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New York Times, Monday, December 12, 1994

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Will Shortz
33-Across : Prying tool
TotalDebutLatest
1332/15/19788/8/2000
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1522243222108
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.521912422%
Joy L. Wouk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 128 for Ms. Wouk. Monday freshness: 81%
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W
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E
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A
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N
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R
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C
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B
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U
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W
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M
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H
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© 1994, The New York Times12/12/94 ( No. 16,470 )
Across
1
Sobbed : WEPT
5
Dangerous March date : IDES
9
First-class, in slang : PRIMO
14
Lotion ingredient : ALOE
15
Kind of tide : NEAP
16
Boisterous festivity : REVEL
17
Bottle tops : CAPS
18
___ Rivera, Calif. : PICO
19
Warner ___ (Charlie Chan of film) : OLAND
20
1943 musical composed by 37-Across : ONETOUCHOFVENUS
23
Poker opener : ANTE
24
"High" time : NOON
25
Parts of table settings : PLATES
28
Source of some PBS programs : BBC
29
Six-foot two, for example : TALL
33
Prying tool : LEVER
34
Mother of Hermes : MAIA
35
"Get outta here!" : SHOO
36
Numero ___ : UNO
37
Composer Kurt : WEILL
38
Popular oil additive : STP
39
Gabby bird : MYNA
41
___ of Fame : HALL
42
Grudge : SPITE
44
Bridge option : PASS
45
Light switch positions : ONS
46
Loewe's partner on Broadway : LERNER
47
Trudge : PLOD
49
Othello's ancient : IAGO
50
1928 work composed by 37-Across with "The" : THREEPENNYOPERA
57
Ache (for) : YEARN
58
Moses' attire : ROBE
59
One corner in Monopoly : JAIL
60
Coke rival : PEPSI
61
Hardly ___ (rarely) : EVER
62
Sicilian spewer : ETNA
63
Vaudeville's Ole : OLSEN
64
June honorees : DADS
65
Sounds of reproof : TSKS
Down
1
Texas city : WACO
2
Dash : ELAN
3
John Paul, e.g. : POPE
4
Having a valid will : TESTATE
5
Feeds the computer : INPUTS
6
Clear the winter windshield : DEICE
7
Apiece : EACH
8
One may be roseate : SPOONBILL
9
Utah city : PROVO
10
Caves in : RELENTS
11
___ the Terrible : IVAN
12
Diner's card : MENU
13
Early auto maker : OLDS
21
It's unique : ONER
22
Kind of point : FOCAL
25
Well-padded : PLUMP
26
See 31-Down : LENYA
27
Three English rivers : AVONS
28
Fights to save a sinking boat : BAILS
30
Bret Harte character : AHSIN
31
With 26-Down, wife of 37-Across : LOTTE
32
Gentle runner : LOPER
34
Rambled : MEANDERED
37
Rodeo yell : WHOOP
40
Slander : ASPERSE
42
Utah lily : SEGO
43
Light plane : PROPJET
46
Cake features : LAYERS
48
Red Square figure : LENIN
49
Not yet risen : INBED
50
Printer's goof : TYPO
51
Dog command : HEEL
52
Hip songs : RAPS
53
Exploding star : NOVA
54
Gobbles : EATS
55
Where to do figure eights : RINK
56
"Oh, woe!" : ALAS

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

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