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New York Times, Tuesday, February 22, 1994

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
64-Across : Flood relief?
TotalDebutLatest
15411/22/19939/1/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1425262552948
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.5550233%
Fred Piscop

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Piscop. Tuesday freshness: 20%
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© 1994, The New York Times2/22/94 ( No. 16,177 )
Across
1
"West Side Story" song : MARIA
6
200 milligrams : CARAT
11
Low island : CAY
14
1968 song "All ___ the Watchtower" : ALONG
15
River to the Missouri : OSAGE
16
Fuss : ADO
17
Seaver's nickname : TOMTERRIFIC
19
Robert Morse Tony-winning role : TRU
20
House cleaner, in England : CHAR
21
"Absolutely" : YES
22
Legal profession : THEBAR
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Queen Victoria's house : HANOVER
26
Freight charge : RAILAGE
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Half-wit : ASS
28
Better than a bargain : STEAL
29
Polynesian carvings : TIKIS
33
"Hail, Caesar!" : AVE
34
Netman Nastase : ILIE
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Sheepish : OVINE
38
Cup's edge : LIP
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Battery part : ANODE
40
Antiprohibitionists : WETS
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Disfigure : MAR
42
Get extra life from : REUSE
43
Portaged : TOTED
45
Patriotic uncle : SAM
47
Rocket's cargo : PAYLOAD
49
Crib-sheet contents : ANSWERS
54
Earthy colors : OCHERS
55
Veneration : AWE
56
Hand-cream ingredient : ALOE
57
"Harper Valley ___" : PTA
58
Decorative tree : PUSSYWILLOW
61
Sock in the jaw : POW
62
Address grandly : ORATE
63
Coeur d'___, Idaho : ALENE
64
Flood relief? : ARK
65
Pave over : RETAR
66
Coiffed like Leo : MANED
Down
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"Concentration" objective : MATCH
2
Hello or goodbye : ALOHA
3
Type type : ROMAN
4
Opening : INTRO
5
Stone, for one : AGE
6
Kitchen gadgets : CORERS
7
Garage-sale words : ASIS
8
Spitfire fliers, for short : RAF
9
Work up : AGITATE
10
Electronics whiz : TECHIE
11
Western spoof of 1965 : CATBALLOU
12
"What ___" ("I'm bored") : ADRAG
13
"___ Sixteen" (Ringo Starr hit) : YOURE
18
Package-store wares : RYES
23
Skater Zayak : ELAINE
25
Place for posies : VASE
26
Call back : RSVP
29
Wrecker : TOW
30
"___ had it!" : IVE
31
News locale of 12/17/03 : KITTYHAWK
32
Shoe part : INSOLE
33
Auto option, informally : AIR
35
Wallet contents, for short : IDS
36
Shoebox letters : EEE
38
Alan or Cheryl : LADD
39
Kind of buildup : ARMS
41
Gauge : MEASURE
44
Inertia : TORPOR
45
Finn's pal : SAWYER
46
Once again : ANEW
47
"Where's ___?" (1970 flick) : POPPA
48
Part owner? : ACTOR
50
Half of a Western city name : WALLA
51
Pulitzer-winning novelist Glasgow : ELLEN
52
TV exec Arledge : ROONE
53
Basted : SEWED
55
Cinema canine : ASTA
59
___ out (missed) : SAT
60
Descartes's conclusion : IAM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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