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New York Times, Friday, October 13, 1995

Author:
Charles E. Gersch
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Across : Made a new ditch
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Charles E. Gersch

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {FJQVX} This is puzzle # 36 for Mr. Gersch. Friday freshness: 68%
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© 1995, The New York Times10/13/95 ( No. 16,775 )
Across
1
Break it up : SEPARATE
9
Made a new ditch : REDUG
14
1989 James Michener novel : CARIBBEAN
15
Bridge bid, informally : ONENO
16
Symbols of happiness : BLUEBIRDS
17
Explanation preceder : IDEST
18
Depleted : EMPTY
19
Book or symphony : OPUS
21
Nabisco cookie : OREO
22
Comedienne Rudner : RITA
23
Scrubs : ABORTS
25
Score: Abbr. : PTS
26
Draft inits. : SSS
27
Standardized lingo : BOILERPLATE
29
d, in England : PENCE
30
Primitive painter Ralph : EARLE
31
Papal diplomats : LEGATES
34
Sent a card, perhaps : THANKED
36
Made ___ in (progressed slowly) : ADENT
37
D-Day beach : SWORD
38
Whiskers style : MUTTONCHOPS
41
Singer Scaggs : BOZ
44
Laptops, e.g. : PCS
45
Recovery clinics : REHABS
46
Face : DARE
47
Some encouragement : PATS
49
"Taxi" role : TONY
50
Related to the kidney : RENAL
51
Relatives of the crumhorn : OBOES
53
Employed, musically speaking : INTHEBAND
55
More conniving : SLIER
56
Ninja turtle's cry : COWABUNGA
57
Numerical prefix : TETRA
58
Plane now in the Smithsonian : ENOLAGAY
Down
1
Pheasant ragouts : SALMIS
2
Goes off : ERUPTS
3
Vatican tourist attraction : PIETA
4
Dear one : ABBY
5
Baseball stat. : RBI
6
Jane Fonda activity : AEROBICS
7
Kermit, once? : TADPOLE
8
Guarantee : ENSURE
9
Louis XV, e.g. : ROI
10
Prefix with scope or skeleton : ENDO
11
Norman Mailer novel, with "The" : DEERPARK
12
Shake up : UNSETTLE
13
Deteriorate : GOTOSEED
14
"Good buddies" : CBERS
20
Ave., in Aachen : STR
23
Superb : AONE
24
Valkyries' props : SPEARS
27
Risk taker : BETTOR
28
Shore : LAND
29
Dog's breath : PANT
31
Part of a proverbially silent trio : LAMPPOST
32
Having a willing mind : EDUCABLE
33
Begins work : GETSTOIT
34
Danny Kaye musical about Noah's ark : TWOBYTWO
35
Brewery supplies : HOPS
37
Airport near Limerick : SHANNON
39
Safety prop : NET
40
High-grade : CHOICE
41
Split component : BANANA
42
Like ocher : ORANGY
43
Dobie Gillis's girlfriend : ZELDA
46
Clear of problems : DEBUG
48
Prophet : SEER
50
1988 country album : REBA
52
Madrid Mrs. : SRA
54
Jazz altoist McIntyre : HAL

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

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