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New York Times, Wednesday, March 15, 1995

Author:
Frances Hansen
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : "The works"
TotalDebutLatest
12112/27/19643/29/2006
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
836671243
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
111.631958149%
Frances Hansen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QW} Scrabble average: 1.90 This is puzzle # 86 for Ms. Hansen. Wednesday freshness: 82%
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A
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M
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S
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R
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B
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N
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K
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B
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D
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P
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R
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B
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O
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J
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D
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M
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X
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© 1995, The New York Times3/15/95 ( No. 16,563 )
Across
1
Singer Ed : AMES
5
Songbird McEntire : REBA
9
Shortstop Ernie : BANKS
14
Historic Adriatic port : BARI
15
Skip over : OMIT
16
Tatum or Ryan : ONEAL
17
Cobb's "___ Laughing" : EXIT
18
Novel set in Tahiti : OMOO
19
Kind of blond, once : DIZZY
20
Speed demon's way to go : LICKETYSPLIT
23
"The works" : ALL
24
Chan portrayer : OLAND
27
1930's power prog. : TVA
30
Navy waiter : MESSBOY
34
Sandy's woof : ARF
36
Bunny's way to go : HIPPETYHOP
38
Crazy ___ ("O Pioneers!" hermit) : IVAR
39
Dogie catcher : ROPER
40
Outlawry : BAN
41
Adult insect : IMAGO
42
Mr. Cassini : OLEG
43
Pig buyer's way to go : JIGGETYJIG
45
"___ doll..." (start of a request) : BEA
46
Bleach ingredient : SALSODA
47
Cricket sides : ONS
48
Wedding dress feature : TRAIN
50
Dock org. : ILA
52
Tumbler's way to go : FLIPPITYFLOP
59
Taper off : ABATE
62
Buck extension : AROO
63
Satiate : FILL
64
Bakery order : DOZEN
65
Course offerer : MENU
66
Emilia's husband : IAGO
67
Cancel : ABORT
68
Wrangle : SPAT
69
Physician's photo : XRAY
Down
1
First shepherd : ABEL
2
Ankle-length : MAXI
3
Guitarist Clapton : ERIC
4
Alaskan city : SITKA
5
Ivy offshoot : ROOTLET
6
Award since 1949 : EMMY
7
Short lives? : BIOS
8
Over : ATOP
9
In the flesh : BODILY
10
"La Navarraise" heroine : ANITA
11
Pince-___ : NEZ
12
1970's TV law drama : KAZ
13
Wily : SLY
21
Gantry or Fudd : ELMER
22
Chicago area, with "the" : LOOP
25
Prized rug : NAVAJO
26
Bring home by the ears : DRAGIN
27
Pulsate : THROB
28
It may be ultra : VIOLET
29
Show up : APPEAR
31
Dame Thorndike of the English stage : SYBIL
32
Chases flies : SHAGS
33
One of a pair of drums : BONGO
35
Aristophanes comedy, with "The" : FROGS
37
Identify, in a way : PEG
38
"Am ___ brother's keeper?" : IMY
41
Shelley's "Paradise of exiles" : ITALY
43
Dec. 31 follower : JANI
44
Delete text : EDITOUT
46
Still : SILENT
49
Chasing : AFTER
51
Attach : AFFIX
53
Actress Dawber et al. : PAMS
54
Kind of school : PREP
55
Island west of Scotland : IONA
56
Ananias : LIAR
57
Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
58
Stratagem : PLOY
59
Org. founded by H.H.H. : ADA
60
Duck for apples : BOB
61
Kind of dye : AZO

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

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