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THE COUCH POTATO WORKOUT

New York Times, Sunday, January 8, 1995

Author:
Nancy Nicholson Joline
Editor:
Will Shortz
117-Across : More suggestive
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Nancy Nicholson Joline

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 142, Blocks: 78 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 69 for Ms. Joline. Sunday freshness: 25%
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© 1995, The New York Times1/8/95 ( No. 16,497 )
Across
1
Rolls : LISTS
6
33-million circulation magazine : PARADE
12
Hannibal of "The Silence of the Lambs" : LECTER
18
___-Detoo ("Star Wars" android) : ARTOO
19
People of great interest : USURERS
21
Lawrence of Arabia portrayer : OTOOLE
22
Stretch... : YOURLUNCHBREAK
25
1978 Fosse musical : DANCIN
26
Settles : ENDS
27
Outcry : HUE
28
With 47-Across, star of "Heartland" : RIP
29
Perfect shot : ACE
31
Causeway : ROAD
32
Ligature : TIE
33
Dim ___ : SUM
34
Arith. process : DIV
35
Ian Fleming, e.g. : ETONIAN
37
High rating : TEN
38
Lift... : THERECEIVER
41
___ of Christ (the Pope) : VICAR
44
First name in cosmetics : ESTEE
46
Stick up : ROB
47
See 28-Across : TORN
48
North of Virginia : OLLIE
49
Expel : DEPORT
51
"Horrors!" : EEK
52
Equality : PAR
54
S.A. country : URU
55
Semisheer fabric : VOILE
57
Jog... : YOURMEMORY
60
Six-yr. V.I.P. : SEN
61
Mitigate : SOFTEN
62
Old-fashioned learning, in a way : RRR
63
Dudevant's pen name : SAND
64
Tyrant Amin : IDI
65
Renowned toymaker : ELF
66
Jalopy feature : RUST
69
Bust : NAB
71
Showroom model : DEMO
73
Churl : OAF
74
___ loss : ATA
75
Quahog : CLAM
77
Acapulco aunt : TIA
79
Without guile : OPENLY
81
Yak : GAB
82
Ran... : THEJACUZZI
85
Certain cycle : RINSE
86
Country music's Diamond ___ : RIO
87
Part of a bray : HEE
88
Hoover, e.g. : DAM
89
Memo word : URGENT
91
Conductor Rodzinski : ARTUR
93
Kensington Gardens sight : PRAM
95
M-G-M rival, once : RKO
96
___ Park, Colo. : ESTES
100
Paris tube : METRO
101
Bend... : SOMEONESEAR
105
Cookbook phrase : ALA
106
Boxy, overstuffed sofas : LAWSONS
108
Punishment metaphorically : ROD
109
Madrid replies : SIS
110
Scale notes : RES
111
Word agreement : AMEN
113
Admiral Benbow, e.g. : INN
114
Kind of bag or sac : AIR
115
Inclement : BAD
116
Hankering : ITCH
117
More suggestive : RACIER
119
Punch... : INCOMPUTERDATA
123
"Home to Harlem" author McKay : CLAUDE
124
Hat parts : EARLAPS
125
1970s New York governor : CAREY
126
Aussie tennis coach Harry : HOPMAN
127
Itty-bitty : TEENSY
128
Fools : ASSES
Down
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Gear for a newborn : LAYETTE
2
Opposite-of-expected outcomes : IRONIES
3
Kind of body : STUDENT
4
Peaks : TORS
5
Spain's Costa del ___ : SOL
6
Color also called "eureka red" : PUCE
7
Result of burnout? : ASH
8
Setoff chapter heading : RUBRIC
9
Attain fame : ARRIVE
10
Benchley best-seller with "The" : DEEP
11
Roman, for one : ERA
12
Heavy coat fabric : LODEN
13
Secret-society letter : ETA
14
Transportation giant : CONRAIL
15
Jump... : TOCONCLUSIONS
16
"Dream Children" essayist : ELIA
17
Tear : REND
20
Bonnie Blair, e.g. : SKATER
23
"No way" : UHUH
24
Every teléfono has one : NUMERO
30
Southern bread : CORNPONE
33
Terry Bradshaw, notably : STEELER
34
One with obligations : DEBTOR
35
Calls up : EVOKES
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Procter & Gamble brand : IVORY
39
Calhoun of "The Texan" : RORY
40
Dating stars, perhaps : ITEM
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Black and tan : AIREDALE
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Undo a breach : REUNIFY
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Make a long story short : EDIT
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Fudgelike candy : PENUCHE
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Corrigendum : ERRATUM
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Philly suburb : ARDMORE
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François-Marie Arouet : VOLTAIRE
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Twist... : OFFABOTTLECAP
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Samovar : URN
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Unbalanced : MAD
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New York's ___ Building : SEAGRAM
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Puts off deciding about : SLEEPSON
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Start of an Atlantic City name : TAJ
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Show ___ : BIZ
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They express views : OPINERS
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Household heads : MADAMS
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Blue, poetically : AZURED
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Tolkein's forest giants : ENTS
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Afghan : THROW
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Showed up : CAME
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Bothers : IRKS
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Attacks : GOESAT
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Pitchblende ingredient : URANIUM
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Singer Milsap : RONNIE
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Ill-tempered ones : TARTARS
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Chosen one : ELECTEE
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Walks self-importantly : SASHAYS
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___ Park, Baltimore : ORIOLE
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Greg of golf : NORMAN
104
Assistance provider : AIDE
107
Lorelei, e.g. : SIREN
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Mischievous : ARCH
112
St.-___, France : MALO
114
Port seized by the Crusaders, 1191 : ACRE
115
Not free : BUSY
116
Actress Kaminska et al. : IDAS
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Author LeShan : EDA
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A Turner : NAT
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Letter ender, for short : PPS
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45 r.p.m. introducer : RCA

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

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