56
Composer Thomas : ARNE
58
Classified items : ADS
59
One of Stonewall's soldiers : REB

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

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