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New York Times, Thursday, February 10, 1994

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
64-Across : They build up spirits
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 37 Missing: {WX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Nosowsky. Thursday freshness: 54%
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© 1994, The New York Times2/10/94 ( No. 16,165 )
Across
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Alias of Margaretha Zeile : MATAHARI
9
Finish of the 50's : CHROME
15
Sweet potatoes : OCARINAS
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Trucked : HAULED
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Au naturel : NAKEDASAJAYBIRD
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Hoosier humorist : ADE
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With whom Jacob contracted to marry Rachel : LABAN
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Object of desire : ENVY
22
One of a vaudeville seven : FOY
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Lip : EDGE
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Seven on the Mohs' scale : QUARTZ
29
Civil War buff's favorite actress? : LEEGRANT
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New news : UPDATE
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At such a time that : ASSOONAS
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At the summit of : ATOP
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Summer cooler : SODA
38
Two-striper : CORPORAL
43
Bar drink, at times : CHASER
45
Connector of song : KNEEBONE
46
Sirens : LURERS
47
Just a bit : IOTA
48
Golfer Alcott : AMY
49
Gulf in 1991 news : OMAN
53
You can be slapped with these : FINES
55
Genes material : DNA
58
Just what we need : BARENECESSITIES
62
Revisionist? : EDITOR
63
Coffee shop freebies : STIRRERS
64
They build up spirits : YEASTS
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Added as an afterthought : TACKEDON
Down
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"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" lady : MONA
2
Mil. school : ACAD
3
Receipts : TAKE
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Live : ARE
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Kept out of sight : HID
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Take apart : ANALYZE
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Tabula ___ : RASA
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Largest of the Galapagos Islands : ISABELA
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They make a difference : CHANGES
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What "that" ain't : HAY
11
Hick : RUBE
12
Giant chemicals company : OLIN
13
First name in TV talk : MERV
14
Nelson of 30's musicals : EDDY
18
Tires : JADES
22
Fountain order : FRAPPE
23
Master Melvin : OTT
25
Roman I : EGO
26
Mountebank : QUACK
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Author Sinclair : UPTON
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Dig for squares? : ADORE
30
Kind of bead : ROSARY
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Win by ___ : ANOSE
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Raiders' chief : NADER
33
Peter and others : TSARS
39
Sash : OBI
40
Top workers? : ROOFERS
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Lark : ANTIC
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Most economical in business : LEANEST
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Word in many tournament names : CLASSIC
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Proceed smoothly : HUM
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Be loyal to : OBEY
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Whipped up : MADE
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Solo : ARIA
52
Meadowlands team : NETS
54
This senora : ESTA
55
Fizzled : DIED
56
Poppaea's husband : NERO
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Org. : ASSN
59
Contrary indication : NOT
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Bother : IRK
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A crowd in Torino? : TRE

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

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