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New York Times, Thursday, August 24, 1995

Author:
Matt Gaffney
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Down : Last line of defense
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
587/24/19949/6/20001
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1401615157
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6152461%
Matt Gaffney

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Gaffney. Thursday freshness: 18%
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D
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U
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S
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T
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Y
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S
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L
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O
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M
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I
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A
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M
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I
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A
N
N
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E
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T
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N
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A
B
N
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R
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Y
O
U
R
P
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L
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C
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O
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N
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C
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R
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L
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X
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M
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S
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A
K
S
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T
R
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Y
I
T
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P
A
C
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I
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O
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R
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N
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S
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L
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S
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T
O
U
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C
A
N
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S
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I
N
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I
T
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N
O
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W
O
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V
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E
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R
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P
O
S
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R
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T
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P
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E
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L
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M
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N
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A
N
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G
E
R
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H
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I
M
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C
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S
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F
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H
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S
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T
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K
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R
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T
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U
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F
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N
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P
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F
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G
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M
M
© 1995, The New York Times8/24/95 ( No. 16,725 )
Across
1
Uncleaned : DUSTY
6
Street pavement sign : SLO
9
Biscayne Bay site : MIAMI
14
Poe poem "For ___" : ANNIE
15
Whole bunch : TON
16
Li'l one : ABNER
17
Choice from a masher : YOURPLACEORMINE
20
French film award : CESAR
21
University motto word : LUX
22
"I can't believe it!" : MAN
23
Noted name in retailing : SAKS
25
Advertising pitch : TRYIT
27
Step : PACE
28
O.J. judge : ITO
29
Up : RISEN
30
Two-time U.S. Open tennis champ : SELES
31
Froot Loops bird : TOUCAN
33
Corot subject : SEINE
35
Choice from Elvis : ITSNOWORNEVER
39
Tough one : POSER
40
Powwow site : TEEPEE
42
Certain Peruvian : LIMAN
45
Bring to a boil : ANGER
47
___-haw : HEE
48
Model from Mogadishu : IMAN
49
Hum soothingly : CROON
50
Trader's shout : SELL
51
"___ sure!" (Valley girl comment) : FER
52
Is afflicted with : HAS
53
It's north of Bangladesh : ASSAM
55
Choice from a tough negotiator : TAKEITORLEAVEIT
60
Computer people : USERS
61
Memo letters : FYI
62
Ancient explorers : NORSE
63
Cremation sites : PYRES
64
Admission ___ : FEE
65
Southern Senator : GRAMM
Down
1
Kind of school : DAY
2
One abroad : UNO
3
Left the house on tiptoe : SNUCKOUT
4
Cavaliers ride on them : TIRES
5
Rural affirmatives : YEPS
6
Bart, Ringo and Brenda : STARRS
7
___ cit. (footnote abbr.) : LOC
8
Bon mot : ONELINER
9
Pop singer Richard : MARX
10
Big Blue : IBM
11
20 Questions category : ANIMAL
12
Hazard : MENACE
13
Three empresses of the Eastern Roman Empire : IRENES
18
Barrio residents : LATINOS
19
Not safe : OUT
23
Dog command : SIT
24
Yours, in Paris : ATOI
26
Choice from a cross-examiner : YESORNO
27
Annoyance : PEEVE
29
Blabbered : RANON
30
Show contempt : SNEER
32
Washington channel : CSPAN
34
Concentrated : INTENSE
36
Loses effectiveness : WEARSOFF
37
Some collectibles : EPHEMERA
38
Director's unit : REEL
41
Sushi choice : EEL
42
Hoist : LIFTUP
43
Agreeable remark : IMEASY
44
Chit : MARKER
46
Last line of defense : GOALIE
49
Fiddle's partner : CAT
50
Enjoy : SAVOR
52
Defendant of 1949 : HISS
54
Belted one out : SANG
56
Before : ERE
57
Catcher's spot : RYE
58
Belief : ISM
59
Pro ___ : TEM

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

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