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New York Times, Saturday, March 19, 1994

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : Poor pad
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611.571,613877%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 33 Missing: {FQX} This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Nosowsky. Saturday freshness: 24%
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© 1994, The New York Times3/19/94 ( No. 16,202 )
Across
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Poor pad : SHACK
6
Postpones : HOLDSOVER
15
Rocket that launched the Gemini missions : TITAN
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Finally (and none too soon!) : ABOUTTIME
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___-temps (meanwhile): Fr. : ENTRE
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Unfinished business : LOOSEENDS
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Patently amazed : AGAPE
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Fluff : LINT
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"The Night of the Hunter" screenwriter : AGEE
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Just : MERE
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Bryophytic : MOSSED
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Cable TV choice : TNT
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Cereal box abbr. : NETWT
28
Sticking point, to Hamlet : RUB
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Hijacker's currency : HOSTAGES
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Pyramid builders : MAYAS
37
Existed naturally : INHERED
38
Idle : JOBLESS
40
Hester Prynne's daughter : PEARL
41
Pantagruel creator : RABELAIS
42
Roosted : SAT
44
Board of nails : EMERY
45
Nickname in the N.B.A. : DRJ
48
Ignore : PASSBY
50
It's a laugh : HAHA
54
Ample scope : ROOM
56
Trillionth: Prefix : PICO
57
Pull a scam : COZEN
58
Turkey's home : ASIAMINOR
60
Bother à la the media : HOUND
61
Bourbon cutter : GINGERALE
62
Raising goose bumps : EERIE
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Tables : SETSASIDE
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Forest concealers in a saw : TREES
Down
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Tick off : STEAM
2
Swinger : HINGE
3
It makes scents : ATTAR
4
Three-time Grammy-winning group with "The" : CARPENTERS
5
Banjo site : KNEE
6
Like some ground : HALLOWED
7
Reed blowers : OBOISTS
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Lake life : LOONS
9
Maid, at times : DUSTER
10
Fr. holy one : STE
11
Great Barrier Island : OTEA
12
Score in a French game? : VINGT
13
German naval base of W.W. II : EMDEN
14
VCR button : RESET
23
F.H.A. loan : MTGE
24
Not as bright : DUMBER
27
Winter warmer : EARLAP
29
Hyper : BALLYHOOER
30
Aware of what's new : HIP
31
Half and half? : ONE
32
___ Na Na : SHA
34
Vote for : YEA
35
"___ was saying ..." : ASI
36
Unhappy crowd sound : SSS
38
Bash : JAMBOREE
39
Follow : OBEY
41
Chew out again : RESCOLD
43
Odd-toed critters : TAPIRS
45
Races, in a way : DRAGS
46
"Bye Bye Birdie" girl : ROSIE
47
Shared : JOINT
49
Mount of laws : SINAI
51
Lapis lazuli : AZURE
52
Star of "Sun Valley Serenade" : HENIE
53
Aconcagua region : ANDES
55
Certain pubs : MAGS
57
"Good night ___" (old TV sign-off) : CHET
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"Cry ___ River" : MEA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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