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New York Times, Wednesday, February 16, 1994

Author:
John Greenman
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Across : Helter-___
TotalDebutLatest
644/7/19811/6/2009
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21.47435214%
John Greenman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {BCFJQW} This is puzzle # 53 for Mr. Greenman. Wednesday freshness: 13%
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© 1994, The New York Times2/16/94 ( No. 16,171 )
Across
1
Twelve ___ ("G.W.T.W." home) : OAKS
5
Cousin of the cobra : ASP
8
Pelt : HIDE
12
Insomnia causes : DRIPS
14
Sausage, e.g. : MEAT
16
Having no deferments : ONEA
17
"___ akbar" (Arab cry) : ALLAH
18
The Sphinx and the Parthenon? : PARASITES
20
Available : ONTAP
22
Speech problem : LISP
23
Till : ERE
24
Author Murdoch : IRIS
26
Took the most credit : STARRED
28
Socks and Millie? : PARAPETS
32
Popular Dutch export : EDAM
33
Zero-shaped : OVAL
34
Mr. Hulot's portrayer : TATI
36
Gossip-column snippet : ITEM
38
Poe story setting : PIT
39
Piers 19 and 20? : PARADOX
41
Tony-winner Caldwell : ZOE
43
Ending for tip or team : STER
45
The Untouchables : TMEN
46
Russian sea : AZOV
47
Goneril's father : LEAR
49
Two-spot and six-spot? : PARADISE
51
Helter-___ : SKELTER
54
Problem for Superman : LEAD
55
Unsafe, in a way : OUT
56
1982 Stein/Plimpton biography : EDIE
58
Subject of Freudian study : DREAM
61
20 cents? : PARADIGMS
64
Obloquy : ODIUM
66
Blueprint : PLAN
67
Bald head : DOME
68
Cry from the sick ward : NURSE
69
Barks : YAPS
70
Town on Long Island Sound : RYE
71
Unclothe : PEEL
Down
1
Seraglio room : ODA
2
Singer Guthrie : ARLO
3
Potter's need : KILN
4
Kind of sense : SPATIAL
5
Concert hall equipment : AMP
6
Bewhiskered animal : SEAL
7
City of Light : PARIS
8
___ polloi : HOI
9
Light entertainments : INTERMEZZI
10
Farm-gear pioneer : DEERE
11
Sugar-coated : EASED
13
Nattily clad : SHARP
15
Kind of test : TASTE
19
Floral spike : SPADIX
21
Attraction at St. Peter's : PIETA
25
Show alarm : START
27
Squeal : RAT
28
Top 40 music : POP
29
Budget rival : AVIS
30
Jalopy : RATTLETRAP
31
Notary public's need : STAMP
35
Exemplar : IDEAL
37
Lows : MOOS
39
Jabbered : PRATED
40
"No right ___" : ONRED
42
Turgenev's "On the ___" : EVE
44
Conger : EEL
46
Made sense : ADDEDUP
48
Gave a room a face lift : REDID
50
Hall-of-Fame Brave : AARON
51
Excessively sentimental : SOPPY
52
___ Lumpur : KUALA
53
Inflexibility : RIGOR
57
Prize since 1948 : EMMY
59
River through Leeds : AIRE
60
Chew (on) : MUSE
62
Years in 7-Down : ANS
63
Date : SEE
65
Country singer McDaniel : MEL

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1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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