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New York Times, Thursday, March 31, 1994

Author:
Mark Diehl
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : It sounds right
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
7711/11/19841/22/20233
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3214720373
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
31.57592888%
Mark Diehl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FJQX} Spans: 3 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Diehl. Thursday freshness: 30%
1
O
2
R
3
C
4
H
5
T
6
A
7
L
8
K
9
D
10
R
11
O
12
P
13
C
A
L
E
14
S
15
A
R
O
N
16
E
I
N
E
17
T
H
O
M
A
18
S
M
O
R
E
19
L
O
B
E
20
O
R
V
I
L
L
E
O
R
W
21
I
L
B
U
R
22
P
A
I
N
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I
R
M
A
24
C
A
R
T
25
I
H
S
26
M
P
S
27
I
28
K
E
29
A
T
30
A
31
T
A
I
32
O
N
E
33
A
V
O
N
34
W
35
E
36
D
D
I
N
37
G
C
E
R
38
E
M
O
N
Y
39
O
U
R
S
40
T
A
T
41
O
P
P
42
W
R
Y
43
P
O
R
44
B
S
A
45
T
46
B
47
S
48
O
N
49
C
E
50
D
51
A
R
E
52
A
U
R
A
53
E
M
U
L
A
54
T
E
Z
A
N
55
E
G
R
E
Y
56
C
A
R
E
57
O
N
T
H
E
M
O
N
E
Y
58
U
R
S
A
59
T
E
E
M
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P
R
I
Z
E
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S
T
E
T
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O
R
C
A
63
A
P
E
S
© 1994, The New York Times3/31/94 ( No. 16,214 )
Across
1
Section under the mezz. : ORCH
5
Scuttlebutt : TALK
9
Send by parachute : DROP
13
Yarborough et al. : CALES
15
Middle name of "The King" : ARON
16
One abroad : EINE
17
"Utopia" author : THOMASMORE
19
Earring locale : LOBE
20
It sounds right : ORVILLEORWILBUR
22
Aggrieve : PAIN
23
Role for Shirley in '63 : IRMA
24
Transport, in a way : CART
25
Christian monogram : IHS
26
They dog AWOL's : MPS
27
Campaign name of '52 : IKE
29
___ loss : ATA
31
See 26-Down : TAI
32
Half and half : ONE
33
Jonson's "Sweet Swan of ___!" : AVON
34
It sounds right : WEDDINGCEREMONY
39
Couple's pronoun : OURS
40
Make a doily : TAT
41
Antonym: Abbr. : OPP
42
Contorted : WRY
43
___ favor (please) : POR
44
Baden-Powell offshoot org. : BSA
45
CNN parent company : TBS
48
Start of many a tale : ONCE
50
Boldly attempt : DARE
52
Air : AURA
53
It sounds right : EMULATEZANEGREY
56
"Take ___" : CARE
57
Exactly : ONTHEMONEY
58
Bear in the sky : URSA
59
Be full : TEEM
60
Kewpie doll, perhaps : PRIZE
61
Leave in : STET
62
Bo Derek film before "10" : ORCA
63
"Greystoke" extras : APES
Down
1
Sushi bar selection : OCTOPI
2
Peppy : RAHRAH
3
New Mexico city noted for archeological finds : CLOVIS
4
Cut off from escape : HEMIN
5
Circus people : TAMERS
6
Woolf's "___ of One's Own" : AROOM
7
Verdun's region : LORRAINE
8
Socialized with : KNEW
9
Street in old TV : DELLA
10
Wayne-Martin western of 1959 : RIOBRAVO
11
Remote control feature : ONBUTTON
12
Milord : PEER
14
Kerouac's ___ Paradise : SAL
18
Don : SLIPINTO
21
Treat a sprain : ICE
26
Cocktail, with 31-Across : MAI
28
Shale oil product : KEROSENE
30
Whatever : ANY
31
Troy Aikman stats : TDS
32
Calendar abbr. : OCT
33
Roadie equipment : AMP
34
Bowl over : WOW
35
Economic association since 1957 : EUROMART
36
Newborn attendant : DRYNURSE
37
Person who makes beds? : GARDENER
38
Clean air org. : EPA
43
Grade school ammo : PEA
44
Rodeo mount : BRAHMA
45
___ greens : TURNIP
46
Proceed easily : BREEZE
47
Accept a proposal : SAYYES
49
Sole attachment : CLEAT
51
Montezuma II, for one : AZTEC
52
Marketplace : AGORA
53
Currency for 35-Down : ECUS
54
Emerald City visitor : TOTO
55
Forbidden City occupant: Abbr. : EMP

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

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