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New York Times, Tuesday, December 6, 1994

Author:
Wayne Robert Williams
Editor:
Will Shortz
21-Across : Pilot starter
TotalDebutLatest
384/30/19943/5/1998
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44312843
RebusScrabDebutFresh
21.5516243%
Wayne Robert Williams

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JKQZ} Spans: 6 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Williams. Tuesday freshness: 52%
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© 1994, The New York Times12/6/94 ( No. 16,464 )
Across
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Ingenuity : WITS
5
Vocational identifiers : HATS
9
Singers Collins and Ochs : PHILS
14
Roman emperor : OTHO
15
Netman Arthur : ASHE
16
Actress Taylor : RENEE
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1954 Gerard Philipe film : LEROUGEETLENOIR
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Guitar ridges : FRETS
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Pilot starter : AUTO
22
Research room : LAB
23
Ogled : EYED
25
Had a lack : NEEDED
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Worldwide lending org. : IMF
30
Yielding readily to pressure : SOFT
32
Train freight holder : BOXCAR
35
Clothes line : SEAM
37
Malay boat : PROA
39
An Allman brother : DUANE
40
1978 Ugo Tognazzi film : LACAGEAUXFOLLES
43
Coeur d'___, Idaho : ALENE
44
Bruins' school : UCLA
45
Luce magazine : TIME
46
Irving Berlin's "All by ___" : MYSELF
48
Thundering group : HERD
50
Adversary : FOE
51
N.H.L. city : OTTAWA
53
Change the decor : REDO
55
Lummox : OAF
57
Brothers, e.g. : SIBS
59
Deck out : ARRAY
62
1974 Richard Kiley film : THELITTLEPRINCE
66
"The Hustler" author Walter : TEVIS
67
Cad : HEEL
68
Pocket bread : PITA
69
Fuse, as ore : SMELT
70
Catch sight of : ESPY
71
Miss America prop : SASH
Down
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"The Call of the Wild" animal : WOLF
2
Roman way : ITER
3
1957 Joanne Woodward film, with "The" : THREEFACESOFEVE
4
Black, as a chimney : SOOTY
5
Crone : HAG
6
On the briny : ASEA
7
1987 Kevin Costner film : THEUNTOUCHABLES
8
Siena seven : SETTE
9
Start for fab or face : PRE
10
Biddy : HEN
11
1942 John Wayne film : INOLDCALIFORNIA
12
"Star Wars" princess : LEIA
13
Croat's neighbor : SERB
18
Functions : USES
19
Leopold's partner in crime : LOEB
24
Idiot : DOPE
26
Idiot : DODO
27
Be jubilant : EXULT
28
Mideast belief : ISLAM
29
___-mouthed (insincere) : MEALY
31
Lady of the haus : FRAU
33
Wind: Prefix : ANEMO
34
Visit again : RESEE
36
Artist Edouard : MANET
38
Car bar : AXLE
41
Yiddish cash : GELT
42
"M*A*S*H" co-star Jamie : FARR
47
Eat not : FAST
49
"___ Diary..." : DEAR
52
Willow twig : WITHE
54
Faucet problems : DRIPS
55
Mel and family : OTTS
56
"Excuse me..." : AHEM
58
Ooze : SEEP
60
Exploits : ACTS
61
Slangy okay : YEAH
63
___ Abner : LIL
64
Adherent's suffix : IST
65
Thickness : PLY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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