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New York Times, Thursday, October 6, 1994

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : Eddying
TotalDebutLatest
1821/12/197810/27/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
485442212852
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.534304631%
Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVX} This is puzzle # 52 for Mr. Silvestri. Thursday freshness: 11%
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G
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A
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F
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F
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P
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S
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C
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Z
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B
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© 1994, The New York Times10/6/94 ( No. 16,403 )
Across
1
Butcher's hook : GAFF
5
Exam for H.S. jrs. : PSAT
9
Make nuts : CRAZE
14
___ breve (2/2 time) : ALLA
15
Aunt Millie's competitor : RAGU
16
Had something wrong : AILED
17
"When Worlds Collide" producer : GEORGEPAL
19
Knight spot? : MALTA
20
Eddying : ASWIRL
21
Take the bus : RIDE
23
Sweet spud : YAM
24
Argo ending : NAUT
26
Where to get plastered? : PARIS
28
Forsake : ABANDON
31
"Cosby Show" co-star : RASHAD
34
Winter bug : FLU
35
Hate with a passion : DETEST
37
Host Jay : LENO
38
Rock groups : LODES
40
Reduce the fare? : EAT
41
Runs into : MEETS
42
"___ partridge ..." : ANDA
43
Levy : IMPOSE
45
Peppermint Twister Joey : DEE
46
Yellowstone attraction : GEYSER
48
A month of ___ : SUNDAYS
50
Unearthly : EERIE
52
Harbor boats : TUGS
53
Symbol of sovereignty : ORB
55
Quantico initials : USMC
57
Fix : FASTEN
61
Man of morals : AESOP
63
Longtime Pirate pitcher : BOBFRIEND
65
Lost one's balance? : SPENT
66
Peter Gunn's lady : EDIE
67
Capital of Yemen : SANA
68
Shadings : TONES
69
Split : REND
70
"Enterprise" journey : TREK
Down
1
Infatuated : GAGA
2
Pub round : ALES
3
Go with it : FLOW
4
A Little Rascal : FARINA
5
Musical intro : PRELUDE
6
Enervate : SAP
7
Seaweed substance : AGAR
8
Haarlem bloomer : TULIP
9
Tourist's tote : CAMERA
10
Inlet : RIA
11
"Brat pack" actress : ALLYSHEEDY
12
Epsilon follower : ZETA
13
Holland export : EDAM
18
Some pianos : GRANDS
22
Move like a dragonfly : DART
25
Indian icon : TOTEM
27
South Seas site : ISLE
28
Out in the cold : ALONE
29
"Barnaby Jones" star : BUDDYEBSEN
30
Tide types : NEAPS
32
Starts the pot : ANTES
33
Pill allotment : DOSE
34
Old Glory : FLAG
36
Substantial : STOUT
39
Let up : EASE
41
Civil-rights leader Evers : MEDGAR
43
Flower of one's eye? : IRIS
44
Extinguished : SNUFFED
47
Hits the ceiling : ERUPTS
49
Shortstop's stat : ASSIST
51
Barbecue leftover : EMBER
53
Malt drier : OAST
54
Bank take-back : REPO
56
Spy writing : CODE
58
Bender : TEAR
59
Feminine suffix : ENNE
60
Neighbor of Sas. : NDAK
62
"A Chorus Line" finale : ONE
64
Hopper : BIN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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