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New York Times, Thursday, February 16, 1995

Author:
Christopher Hurt
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Across : Alternative to Rep. or Dem.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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1.607363%
Christopher Hurt

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQVZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Hurt. Thursday freshness: 83%
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© 1995, The New York Times2/16/95 ( No. 16,536 )
Across
1
Spiral-horned sheep : ARGALI
7
Noël ___ : COWARD
13
Unnumbered spheres : CUEBALLS
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First act : OPENER
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It can be a charm : INTAGLIO
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Butterfly, e.g. : MADAMA
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Crowlike bird : DAW
20
Caveat ___ : EMPTOR
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Shriver of tennis : PAM
23
Mirror fogger : STEAM
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Sorority character : PHI
27
Volcanic island in the Aegean : THERA
29
Sanction : ALLOW
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Alternative to Rep. to Dem. : IND
33
Solicits : ASKS
34
Noël's hit of 1941 : BLITHESPIRIT
37
10,000 square meters : HECTARE
38
Cole's hit of 1934 : ANYTHINGGOES
43
Mexican Indian : PIMA
45
Alternative to Rep. or Dem. : SOC
46
Sagan's "pale blue dot" : EARTH
47
Out of place : INAPT
49
Opposite of fast : EAT
51
"The Merry Widow" composer : LEHAR
53
L.A. summer zone : PDT
54
Inn : HOSTEL
57
Imitate : APE
58
Religious works of art : PIETAS
60
Studies : EXAMINES
63
Galápagos creature : IGUANA
64
Made a splash : STOODOUT
65
Cole ___ : PORTER
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Resells for a big profit : SCALPS
Down
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Substances with low pH : ACIDS
2
Drink on credit : RUNATAB
3
Hallmark sentiment : GETWELL
4
Court grp. : ABA
5
Slip behind : LAG
6
___-et-Vilaine, France : ILLE
7
TV host, 1948-63 : COMO
8
Swirls and such : OPART
9
Made a commitment to : WED
10
Short, short, long : ANAPEST
11
Crack, so to speak : REMARK
12
Tragedies, e.g. : DRAMAS
14
Flaccid : LIMP
15
Noël and Cole, e.g. : SOPHISTICATES
21
___ Alley : TINPAN
24
Three-time champ : ALI
25
Infested, in a way : MOTHY
28
"Bali ___" : HAI
30
Uses a strop : WHETS
32
Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break," e.g. : DIRGE
35
Bounces back : ECHOES
36
Stately : REGAL
38
College athlete : AMATEUR
39
Forty winks : NAP
40
Return on a deposit? : ORE
41
The kick in kirsch : ETHANOL
42
Become orderly : SHAPEUP
43
"Cheerio!" : PIPPIP
44
Musical mood? : INDIGO
48
Scottish title : THANE
50
Words : TEXT
52
Breathers : RESTS
55
Glacial ridges : OSAR
56
Luang Prabang's land : LAOS
59
Matter of retribution : TAT
61
Slipper, for short : MOC
62
Lupino of "High Sierra" : IDA

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

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