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New York Times, Saturday, February 19, 1994

Author:
Charles E. Gersch
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Across : Adjective for a trifle
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Charles E. Gersch

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 3, (1 triple stack) This is puzzle # 32 for Mr. Gersch. Saturday freshness: 81%
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© 1994, The New York Times2/19/94 ( No. 16,174 )
Across
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"Fiddler" star : TOPOL
6
Dido : ESCAPADE
14
Prosper : THRIVE
15
Fliers, collectively : STAIRWAY
16
Site in the "Aeneid" : AEGEAN
17
Polite intro : PARDONME
18
Johnny and the Moondogs, more familiarly : BEATLES
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Locks : TRESSES
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Union, e.g.: Abbr. : STN
22
Stays in line : OBEYS
24
Old trains : ELS
26
Get an ___ effort : EFOR
27
Alphabet trio : HIJ
30
Some Wall Street firms : BROKERAGEHOUSES
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Army bigwig : INFANTRYGENERAL
36
About 2 million in the U.S. : NATIVEAMERICANS
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W.W. II craft : LST
38
"Elle et Lui" author : SAND
39
Whirlwinds : OES
40
Spotted horse : PAINT
42
The Mormons, initially : LDS
44
Curtain accessory : TIEBACK
48
Breathe deeply : SUSPIRE
52
Slothful : INDOLENT
54
New York island : STATEN
55
Halloween hanging : SKELETON
56
Adjective for a trifle : MEREST
57
Issue, as a verdict : HANDDOWN
58
Put together : AMASS
Down
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Another name for God : THEETERNAL
2
Church areas : ORGANLOFTS
3
Artist Mondrian : PIET
4
Amphitheater : OVAL
5
Smooth, in phonetics : LENE
6
Telesthesia : ESP
7
University officials : STATEREGENTS
8
Support : CARRY
9
Staff : AIDES
10
Favorable factors : PROS
11
Bristles : AWNS
12
Lady of the knight : DAME
13
Regards : EYES
14
It's good to keep these on kids : TABS
19
"To the best of my information ..." : SOFARASIKNOW
23
Hobgoblin : BOGYMAN
25
Glide, in Glasgow : SKAIT
26
Art Deco artist : ERTE
27
Texas-New Mexico range : HUECO
28
"The Ten Commandments" extras : ISRAELITES
29
Informal women's attire : JEANSDRESS
30
Warehouse container : BIN
31
Stationery item: Abbr. : ENV
32
Cowpoke's charge : HERD
33
2 ___ (double-teamed) : ONI
34
Mercedes models : SLS
40
Blanched : PALED
41
Vinegary prefix : ACETO
43
Posted : SENT
44
Mrs. Addams, affectionately : TISH
45
Start of a Durante title : INKA
46
Sagan's "The Dragons of ___" : EDEN
47
Gutsy : BOLD
49
West Point inits. : USMA
50
Part of a pipe : STEM
51
Normal start : PARA
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Nashville-based cable service : TNN

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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