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New York Times, Wednesday, December 7, 1994

Author:
Chet Currier
Editor:
Will Shortz
68-Across : Mine excavation
TotalDebutLatest
1811/25/19741/15/1997
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
11.54261240%
Chet Currier

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FJKQZ} This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Currier. Wednesday freshness: 79%
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© 1994, The New York Times12/7/94 ( No. 16,465 )
Across
1
Mulligan, for one : STEW
5
Red Bordeaux : MEDOC
10
Script starter : ACTI
14
"Rule, Britannia" composer : ARNE
15
Throes and woes : AGONY
16
Worn-out : SHOT
17
Foie gras fan : LIVERLOVER
19
Actress Skye : IONE
20
Author Tan : AMY
21
Undocumented person : ALIEN
22
Dialect : IDIOM
23
Failed attempt : MISS
24
Prefix with act or state : INTER
26
Country singer Cowboy ___ : COPAS
29
Backus was his voice in 60's TV : MAGOO
31
___ Guevara : CHE
34
Kicked off : OPENED
36
Svelte in those days : THINTHEN
38
Works by sculptor Hans : ARPS
39
Ejects : OUSTS
41
S.F. train system : BART
42
Adhesive, for one : TAPETYPE
44
"Idylls of the King" maiden : ELAINE
46
Diffident : SHY
47
Add more cushioning : REPAD
49
Trial companion : ERROR
50
Recumbent, in a way : PRONE
52
Change for a five : ONES
54
Rumor : BRUIT
56
Severity : RIGOR
58
Agenda items : DOS
61
Bumbler's blurt : OOPS
62
Barely discernible aroma : SCANTSCENT
64
Apartment building head, slangily : SUPE
65
Honeybunch : SUGAR
66
"Scram!" : AWAY
67
Attention-getters : HEYS
68
Mine excavation : STOPE
69
Mountain cat : LYNX
Down
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Casa room : SALA
2
Tonsorial procedure : TRIM
3
Begrudge : ENVY
4
Minute : WEE
5
Shopping havens : MALLS
6
"I" problems : EGOISM
7
Peace symbol : DOVE
8
1958 Elvis hit : ONENIGHT
9
St.___-l'école, France : CYR
10
Tangential remark : ASIDE
11
Church seat : CHOIRCHAIR
12
Up ___ good : TONO
13
Inventory unit : ITEM
18
Employee's delight : RAISE
22
Lay ___ thick : ITON
23
Parson's home : MANSE
25
Racket : NOISE
26
Checkroom articles : COATS
27
Competitor of Phil : OPRAH
28
Lively new pet : PEPPYPUPPY
30
Disoriented : ATSEA
32
"Tell ___" (1965 Zombies hit) : HERNO
33
Computer command : ENTER
35
Senior fellow : DOYEN
37
Ski lifts : TBARS
40
Potent punch : UPPERCUT
43
Harness race : TROT
45
Casts desirous eyes : LEERS
48
Pinch a pooch : DOGNAP
51
Climbs : RISES
53
___ Dame : NOTRE
54
Poppycock : BOSH
55
Sensualist : ROUE
57
"Othello" villain : IAGO
58
Moist : DEWY
59
___ even keel : ONAN
60
Charon's crossing : STYX
62
60's draft org. : SSS
63
Silent ___ (20's moniker) : CAL

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

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