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New York Times, Thursday, November 6, 1997

Author:
Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Words before "about" and "at 'em"
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 4 for Ms. Salomon. Thursday freshness: 41%
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J
2
A
3
F
4
F
5
E
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Z
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A
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P
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S
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A
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R
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A
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B
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A
L
A
R
M
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U
T
A
H
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S
A
R
A
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R
E
C
A
P
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L
O
C
O
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S
M
U
T
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S
T
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R
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R
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P
T
R
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O
U
B
L
E
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D
E
N
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T
H
R
O
E
S
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R
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E
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I
N
S
S
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U
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P
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R
E
M
E
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E
X
P
O
S
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P
E
O
N
Y
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K
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F
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C
36
B
E
S
T
37
W
A
R
N
S
38
H
O
R
A
39
A
C
E
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G
E
N
I
E
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V
I
C
E
S
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S
A
D
D
L
E
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L
I
G
H
T
S
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A
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G
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R
E
E
D
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I
S
H
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B
R
I
D
L
E
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B
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O
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U
Q
U
E
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T
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S
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L
A
N
G
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D
O
G
S
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A
R
I
E
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S
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E
D
G
E
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T
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R
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L
U
N
A
R
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R
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O
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O
L
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S
P
A
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S
© 1997, The New York Times11/6/97 ( No. 17,530 )
Across
1
Author Rona : JAFFE
6
Hits with a stun gun : ZAPS
10
Saudi or Iraqi : ARAB
14
Sleep spoiler : ALARM
15
Its motto is "Industry" : UTAH
16
"___ Smile" (1976 hit) : SARA
17
Postgame activity : RECAP
18
Off one's rocker : LOCO
19
Porn : SMUT
20
Loss of footing for a jockey? : STIRRUPTROUBLE
23
Trophy locale : DEN
24
Spasms : THROES
25
What a champion jockey holds? : REINSSUPREME
31
Montreal club : EXPOS
32
Indiana's state flower : PEONY
33
Col. Sanders's place : KFC
36
Top of the heap : BEST
37
Gives notice : WARNS
38
Lively dance : HORA
39
Put one past : ACE
40
Spirit : GENIE
41
Sermon subjects : VICES
42
Nighttime jockey's gear? : SADDLELIGHTS
44
Shook hands (on) : AGREED
47
Suffix with boy or girl : ISH
48
Prizes for a winning jockey? : BRIDLEBOUQUETS
54
"Constant Craving" singer, 1992 : LANG
55
Bedevils, in a way : DOGS
56
Its symbol is two horns : ARIES
58
Nose (out) : EDGE
59
Wind, so to speak : TIRE
60
Kind of eclipse : LUNAR
61
Vintage cars : REOS
62
José's hurrays : OLES
63
Tiffs : SPATS
Down
1
Crock : JAR
2
Pub potables : ALES
3
It's true : FACT
4
Polite refusal, slangily : FRAIDNOT
5
Catherine, for one : EMPRESS
6
Bantu tribesman : ZULU
7
Riding : ATOP
8
Corcordat : PACT
9
Turns a maxi into a midi : SHORTENS
10
Underwrite : ASSURE
11
Ex-Green Beret of film : RAMBO
12
As ___ (usually) : ARULE
13
College in Lewiston, Me. : BATES
21
Red Cross workers, briefly : RNS
22
"Whatever will I do?" : OHMY
25
C&W's McEntire : REBA
26
Board member, for short : EXEC
27
___ dixit : IPSE
28
Words before "about" and "at 'em" : UPAND
29
Rocks ahead : PERIL
30
Actress Blakley : RONEE
33
"The People's Court" judge, now : KOCH
34
Stew : FRET
35
He ran against Taylor, 1848 : CASS
37
Completely sold on : WEDDEDTO
38
Bigwig : HIGHERUP
40
Highlander : GAEL
41
Speech enliveners : VISUALS
42
Rushlike plants : SEDGES
43
Rye, e.g.: Abbr. : LIQ
44
More adept : ABLER
45
A, B or C : GRADE
46
Fab Four name : RINGO
49
Be hopping mad : BOIL
50
Nasty sort : OGRE
51
Manipulates : USES
52
Ike's ex : TINA
53
Spot in the Senate : SEAT
57
Promgoers: Abbr. : SRS

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

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