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New York Times, Saturday, February 5, 1994

Author:
Rand H. Burns
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Across : Author Rule and others
TotalDebutLatest
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Rand H. Burns

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 39 Missing: {FJQX} This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Burns. Saturday freshness: 5%
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A
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R
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C
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R
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M
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H
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R
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© 1994, The New York Times2/5/94 ( No. 16,160 )
Across
1
With cunning : ARCHLY
7
Track clothes : SILKS
12
Queen Liliuokalani song : ALOHAOE
13
Groovy : STRIATE
15
Storing fodder : SILOING
16
Wagner's birthplace : LEIPZIG
17
"Fear and Trembling" writer : KIERKEGAARD
19
Patagonian locale: Abbr. : ARG
20
Dark horse : DUN
21
Vixen's master : STNICK
23
Fifth Avenue outfit : SAKS
26
Able, facetiously : EPT
28
Game of five hundred : EUCHRE
31
Overcome : WIN
32
Saline seven : SEAS
34
Theorist : MUSER
35
"Bleak House" girl : ADA
36
He upset T.E.D. : HST
37
Barkeep's request : IDS
39
British container : TIN
40
Large in scope : MACRO
42
Sharpen : EDGE
44
Info on 37 Across : AGE
45
Like some payments : INKIND
47
Establishment : INS
48
Author Rule and others : ANNS
49
Parlays, e.g. : WAGERS
51
Mossy : OLD
53
Terrorist Nidal : ABU
55
Lamebrain : KNUCKLEHEAD
60
Pilfer : PURLOIN
62
Frayed : RAVELLY
63
Dead Sea Scrolls preservers : ESSENES
64
Do over and over : ITERATE
65
Revelrous parties : STAGS
66
Goddess in a chariot : SELENE
Down
1
Et ___ : ALII
2
Star's vehicle : ROLE
3
Lines across a circle : CHORDS
4
Matsuo Basho work : HAIKU
5
Isolation : LONENESS
6
Peterman : YEGG
7
Uncle Toby's creator : STERNE
8
Precious metals : IRIDIUMS
9
Kind of stick : LIP
10
New U.N. member of 1992 : KAZAKHSTAN
11
Move : STIR
12
Pump, in a way : ASK
13
Batten : SLAT
14
Good fellow : EGG
18
Fictional terrier : ASTA
22
Hosp. sect. for cardiac cases : CCU
23
Pundit : SWAMI
24
Actor Quinn : AIDAN
25
Kind of sandwich : KNACKWURST
27
St. ___ (vacation spot) : PETE
29
Rule : REIGN
30
Piscators birds : ERNES
33
Convey via Ameslan : SIGN
36
City at the mouth of the Pearl River : HONGKONG
38
Forsaken : DESOLATE
41
Calm waters site : RIA
43
Platter : DISC
46
Contests : DENIES
48
Stick : ADHERE
50
Bank woes : RUNS
52
Gauge reading : LEVEL
53
Highly excited, in slang : APE
54
Smack : BUSS
56
Alternative name for 21 Across : KRIS
57
Spirit : ELAN
58
Das ___ (the old): Ger. : ALTE
59
Chromotrope : DYE
61
Shepherd's place : LEA

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

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