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New York Times, Monday, December 5, 1994

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Shortz
26-Across : A few
TotalDebutLatest
2033/27/19742/8/1999
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01413675122
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.47891535%
Sidney L. Robbins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJKQXZ} This is puzzle # 169 for Mr. Robbins. Monday freshness: 6%
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© 1994, The New York Times12/5/94 ( No. 16,463 )
Across
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Winter precipitation : SLEET
6
Pay, with "up" : ANTE
10
Ivan the Terrible, e.g. : TSAR
14
Proportion : RATIO
15
"___ Smile" (1976 Hall & Oates hit) : SARA
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Regulation : RULE
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Bad loser's reaction : SOURGRAPES
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More than eager : AGOG
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Prolonged attack : SIEGE
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Pacific Rim locale : ASIA
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"Eureka!" : AHA
24
___ Vegas : LAS
26
A few : SEVERAL
28
Scrutinizes : INSPECTS
33
Watermelon's coat : RIND
34
"Tamerlane" playwright Nicholas : ROWE
35
Frequent reduction targets : HIPS
37
Delay : STALL
40
Outlawed explosion : ATEST
42
Kind of service : LIP
43
Do-___ (all-out) : ORDIE
44
Take care of : SEETO
45
Golf pegs : TEES
47
Author Ferber : EDNA
48
Guided excursion : TOUR
50
Innocent : DEWYEYED
52
Guy with a racket : MOBSTER
55
Unknown John : DOE
56
Pleasant tune : AIR
57
Litigates : SUES
59
Train tracks : RAILS
63
Ballet movement : PLIE
65
Montana's state flower : BITTERROOT
68
Having little fat : LEAN
69
Genesis son : ENOS
70
___ Rae (Sally Field role) : NORMA
71
Flubs : ERRS
72
Kind of tide : NEAP
73
High-hat's look : SNEER
Down
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12th graders: Abbr. : SRS
2
Vientiane's land : LAOS
3
Sewing case : ETUI
4
It's west of England : EIRE
5
Transverse pin : TOGGLE
6
"___ matter of fact..." : ASA
7
California valley : NAPA
8
Lock : TRESS
9
Less difficult : EASIER
10
___-la-la : TRA
11
Gold digger's "mine" : SUGARDADDY
12
Shalom in Hawaii : ALOHA
13
Like royalty : REGAL
18
It's within grasp : REACH
22
Dispatch boat : AVISO
25
Long-legged bird : STILT
27
Main dish : ENTREE
28
Nest eggs: Abbr. : IRAS
29
Memo : NOTE
30
Virginia women's college : SWEETBRIAR
31
Spaghetti sauces : PESTOS
32
Snooped : SPIED
36
Race : SPEED
38
Queue : LINE
39
Starring role : LEAD
41
Race track tipsters : TOUTS
46
Gave an oath : SWORE
49
Corned beef sandwich : REUBEN
51
Pines : YEARNS
52
Joplin's "___ Leaf Rag" : MAPLE
53
Ship from Kuwait : OILER
54
Marie Antionette, e.g. : REINE
58
Greek portico : STOA
60
Remove the wrinkles from : IRON
61
Tradition : LORE
62
Not too many : SOME
64
Printers' measures : ENS
66
Recipe amt. : TSP
67
Old salt : TAR

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

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