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New York Times, Wednesday, September 18, 1996

Author:
D. J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
Sunfish with colorful gill covers
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1893/15/19944/22/20245
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16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVX} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Kahn. Wednesday freshness: 73%
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F
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A
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R
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M
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G
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L
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A
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D
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W
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A
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I
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N
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O
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O
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R
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H
O
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D
O
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W
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M
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B
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K
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O
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R
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P
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O
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O
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P
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C
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L
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O
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P
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© 1996, The New York Times9/18/96 ( No. 17,116 )
Across
1
Kind of team : FARM
5
Irving Berlin's "___ to Be Home" : GLAD
9
Country lad : SWAIN
14
Parkay, e.g. : OLEO
15
Learning method : ROTE
16
1953 John Wayne role : HONDO
17
Barnum & Bailey circus fake : WILDMANOFBORNEO
20
Nursery outfit : LAYETTE
21
Sunfish with colorful gill covers : REDEAR
22
Tout's place : RAIL
23
Sneaker brand : KEDS
24
Mideast sultanate : OMAN
27
Modern locale of ancient Palmyra : SYRIA
29
"Usher" man : POE
32
"The Shadow" medium : RADIO
34
Like some fiction : ESCAPIST
37
Elroy of football fame : CRAZYLEGSHIRSCH
40
California dessert wine : ANGELICA
41
Cato, e.g. : ROMAN
42
Spot : SEE
43
Haul: Var. : SHLEP
46
Pamplona attraction : TORO
47
___ speak : SOTO
49
Fodder figure : SILO
51
Pluck, in a way : TWEEZE
54
Opening night opiners : CRITICS
58
Old Steve Martin phrase, with "a" : WILDANDCRAZYGUY
61
Early three-handed card game : OMBER
62
Fire : BOOT
63
Smut : PORN
64
Flash : SPARK
65
Actor Rob : LOWE
66
Illustrious illustrator : ERTE
Down
1
Turkeys and such : FOWL
2
Et ___ (and others) : ALIA
3
Bank (on) : RELY
4
Update : MODERNIZE
5
For nothing : GRATIS
6
Without company : LONELY
7
Z preceder : ATO
8
3, on a telephone : DEF
9
Did stable work : SHOED
10
Have ___ (argue) : WORDS
11
Actress Archer : ANNE
12
"Good ___!" : IDEA
13
Hussein's queen : NOOR
18
1959 Kingston Trio hit : MTA
19
Hiatus : BREACH
23
Rodin sculpture, with "The" : KISS
24
Killer whales : ORCAS
25
W.W. I battle site : MARNE
26
Saw : ADAGE
28
Kingly : REGAL
29
___ Beach, Calif. : PISMO
30
Code word for "O" : OSCAR
31
Prefix with history : ETHNO
33
Olive ___ : OYL
35
Gas station offering : AIR
36
Patent office submission, maybe : PROTOTYPE
38
Pay attention : LISTEN
39
Send back : ECHO
44
Kind of account : ESCROW
45
Willie Stargell, e.g. : PIRATE
47
Exodus commemoration : SEDER
48
Bygone airline : OZARK
50
Columnist Smith : LIZ
51
Uncommon bills : TWOS
52
Chicken, so to speak : WIMP
53
Noted exile place : ELBA
55
Composer Stravinsky : IGOR
56
Brusque : CURT
57
"Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
59
Two-bagger: Abbr. : DBL
60
Bill's partner : COO

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

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