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New York Times, Friday, January 20, 1995

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : Pointedly punctuated
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 27 Missing: {JKQWZ} This is puzzle # 35 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 28%
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© 1995, The New York Times1/20/95 ( No. 16,509 )
Across
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One often called on for answers : TEACHERSPET
12
One for the road : CAR
15
Pointedly punctuated : EXCLAMATORY
16
Atty.'s assn. : ABA
17
Monitor for 12 Across : SPEEDOMETER
18
Throw : PEG
19
Reddish-brown horses : SORRELS
20
Ship's peril : ICEBERG
22
Malta or Martinique: Abbr. : ISL
23
Food cooker : POT
24
Part of the plot? : ACRE
25
Current status : ACDC
28
Magnetic attraction : IRON
30
Get ___ of (see) : ALOAD
31
Fourth Spanish letter : CHE
32
Jalopy : HEAP
33
Graceful and slim : SVELTE
34
Ministry, perhaps : CALLING
36
Androgen, e.g. : STEROID
37
Sign up : ENLIST
38
Jamie of "M*A*S*H" : FARR
39
Holiday serving : NOG
40
Union targets : SCABS
41
Long dress : MAXI
42
End of a 1/1 song : SYNE
43
All dried up : SERE
44
Forest god : PAN
45
Jazz grp. : NBA
47
1980's United Nations name : CUELLAR
49
Roman statesman Marcus Vipsanius ___ : AGRIPPA
53
Uncover, poetically : OPE
54
Persian : ORIENTALRUG
56
Some advice : DOS
57
Certain brother : BENEDICTINE
58
Vane direction : ENE
59
Agree : SEEEYETOEYE
Down
1
___ Millay of "Red River" : TESS
2
Big showcase : EXPO
3
Maple genus : ACER
4
Priest : CLERIC
5
Charon's destination : HADES
6
Skin softener : EMOLLIENT
7
___ horn (shofar) : RAMS
8
Fr. holy one : STE
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Sleeping ___ : POTION
10
At attention : ERECT
11
Phoenician city : TYRE
12
The British seized it in 1795 : CAPECOLONY
13
Oddity : ABERRATION
14
The brink : RAGGEDEDGE
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Cotton machine : BALER
23
Detonate : POP
25
9 on a hotel phone, e.g. : ACCESSCODE
26
Run into : CHANCEUPON
27
"Don't You Know" singer : DELLAREESE
29
Unprestigious publication : RAG
30
Say it's so : AVER
32
Leak indicator : HISS
33
Western attire : STRINGTIE
35
Subject of media law : LIBEL
36
Presidential instrument : SAX
38
Geisha's accessory : FAN
41
Thalassic : MARINE
42
Reach by ship : SAILTO
44
Gay ___ : PAREE
46
Leaflike part : BRACT
48
Easy questions : LOBS
49
One of the Gibb brothers : ANDY
50
___-dieu : PRIE
51
Brawnless : PUNY
52
Palindromist Jon : AGEE
55
Shoe width : EEE

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

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