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New York Times, Friday, January 13, 1995

Author:
Judith Perry
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Across : Fastness
TotalDebutLatest
252/1/19858/16/1995
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11.51202256%
Judith Perry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 This is puzzle # 24 for Ms. Perry. Friday freshness: 8%
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R
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LINE
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© 1995, The New York Times1/13/95 ( No. 16,502 )
Across
1
___ cry : AFAR
5
Abated : EBBED
10
Summary : OUTLINE
14
Alternative to pounds : LIRE
15
"___ Remember" ("Fantasticks" song) : TRYTO
16
Stuff : CRAM
17
Would tolerate no more : DREWTHELINEAT
19
Country since 1949 : EIRE
20
Essence : ATTAR
21
Famous wirehair : ASTA
22
"Unto us ___ is given" : ASON
23
Actress North : SHEREE
25
Branch of med. : GYN
27
Took the direct route : MADEABEELINEFOR
34
Clothing that goes to waist? : OBI
37
Backs : DORSA
38
Metaphor, e.g. : TROPE
39
Fastness : FORT
41
They may be rigged : MASTS
43
Authenticating symbol : SEAL
44
Subject of Genesis 7-8 : FLOOD
46
Labors : TOILS
48
Cunning : SLY
49
Get rich dishonestly : LINEONESPOCKETS
52
Five-centime piece : SOU
53
Transfers : DECALS
57
Shopping aid : LIST
60
Connect : SPAN
64
Speaker's prop : EASEL
65
Individually : EACH
66
Smack hard : HITALINEDRIVE
68
Tropical woe : AGUE
69
Peace Nobelist Root : ELIHU
70
Actress McClurg : EDIE
71
Direct means of communication : HOTLINE
72
Summation : RECAP
73
Escritoire : DESK
Down
1
Noted father and son actors : ALDAS
2
Coastal inlet : FIRTH
3
Glacial aftermath : ARETE
4
Put back in the microwave : REWARM
5
Old English letter : ETH
6
Mineral tar : BREA
7
Column heads : BYLINES
8
Relative of une province : ETAT
9
Senility : DOTAGE
10
Queen Elizabeth and others : OCEANLINERS
11
"Mila 18" author : URIS
12
Product of the coco yam : TARO
13
Telephone company employees : LINEMEN
18
Opposite of baldness : TREAD
24
Region near ancient Palestine : EDOM
26
In the time left : YET
28
Sister of Urania : ERATO
29
Professional org. : ASSOC
30
Hand-dyed fabric : BATIK
31
Antagonists : FOES
32
Shade of blue : OPAL
33
Bank : RELY
34
Not operating : OFFLINE
35
Machete : BOLO
36
Dietary supplement : IRON
40
Conforms : TOESTHELINE
42
Bob, for one : SLED
45
Mil. honor : DSO
47
Pegasus, e.g. : STEED
50
Narc's target : PUSHER
51
Timorous : SCARED
54
Parenthetical comment : ASIDE
55
Jeans : LEVIS
56
Smooth : SLEEK
57
Wife of Jacob : LEAH
58
"Who steals my purse steals trash" speaker : IAGO
59
Rabbit's tail : SCUT
61
Pier foundation : PILE
62
Suffix with idiom : ATIC
63
Okinawa port : NAHA
67
Means of identification : LINEUP

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2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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