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New York Times, Saturday, January 21, 1995

Author:
Charles E. Gersch
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Across : Stanley, e.g.
TotalDebutLatest
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Charles E. Gersch

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQVWXZ} This is puzzle # 34 for Mr. Gersch. Saturday freshness: 81%
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© 1995, The New York Times1/21/95 ( No. 16,510 )
Across
1
Restoration monarch : CHARLESII
10
Asian capital, old-style : DACCA
15
"Wheel of Fortune" space : LOSEATURN
16
Polonius's inadequate protection : ARRAS
17
Sheila Weller's 1993 biography : AMYFISHER
18
Active ones : DOERS
19
Algeria's Noureddine Morceli, e.g. : MILER
20
Exotic zoo animal : ANOA
22
Saint ___, France : MALO
23
Having more than one: Abbr. : PLUR
24
Shellac : CREAM
25
Ex-tyrant : AMIN
26
Together: Prefix : SYM
27
1945 meeting site : POTSDAM
29
Bake sale group, perhaps : PTA
30
1901 Maugham novel, with "The" : HERO
31
Network component : STATION
33
Rise : ASCEND
36
Frank's friend in the comics : ERNEST
37
Smokey, once : BEARCUB
39
Batter's ploy : BUNT
40
Butt : RAM
41
Acknowledgment of error? : ERASURE
43
Stanley, e.g. : CUP
46
Wine pitcher : OLPE
48
Authorizes : OKAYS
49
Phone intro : MEGA
50
Football yardage : GAIN
51
Aches : YENS
52
"So ___ I know..." : FARAS
53
In the vicinity of, once : ANEAR
55
Items often reset : ODOMETERS
57
Fretful : TESTY
58
Stymie : FRUSTRATE
59
Rival of Helena : ESTEE
60
Like a variety of sheep : FATTAILED
Down
1
Squeezers : CLAMPS
2
Lesson : HOMILY
3
Safety : ASYLUM
4
Use, as files, with "to" : REFER
5
Cozy hollow : LAIR
6
Popular 80's dolls : ETS
7
Indonesian leader : SUHARTO
8
Radio actress Rich et al. : IRENES
9
Advances : INROADS
10
Pater : DAD
11
Bakery attraction : AROMA
12
Three Stooges prop : CREAMPIE
13
"___ Way" (Pacino film) : CARLITOS
14
Vocally similar : ASSONANT
21
Dabblers : AMATEURS
24
Slacks material : CORDUROY
27
What "d" stands for : PENCE
28
W.W. I battle site : MARNE
30
Part of H.R.H. : HER
32
Cause of a blowup : TNT
33
Nullify : ABROGATE
34
Places for knots : SEALANES
35
Most amusingly exaggerated : CAMPIEST
38
Contest on the range : BAKEOFF
39
Gets financial control of : BUYSOUT
42
First name on the Supreme Court : SANDRA
43
Life, for one : CEREAL
44
Peter Lorre's "Casablanca" role : UGARTE
45
Forwent : PASSED
47
Related maternally : ENATE
49
Prefix with lineal : MATRI
52
White cheese : FETA
54
White alternative : RYE
56
Denver zone: Abbr. : MST

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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