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New York Times, Saturday, March 25, 1995

Author:
Walter Webb
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Remote button: Abbr.
TotalDebutLatest
41/22/19783/25/1995
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2001001
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.441269%
Walter Webb

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 41 Missing: {JW} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Webb. Saturday freshness: 31%
1
S
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A
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M
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O
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S
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T
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O
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G
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A
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S
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T
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O
P
K
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C
K
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M
E
N
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C
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I
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O
N
E
A
D
A
Y
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E
X
U
L
T
E
D
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A
F
C
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L
L
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A
M
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S
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A
P
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T
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S
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A
A
R
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N
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R
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A
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E
L
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C
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T
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B
M
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O
R
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L
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E
E
R
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R
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A
R
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B
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I
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S
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S
A
O
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A
G
A
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Q
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U
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I
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N
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G
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V
O
T
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A
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R
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Y
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U
N
D
O
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O
A
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F
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T
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P
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A
M
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R
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M
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S
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D
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V
O
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N
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A
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L
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E
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L
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M
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D
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H
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R
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N
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A
N
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N
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D
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C
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Y
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T
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Y
© 1995, The New York Times3/25/95 ( No. 16,573 )
Across
1
Aegean island, home of the despot Polycrates : SAMOS
6
"Quo Vadis?" garb : TOGAS
11
First sergeant, in military slang : TOPKICK
13
Lenses : MENISCI
15
Type of supplement : ONEADAY
16
Was jubilant : EXULTED
17
Org. for the Raiders, not the Rams : AFC
18
Guanacos : LLAMAS
20
Bananas : APE
21
Short-billed songbirds : TITS
23
TV producer Spelling : AARON
24
Tushingham of "Doctor Zhivago" : RITA
25
Pick : ELECT
27
Tin Pan Alley grp. : BMI
28
Former teammate of Darryl : OREL
29
More chilling : EERIER
31
Judges : ARBITERS
34
Start of many Portuguese place names : SAO
35
Mideast title : AGA
36
Turncoat : QUISLING
41
Ardent supporter : VOTARY
45
Reverse : UNDO
46
Clod : OAF
48
Home on the range : TEPEE
49
1944 Andy Russell hit : AMOR
50
Film director Forman : MILOS
52
"Franks" : DOGS
53
Remote button: Abbr. : VOL
54
Cosa follower : NOSTRA
55
Get away : LAM
56
Lucifer : EVILONE
58
Loblolly : MUDHOLE
61
Gerrymanders : REZONES
62
Body toxin : ANTIGEN
63
Inveigle, in a way : DECOY
64
Mouthwatering : TASTY
Down
1
Phantasm : SPECTER
2
Alias lead-in : AKA
3
Summer's beginning : MID
4
Florida city : OCALA
5
Launch 5/25/73 : SKYLAB
6
50's TV western, with "The" : TEXAN
7
Albatross : ONUS
8
Evans of jazz : GIL
9
Crosby's "Blue Skies" partner : ASTAIRE
10
Court staff : SCEPTER
11
Exactly : TOATEE
12
Recorded : ONFILE
13
Journal, for one : MEMOIR
14
Paragons : IDEALS
19
First word of the "Aeneid" : ARMA
22
Kind of tail : SCISSOR
24
Took turns : ROTATED
26
Darker than turquoise : TEAL
30
Robert, for one : ROI
32
Ger. state : BAV
33
"___ You Babe" : IGOT
36
Vibration : QUAVER
37
Without emotional reaction : UNMOVED
38
Hero-worship : IDOLIZE
39
Ear pollutants : NOISES
40
"Atlas Shrugged" leader : GALT
42
"Mea culpa," at times : APOLOGY
43
Delight : REGALE
44
Managerial wimps : YESMEN
47
Arrangement : FORMAT
50
Change, in a way : MONEY
51
Post-exercise relaxer : SAUNA
54
It's frowned upon : NONO
57
___ cit. : LOC
59
Wino's affliction : DTS
60
Homer, e.g. : HIT

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

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