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New York Times, Monday, February 14, 1994

Author:
Nancy Joline
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : White House defense grp.
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921.473796162%
Nancy Nicholson Joline

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 This is puzzle # 63 for Ms. Joline. Monday freshness: 80%
1
HEART
2
I
3
E
4
R
5
G
6
R
7
A
8
B
9
W
10
A
11
R
12
M
13
HEART
14
S
T
A
Y
15
R
E
A
R
16
A
R
E
A
L
17
H
E
R
E
18
E
C
R
U
19
S
T
A
R
E
20
A
R
A
21
S
T
E
22
C
23
A
P
24
L
T
S
25
P
A
C
26
T
A
N
27
D
E
M
S
28
T
I
S
29
E
T
H
30
E
R
31
T
I
L
E
32
F
O
A
L
33
D
E
E
M
E
34
D
35
S
E
N
36
O
R
L
Y
37
O
P
E
38
N
HEART
E
D
39
L
Y
40
B
41
R
42
A
T
43
T
O
E
44
S
I
E
45
G
46
E
47
S
48
R
A
R
E
49
E
T
N
50
A
51
A
R
E
N
A
52
O
V
A
53
D
R
E
S
S
54
E
R
55
N
S
C
56
K
E
N
57
E
S
P
58
P
A
S
59
O
U
R
60
E
L
T
61
O
N
62
A
63
P
E
S
64
S
E
R
E
65
N
E
X
U
S
66
D
I
C
E
67
U
S
E
D
68
HEART
R
A
T
E
69
S
E
T
S
70
R
E
D
HEART
© 1994, The New York Times2/14/94 ( No. 16,169 )
Across
1
More exuberant, as a laugh : HEARTIER
5
Snatch : GRAB
9
"Cold hands, ___" : WARMHEART
14
Mast-steadying rope : STAY
15
Hitchcock's "___ Window" : REAR
16
Of a region : AREAL
17
Now's partner : HERE
18
Eggshell : ECRU
19
Rubberneck : STARE
20
Altar in the sky : ARA
21
Sault ___ Marie : STE
22
Yarmulke : CAP
24
Capts.' subordinates : LTS
25
Campaign donor grp. : PAC
26
Some bikes : TANDEMS
28
"___ the season..." : TIS
29
Upper regions of space : ETHER
31
Scrabble piece : TILE
32
Mare's offspring : FOAL
33
Judged : DEEMED
35
Place for E.M.K. : SEN
36
Concordes land there : ORLY
37
Without reservation : OPENHEARTEDLY
40
Little demon : BRAT
43
Corn site : TOE
44
Prolonged attacks : SIEGES
48
Steak order : RARE
49
Vesuvius's Sicilian counterpart : ETNA
51
Boston Garden, e.g. : ARENA
52
Gametes : OVA
53
Theater aide : DRESSER
55
White House defense grp. : NSC
56
Barbie's beau : KEN
57
Sixth sense : ESP
58
Joad and Kettle : PAS
59
Wilder's "___ Town" : OUR
60
Singer John : ELTON
62
Gibbons : APES
64
Desiccated : SERE
65
Means of connection : NEXUS
66
Gambler's "bones" : DICE
67
Like some cars : USED
68
Pulse indication : HEARTRATE
69
Collectors' goals : SETS
70
February 14 symbol : REDHEART
Down
1
Like some candy boxes : HEARTSHAPED
2
Repeat : ITERATE
3
Otalgia : EARACHE
4
Place for ham and Swiss : RYE
5
Miss Garbo : GRETA
6
Modern : RECENT
7
Swiss river : AAR
8
Movie star with a kick? : BRUCELEE
9
Ethnic group portrayed in A. R. Gurney's plays : WASPS
10
___ Deco : ART
11
Person who can move buildings : REALTOR
12
Kind of arts or law : MARTIAL
13
With cruelty : HEARTLESSLY
21
___ throat : STREP
23
Alters : AMENDS
27
Discourages : DISHEARTENS
30
Overact : EMOTE
32
Where to go between acts : FOYER
34
Restrains : DETERS
38
Reporters' needs : NOTEPADS
39
Tale tellers : LIARS
40
Jilted lover's woe : BROKENHEART
41
Entangler : RAVELER
42
Sanchez Vicario of tennis : ARANTXA
45
Columbus, by birth : GENOESE
46
Guaranteed : ENSURED
47
University in Bridgeport, Conn. : SACREDHEART
50
Mien : ASPECT
53
Slow on the uptake : DENSE
54
Mitigates : EASES
61
Bouncer's demand : OUT
63
Pizza : PIE
64
California's Big ___ : SUR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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