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New York Times, Wednesday, March 30, 1994

Author:
Eileen Lexau
Editor:
Will Shortz
16-Across : Lousy tips
TotalDebutLatest
2712/17/196212/4/2000
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0655254
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.56261746%
Eileen Lexau

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FQVZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 18 for Ms. Lexau. Wednesday freshness: 39%
1
J
2
E
3
O
4
P
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A
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R
7
D
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Y
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B
10
R
11
U
12
I
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T
14
C
O
N
S
T
R
U
E
D
15
O
U
N
C
E
16
P
I
T
T
A
N
C
E
S
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G
R
E
E
T
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O
N
E
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O
H
M
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P
G
A
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T
R
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E
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B
L
E
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R
I
L
L
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E
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S
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S
Y
D
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L
U
X
E
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B
A
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M
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A
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C
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U
T
E
34
D
O
M
E
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S
O
D
A
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G
A
M
E
S
37
P
E
O
P
L
38
E
P
L
A
Y
39
E
B
B
S
40
R
A
P
S
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W
R
I
T
S
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S
A
L
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B
O
N
Y
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C
E
E
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L
E
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A
R
N
S
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R
A
R
E
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S
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T
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G
I
G
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K
O
S
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I
A
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N
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H
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E
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W
E
D
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D
E
M
I
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T
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A
S
S
E
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A
C
I
N
G
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I
N
A
N
I
M
A
T
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M
O
N
T
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M
O
N
O
P
O
L
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© 1994, The New York Times3/30/94 ( No. 16,213 )
Across
1
Hazard : JEOPARDY
9
Rumor : BRUIT
14
Took to mean : CONSTRUED
15
Prevention dose? : OUNCE
16
Lousy tips : PITTANCES
17
Be maitre d' : GREET
18
"A Chorus Line" song : ONE
19
Electrical unit : OHM
20
Couples's org. : PGA
21
High-pitched : TREBLE
24
Moon valleys : RILLES
27
One of the Chaplins : SYD
28
Fineness : LUXE
29
Crash sound : BAM
31
Dire : ACUTE
34
St. Paul's top : DOME
35
See 42-Across : SODA
36
1964 Berne best seller (and a hint to seven other answers in this puzzle) : GAMESPEOPLEPLAY
39
Falls off : EBBS
40
D.J. Jazzy Jeff songs : RAPS
41
Orders of the court : WRITS
42
With 35-Across, a cleanser : SAL
43
Lean : BONY
44
So-so grade : CEE
45
Hears tell of : LEARNS
47
Least prevalent : RAREST
50
Comedian's date : GIG
51
Wallops : KOS
52
Writer Buruma : IAN
54
Went chop-chop? : HEWED
57
After-dinner drink : DEMITASSE
60
Breezing through : ACING
61
Lifeless : INANIMATE
62
Italian summit : MONTE
63
Matter for the Federal Trade Commission : MONOPOLY
Down
1
Butcher's cut of meat : JOINT
2
Reply to a knock : ENTER
3
East, in Berlin : OST
4
School org. : PTA
5
Country music's Tennessee Plowboy : ARNOLD
6
Lacy dress trimming : RUCHE
7
Judge : DEEM
8
Track-meet measure: Abbr. : YDS
9
Amaze : BOGGLE
10
From out of town : RURAL
11
Nice article : UNE
12
Diamonds : ICE
13
Asian holiday : TET
14
U.S.N. rank : CPO
20
Computer dot : PIXEL
22
0ne of Adlai's running mates : ESTES
23
Toodle-oos : BYES
24
Beef roasts : RUMPS
25
Princess ___ ("Don Carlos" figure) : EBOLI
26
Anwar of Egypt : SADAT
28
Nuts : LOOPY
30
N.L. M.V.P., 1954. and 1965 : MAYS
31
Becomes gray : AGES
32
Intriguing group : CABAL
33
Like Uriah Heep : UMBLE
34
___ list : DEANS
35
Tear : SPREE
37
Tine : PRONG
38
Jug : EWER
43
George Washington, e.g. : BRIDGE
44
Harrah's, e.g. : CASINO
46
Representative : AGENT
47
Style of type : ROMAN
48
Twine fiber : SISAL
49
Flavorsome : TASTY
51
Relative of lotto : KENO
53
Born : NEE
54
Son of Noah : HAM
55
Umberto of Italy : ECO
56
Be lucky in the lottery : WIN
57
Turn down : DIM
58
Bit of advice : TIP
59
Latin I verb : AMO

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

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