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New York Times, Thursday, September 28, 1995

Author:
Matt Gaffney
Editor:
Will Shortz
38-Down : Central planners
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
587/24/19949/6/20001
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1401615157
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6152461%
Matt Gaffney

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJQWXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Gaffney. Thursday freshness: 38%
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G
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A
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L
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S
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D
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C
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C
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A
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B
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C
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E
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L
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L
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A
L
I
I
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O
L
A
V
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O
L
I
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S
T
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N
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O
N
O
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S
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O
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S
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T
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H
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Y
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R
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D
C
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N
T
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T
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L
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C
E
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S
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U
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O
T
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T
O
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T
R
A
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C
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E
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S
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A
N
N
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A
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R
T
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A
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L
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S
P
A
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I
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P
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S
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A
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P
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N
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H
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D
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M
O
T
T
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P
A
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A
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N
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Y
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N
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E
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L
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R
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I
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B
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S
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K
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K
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K
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A
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I
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N
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S
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65
I
D
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© 1995, The New York Times9/28/95 ( No. 16,760 )
Across
1
Rodeo women : GALS
5
1983 movie with Mr. T : DCCAB
10
Pen compartment : CELL
14
Et ___ : ALII
15
Legendary king of Norway : OLAVI
16
Spiced stew : OLIO
17
Court worker beholds beginning : STENONOTESONSET
20
Too proud : HAUGHTY
21
Trivial amount of money : REDCENT
22
The one here : THIS
23
Secondary école : LYCEE
24
File a claim against : SUE
26
"The Simpsons" bus driver : OTTO
28
Bits of evidence : TRACES
32
Rag doll : ANN
33
Left ventricle adjunct : AORTA
35
"Damn Yankees" vamp : LOLA
36
European nation troubles late Defense Secretary : SPAINPAINSASPIN
40
Posterior : HIND
41
Applesauce brand : MOTTS
42
Bachelor home : PAD
43
Actium loser : ANTONY
46
Peachy-keen : NEAT
47
19th of 26 : ESS
48
Loamy soil : LOESS
50
Sympathy evoker : TEAR
52
Daughter of King Minos : ARIADNE
55
Whips : BIRCHES
58
Poet steals meat : KEATSTAKESSTEAK
60
"Picnic" writer : INGE
61
Slanted : ATILT
62
Romanian city : IASI
63
King Hussein's queen : NOOR
64
Pops : SODAS
65
The 13th, usually : IDES
Down
1
Knife wound : GASH
2
Utah resort near Snowbird : ALTA
3
Stratego gamepiece : LIEUTENANT
4
1989-90 Indian P.M. : SINGH
5
1992 Clinton campaign song : DONTSTOP
6
Satiate : CLOY
7
Cool dude : CAT
8
New York's ___ Fisher Hall : AVERY
9
Halve : BISECT
10
Keeps secret : CONCEALS
11
In addition : ELSE
12
Property encumbrance : LIEN
13
Sen. Trent ___ : LOTT
18
Buckeye : OHIOAN
19
German-Polish border river : ODER
23
Beauty aids : LOTIONS
24
Alexander, diminutively : SASHA
25
Detach : UNPIN
27
Urban transport : TRAM
29
Pilot snake : COPPERHEAD
30
Inventor Howe : ELIAS
31
White ___, N.M. : SANDS
34
Pot starter : ANTE
37
Devotee : IDOLATER
38
Central planners : STATISTS
39
Late bloomers : ASTERS
44
Dozes off : NODS
45
Busybodies : YENTAS
49
Intl. grp. from 1954-77 : SEATO
51
When Romeo sees Juliet on the balcony : ACTII
52
Like, with "to" : AKIN
53
Civil War general Jesse : RENO
54
Othello's ensign : IAGO
55
Composer Bartók : BELA
56
Fluidity : EASE
57
2 Down sights : SKIS
59
Josh : KID

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

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