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New York Times, Friday, March 17, 1995

Author:
Randolph Ross
Editor:
Will Shortz
13-Across : CNN screen word
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Randolph Ross

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 23 for Mr. Ross. Friday freshness: 3%
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© 1995, The New York Times3/17/95 ( No. 16,565 )
Across
1
Poke : PROD
5
Alternative to whole : SKIM
9
Nutty : BATS
13
CNN screen word : LIVE
14
One size smaller than English : PICA
15
"To ___ human" : ERRIS
17
Candid : OPEN
18
News piece : ITEM
19
Base neutralizers : ACIDS
20
1970 David Lean film : RYANSDAUGHTER
23
Planet : ORB
25
Like soave : SEC
26
Runs : BLEEDS
27
1970 Clint Eastwood film : KELLYSHEROES
31
Broadway's "Ev'rybody's Got ___ But Me" : AHOME
32
Pastoral settings : LEAS
33
60's-70's police drama, with "The" : FBI
36
Future queen, maybe : PAWN
37
"You ___ kidding!" : ARENT
39
Horse of a certain color : ROAN
40
___ Saud (Saudi king) : IBN
41
Tire : FLAG
42
Latin land : TERRA
43
"Where the elite meet to eat," in old radio : DUFFYSTAVERN
46
Lover : ADORER
49
O'Hara's Joey : PAL
50
Date : SEE
51
Notorious fire starter : MRSOLEARYSCOW
55
Intermediate, in law : MESNE
56
San Francisco's ___ Tower : COIT
57
Symbol of servitude : YOKE
60
Wicker willow : OSIER
61
Author Rice : ANNE
62
Author Ambler : ERIC
63
Meeting of Cong. : SESS
64
Extreme poverty : RAGS
65
Paradoxical Greek : ZENO
Down
1
Gaza grp. : PLO
2
Stretch of turbulent water : RIP
3
Exaggerated : OVERBLOWN
4
Gainsay : DENY
5
Book parts : SPINES
6
Hardly high art : KITSCH
7
In the cooler : ICED
8
Doll's cry : MAMA
9
Snoopy and family : BEAGLES
10
Fallen features : ARCHES
11
Platitudinous : TRITE
12
Joined forces (with) : SIDED
16
Former states: Abbr. : SSRS
21
"___ sow, so shall..." : ASYE
22
W.W. II craft : UBOAT
23
Giraffe's cousin : OKAPI
24
Clinic program : REHAB
28
Alphabet trio : LMN
29
Gray work : ELEGY
30
Stimpy's TV pal : REN
33
Gave up: Var. : FORESWORE
34
Vermont city : BARRE
35
Vacuous : INANE
37
Actress Woodard : ALFRE
38
U.K. defenders : RAF
39
Prepare to drag : REV
41
Indy 500 pit workers : FUELERS
42
Magnesium silicate : TALC
43
Hive loafers : DRONES
44
Kim Philby activity : SPYING
45
Likes and dislikes : TASTES
46
Bullets : AMMO
47
Prepare, as a turkey : DRESS
48
Davis of "Evening Shade" : OSSIE
52
Rent-___ : ACAR
53
Author Jaffe : RONA
54
Court call : OYEZ
58
Brethren : KIN
59
Environmentally minded : ECO

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

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