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New York Times, Tuesday, September 13, 1994

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : Creche figures
TotalDebutLatest
1169/13/199410/17/2005
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
086291000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.502306%
Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQX} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Paul. Tuesday freshness: 51%
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L
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E
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C
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H
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G
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A
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L
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A
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S
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T
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A
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M
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P
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A
L
A
I
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A
D
E
N
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H
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R
A
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B
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S
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L
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S
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O
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G
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E
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S
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G
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G
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L
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L
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T
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A
L
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E
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T
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S
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N
D
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B
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Y
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S
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E
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L
V
I
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A
P
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R
S
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E
A
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D
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S
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F
R
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R
E
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L
A
L
A
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A
N
N
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T
I
M
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S
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L
O
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N
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M
E
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S
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S
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B
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A
M
A
D
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A
T
H
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S
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T
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W
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O
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L
F
B
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T
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Y
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A
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L
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W
A
L
L
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S
C
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R
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L
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E
N
O
S
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P
E
R
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L
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O
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E
T
N
A
© 1994, The New York Times9/13/94 ( No. 16,380 )
Across
1
First name in Solidarity : LECH
5
Festive : GALA
9
Philatelist's item : STAMP
14
Jai ___ : ALAI
15
Mideast gulf : ADEN
16
Eunomia, Dike and Irene : HORAE
17
Partner of pieces : BITS
18
Schindler's request : LIST
19
Kind of orange : OSAGE
20
Feminine suffix : ESS
21
1928 A.L. batting champ : GOOSEGOSLIN
23
Correspondence : LETTERS
25
"It's a sin to tell ___" : ALIE
26
Alias of Romain de Tirtoff : ERTE
27
Substitutes : STANDBYS
31
Tupelo's favorite son : ELVIS
33
Impersonators : APERS
34
Nosh : EAT
35
Fizzles out : DIES
36
"___ Jacques" : FRERE
37
Carol syllables : LALA
38
Governor Richards : ANN
39
Kind of table, informally : TIMES
40
She played Lady L in "Lady L" : LOREN
41
Singer Jim and others : MESSINAS
43
Novi Sad native : SERB
44
"Diary of ___ Housewife" : AMAD
45
Parched : ATHIRST
48
CNN newsman : WOLFBLITZER
52
Thou, today : YOU
53
Poet's almost : ANEAR
54
Frown : LOUR
55
Bulkhead : WALL
56
Terrify : SCARE
57
Folk follower : LORE
58
Hazzard County officer, on TV : ENOS
59
Risk : PERIL
60
Butterine : OLEO
61
1169 erupter : ETNA
Down
1
Stick-on : LABEL
2
Moliere girl : ELISE
3
"Peace Train" singer : CATSTEVENS
4
Towel word : HIS
5
Aplenty : GALORE
6
Felipe's farewell : ADIOS
7
Minus : LESS
8
U.C.-Irvine's nickname : ANTEATERS
9
Easy winners : SHOOINS
10
Type of salad : TOSSED
11
Uzbekistan's ___ Sea : ARAL
12
Creche figures : MAGI
13
Hammer part : PEEN
21
"Smoke ___ in Your Eyes" : GETS
22
Tinted windows prevent it : GLARE
24
Cleveland's Speaker : TRIS
27
Scharnhorst commander et al. : SPEES
28
Crimson Tide coach : BEARBRYANT
29
Buckley's "God and Man at ___" : YALE
30
Cartoonist Drake : STAN
31
Cheese town : EDAM
32
Part of a fishing trio : LINE
33
Sticky-tongued critter : ARMADILLO
36
Newspaper edition : FINAL
37
Actress Loughlin : LORI
39
Tambourine : TIMBREL
40
Comic Lew : LEHR
42
Expedition in Kenya : SAFARI
43
Mono's successor : STEREO
45
Sky-blue : AZURE
46
Athenian statesman : SOLON
47
Oral Roberts University site : TULSA
48
Big stinger : WASP
49
Formerly : ONCE
50
Limerick man : LEAR
51
Wrench, e.g. : TOOL
55
Tiny : WEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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