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New York Times, Tuesday, September 24, 1996

Author:
S. Spadaccini
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Down : Wearing away
TotalDebutLatest
441/27/197710/5/1999
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
016184312
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.54126814%
Stephanie Spadaccini

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {FJKQVX} This is puzzle # 17 for Ms. Spadaccini. Tuesday freshness: 25%
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© 1996, The New York Times9/24/96 ( No. 17,122 )
Across
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"Our Gang" producer Hal : ROACH
6
Kind of nerve : OPTIC
11
Married : WED
14
Get used (to) : INURE
15
Madrid museum : PRADO
16
"Are you a man ___ mouse?" : ORA
17
Forestry worker? : CEDARSEEDER
19
Stoolie : RAT
20
Queen of Eng. : ELIZ
21
Mine material : ORE
22
"___ Fideles" : ADESTE
24
Tennessee Williams's "The Night of the ___" : IGUANA
27
Old Pontiacs : GTOS
28
Clear as ___ : ABELL
30
Money held by a third party : ESCROW
33
Stage : PHASE
34
French farewell : ADIEU
35
Actress Thurman : UMA
38
Actor Yves : MONTAND
40
Newswoman Norville : DEBORAH
42
Dict. entry : SYN
43
Ruckus : MELEE
45
Sculptures on pedestals : BUSTS
46
Day to wear a bonnet : EASTER
48
The Divine Miss M : BETTE
49
Take apart : UNDO
51
Rodeo entrants : ROPERS
53
Aspirin, e.g. : TABLET
56
Former Rep. Rostenkowski : DAN
57
Word between Friends : THEE
61
"___ monkey's uncle!" : IMA
62
Ocean liners' employees? : CRUISECREWS
65
100 yrs. : CEN
66
Lacks, in brief : HASNT
67
Some change : DIMES
68
Make sense, with "up" : ADD
69
The end : OMEGA
70
Vice President Agnew : SPIRO
Down
1
"Interview With the Vampire" author Anne : RICE
2
Scott Turow book : ONEL
3
German car maker : AUDI
4
Most zany : CRAZIEST
5
That girl : HER
6
"Pagliacci," for one : OPERA
7
Dressed fussily : PREENED
8
Little bit : TAD
9
Brainstorm : IDEA
10
Big stack of firewood : CORD
11
Least appetizing sausage? : WORSTWURST
12
Muse of poetry : ERATO
13
Palm tree fruits : DATES
18
Aretha Franklin's singing style : SOUL
23
Freudian component : EGO
25
Twinkles : GLEAMS
26
Out of the way : ASIDE
28
"Hey!" on the Hesperus : AHOY
29
Outcast orchestra? : BANNEDBAND
31
Bee follower : CEE
32
Kind of match : RUBBER
33
Brit. leaders : PMS
34
Chicago's ___ Planetarium : ADLER
36
Spouse : MATE
37
Sounds of satisfaction : AHS
39
Trawler's equipment : NET
41
Get the better of : OUTSTRIP
44
Wearing away : ERODING
47
U.S. modem-driven company : AOL
48
Giovanni's "good" : BENE
49
New York city : UTICA
50
Christened : NAMED
52
Macaroni, e.g. : PASTA
54
Reverberate : ECHO
55
21-Across carrier : TRAM
58
Prefix with sphere : HEMI
59
Pitcher : EWER
60
Bygone oil company : ESSO
63
Exploit : USE
64
Some I.R.A. investments : CDS

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

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