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New York Times, Thursday, March 30, 1995

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : See 18 Down
TotalDebutLatest
1894/27/19948/3/2024
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1814141616120
RebusScrabDebutFresh
31.571,11574%
Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JWZ} This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Norris. Thursday freshness: 59%
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© 1995, The New York Times3/30/95 ( No. 16,578 )
Across
1
Architectural spaces : VIAS
5
Skill : ART
8
Computer language : PASCAL
14
Result of a bite, maybe : ITCH
15
Compete : VIE
16
Profane : UNHOLY
17
Line : VOCATION
19
Not as fresh : STALER
20
Ready : ONONESTOES
22
First name in sopranos : KIRI
23
See 18 Down : MEX
24
Covet : ENVY
25
Corrodes, with "away" : EATS
26
Devilkin : IMP
28
Shipwreck site : REEF
29
Helper: Abbr. : ASST
30
Southfork locale : DALLAS
34
Act like a baby : DROOL
36
Light song : ARIETTA
38
Shopping aid : TOTEBAG
42
Pushers' chasers : NARCS
44
Clad like Claudius : TOGAED
45
Raised : BRED
48
Football Hall-of-Famer Graham : OTTO
50
This yr.'s grads : SRS
51
Vocalist Horne : LENA
52
Carol : NOEL
53
Bar abbr. : ESQ
55
Oriental servant : AMAH
56
Gardener's forte : GREENTHUMB
60
Pax ___ : ROMANA
62
Delegated, as powers : VICARIAL
63
Equalizer : EVENER
64
Alfonso's queen : ENA
65
Ending with insist or persist : ENCE
66
Infrequently : SELDOM
67
Maritime : SEA
68
Title : DEED
Down
1
Lively, to Liszt : VIVO
2
"Blame ___ Rio" (1984 film) : ITON
3
Fait ___ : ACCOMPLI
4
Oscar-nominated western of 1953 : SHANE
5
Hertz rival : AVIS
6
Mob member : RIOTER
7
Cut for a mortise : TENONED
8
Show timidity : PUSSYFOOT
9
Worker ___ : ANT
10
"Hurry up!" : SHAKEALEG
11
Butterfly genus : COLIAS
12
All-points bulletins : ALERTS
13
Orpheus, musically : LYRIST
18
With 23 Across, popular cuisine : TEX
21
Three-time Wimbledon champ : EVERT
26
Rhoda's TV mom : IDA
27
Vitiate : MAR
31
Help out : LENDAHAND
32
___ loss : ATA
33
Achieve by force : STRONGARM
35
Siouan Indian : OTO
37
Thespian : ACTOR
39
Old-fashioned petticoat : BASQUINE
40
___ Lingus : AER
41
Merchandise: Abbr. : GDS
43
Works the waterfront : STEEVES
45
Plays at high volume : BLARES
46
Distance : REMOVE
47
Cloisonné requirement : ENAMEL
49
Liquid fat : OLEINE
53
It's two before iota : ETA
54
Trace : SHRED
57
University sports org. : NCAA
58
Defense mechanism? : MACE
59
Ran : BLED
61
Recent beginning : NEO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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