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New York Times, Tuesday, October 18, 1994

Author:
Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
68-Across : Having a liking for
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Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 16 for Mr. Estes. Tuesday freshness: 22%
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© 1994, The New York Times10/18/94 ( No. 16,415 )
Across
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"All done" : THATSIT
8
Nina of jazz : SIMONE
14
"Strangers in the Night" singer : SINATRA
15
Actor Jack of "City Slickers" : PALANCE
16
"Wait a minute!" : KEEPYOURSHIRTON
18
Member of Cong. : SEN
19
A dot in the ocean : ISLET
20
The Rail Splitter : ABE
23
Declaration of interdependence : IDO
25
Bridge feat : SLAM
29
Bergen of "Murphy Brown" : CANDICE
32
Wall St. regulator : SEC
35
Tyrant Amin : IDI
36
The British Museum's ___ marbles : ELGIN
37
Sales spiel : PITCH
39
RCA products : TVS
40
"Rough ride ahead!" : HOLDONTOYOURHAT
43
___jiffy : INA
44
Old Testament prophet : NAHUM
45
___cum laude : MAGNA
46
R. E. Lee, e.g. : GEN
47
Printers' widths : EMS
48
Now available : INSTOCK
50
Jekyll's counterpart : HYDE
52
Ocean : SEA
53
Tiny : WEE
54
Tutor : TEACH
58
___ man (unanimously) : TOA
61
"Get ready for hard times!" : TIGHTENYOURBELT
68
Having a liking for : SWEETON
69
Give-away: Var. : FREEBEE
70
Allergy sufferer's bane : POLLEN
71
Nuclear treaty : TESTBAN
Down
1
Reproof sound : TSK
2
Hurry : HIE
3
Suffix with meth- or hex- : ANE
4
Bugle solo : TAPS
5
Eye problem : STYE
6
Satirical, maybe : IRONIC
7
T in Sparta : TAU
8
Comedian Mort : SAHL
9
Nasty racket operator? : ILIE
10
Stores : MARTS
11
Que. neighbor : ONT
12
Sgt., e.g. : NCO
13
Nighttime, in poetry : EEN
15
Letter endings: Abbr. : PSS
17
"Flying Down to ___" : RIO
20
Like certain poker hands : ACEHIGH
21
Poppycock : BALONEY
22
"Oh, to be in ___": Browning : ENGLAND
24
Bottommost area : DEPTHS
26
Actor John : LITHGOW
27
Make progress : ADVANCE
28
Boner : MISTAKE
30
Performed : DID
31
"Two mints ___" : INONE
32
Block : STYMIE
33
Logical beginning : ECO
34
Pals : CHUMS
38
Debtor's letters : IOU
41
Site of 60's service : NAM
42
Inform (on) : RAT
49
Word with mother or human : NATURE
51
Lucy's landlady : ETHEL
52
Bashful : SHY
55
Little: Suffix : ETTE
56
Time spent in line, seemingly : AEON
57
Atlanta-based network : CNN
59
Bauxite and others : ORES
60
Aid and ___ : ABET
61
Kitchen meas. : TSP
62
___ Jima : IWO
63
Toothpaste, perhaps : GEL
64
Frequently : OFT
65
Tide's retreat : EBB
66
Actress Thompson : LEA
67
Perfect rating : TEN

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