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New York Times, Saturday, December 25, 1993

Author:
Rand H. Burns
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Across : Crooked
TotalDebutLatest
276/3/19937/17/1999
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Rand H. Burns

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 4, (2 double stacks) This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Burns. Saturday freshness: 43%
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© 1993, The New York Times12/25/93 ( No. 16,118 )
Across
1
Hayes of "Shaft" : ISAAC
6
Literary monogram : EAP
9
Restaurateur Vincent : SARDI
14
Edgartown's locale : MARTHASVINEYARD
17
Food processor? : ALIMENTARYCANAL
18
Piquer du ___ (nose-dive) : NEZ
19
Totally rad, in teen talk : AWESOME
20
"Does she or doesn't she?" mystery : DYE
21
Mira or Vega : STAR
22
Sweeping hairstyle : UPDO
24
More inadequate : LAMER
26
Tries again : REHEARS
29
Bode : AUGUR
30
Act of bending back : RETORTION
32
Lash : FLOG
33
Pipsqueaks : RUNTS
34
Dispirited : BLUE
35
"Let's vary piracee with a little ___":W.S. Gilbert : BURGLAREE
37
Stole : CREPT
38
They run before dinner : SALIVAS
39
Crooked : SHADY
40
Medicine Nobelist ___ Von Behring : EMIL
41
Hoover employee? : GMAN
42
Cold's kin : FLU
45
More obstreperous : NOISIER
47
Lanka leader : SRI
50
Grimm tale : RUMPELSTILTSKIN
53
54
Dick and Schick, e.g. : TESTS
55
Indicator of 22-kt. gold : STG
56
90-degree headings : EASTS
Down
1
Model who told of Somalia's plight : IMAN
2
Unloading time? : SALE
3
ZIP codes starting 85- and 86-: Abbr. : ARIZ
4
PIN-dependent source of funds : ATM
5
Con man : CHEATER
6
Poly ending : ESTER
7
Trouper Gardner et al. : AVAS
8
Whirl : PIROUETTE
9
Virginia in 1861 : SECEDER
10
Granada governess : AYA
11
South African money : RAND
12
Cart : DRAY
13
Faineant : IDLE
15
Camp David guest, 1978 : ANWAR
16
Lolitas : NYMPHOS
21
Shirk duties? : SMUGGLE
23
Healthful cereal choice : OATBRAN
24
Dillies : LULUS
25
Ancient bazaar : AGORA
26
French President Coty and others : RENES
27
Upset : RILED
28
Overly sentimental : SOUPY
29
Lackland or Lowry, for short : AFB
30
"Aw shucks" and "Gee whillikers," e.g. : RURALISMS
31
Open fabric : NET
33
Chef Boyardee serving : RAVIOLI
36
Artists : LIMNERS
37
Medicinal paper strips : CHARTAE
39
Offputting fish? : SMELT
41
Cleaning for military inspection : GIING
42
Toss and turn : FRET
43
Elegance : LUXE
44
They cover all the bases : UMPS
46
Leave in : STET
47
Travels between the poles? : SKIS
48
Major flare-up : RIOT
49
Travel guide listings : INNS
51
Stroke : PET
52
Amtrak stop: Abbr. : STA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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