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New York Times, Monday, February 7, 1994

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Shortz
29-Across : Steep slope
TotalDebutLatest
2033/27/19742/8/1999
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.47891535%
Sidney L. Robbins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 46 Missing: {FJKQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 157 for Mr. Robbins. Monday freshness: 7%
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© 1994, The New York Times2/7/94 ( No. 16,162 )
Across
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Wealthy person : HAVE
5
Takes advantage of : USES
9
"The Forsyte ___" : SAGA
13
Likeness : IMAGE
15
Kind of stick : POGO
16
Sheriff Tupper of "Murder, She Wrote" : AMOS
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Social hangout : SINGLESBAR
19
Sea swallow : TERN
20
Home turnover : RESALE
21
Knock out of kilter : DERANGE
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Illuminated : LIT
24
Terminator : ENDER
25
Bear up there : URSA
29
Steep slope : ESCARP
33
Crier of Greek myth : NIOBE
35
Wakens : AROUSES
39
Bettor's challenge : DOUBLEORNOTHING
43
Show fright : TREMBLE
44
Weird : EERIE
45
Followed orders : OBEYED
48
N.Y. Police ___ : DEPT
49
Exodus priest : AARON
53
Mauna ___ : LOA
55
Responded unintelligibly : GRUNTED
58
"Last stop!" : ALLOUT
62
Abner's pal and namesakes : LUMS
63
Diamond coup : TRIPLEPLAY
66
Relative of the flute : OBOE
67
Auction actions : NODS
68
Indian boat : CANOE
69
Part of Halloween makeup : WART
70
Church nook : APSE
71
Endure : LAST
Down
1
Informal greetings : HIS
2
Eastern V.I.P. : AMIR
3
Wind instrument? : VANE
4
They'll be hunted in April : EGGS
5
Big sports news : UPSETS
6
Loudly weep : SOB
7
"Holy moly!" : EGAD
8
Kind of loser : SORE
9
Beelzebub : SATAN
10
Change : AMEND
11
Watkins Glen, e.g. : GORGE
12
"Lou Grant" star : ASNER
14
Lod airport airline : ELAL
18
Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE
22
Esteem : REPUTE
25
German link : UND
26
Kind of squad : RIOT
27
Lemonlike : SOUR
28
Singer Lane : ABBE
30
Cuomo's predecessor : CAREY
31
Son of Prince Valiant : ARN
32
Australian hopper : ROO
34
Long Island town : ELMONT
36
Tool storage area : SHED
37
Limerick site : EIRE
38
Barber's cut : SNIP
40
Wane : EBB
41
Bullring shout : OLE
42
Receive : GET
46
Pass : ELAPSE
47
Cabbage Patch item : DOLL
49
Visibly happy : AGLOW
50
Caribbean getaway : ARUBA
51
"___ has it..." : RUMOR
52
Start : ONSET
54
Actor Guinness : ALEC
56
Old lab burner : ETNA
57
Trapdoor : DROP
59
Milky gem : OPAL
60
Arm bone : ULNA
61
Pueblo town : TAOS
64
Employee card and others : IDS
65
Still and all : YET

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

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