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New York Times, Monday, March 6, 1995

Author:
Randall J. Hartman
Editor:
Will Shortz
14-Across : Threesome
TotalDebutLatest
7411/7/19947/3/2017
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
41.552297%
Randall J. Hartman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Hartman. Monday freshness: 11%
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O
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S
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A
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K
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A
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O
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K
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A
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Y
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C
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T
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N
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E
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P
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R
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V
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H
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S
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C
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G
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T
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O
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P
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L
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G
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R
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K
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M
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O
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N
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R
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M
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L
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© 1995, The New York Times3/6/95 ( No. 16,554 )
Across
1
City near Kyoto : OSAKA
6
Saturate : SOAK
10
Gallows reprieve : STAY
14
Threesome : TRIAD
15
"So long" : TATA
16
Cro-Magnon's home : CAVE
17
Jungle dweller : TARZANOFTHEAPES
20
Poet and tentmaker's son : OMAR
21
It's unique : ONER
22
Buckeye State : OHIO
25
Burn : SEAR
27
Christopher of "Superman" : REEVE
31
Campaigned : RAN
32
Sunday songs : HYMNS
34
Anticrime boss : CZAR
35
Zest : GUSTO
38
Synthetic rubber : NEOPRENE
40
17 Across's formal title : LORDGREYSTOKE
43
Ailments : MALADIES
44
Skirt movement : SWISH
46
Elderly : AGED
47
Descendant : SCION
50
Opposite of WNW : ESE
51
Bowling lane button : RESET
53
Playwright David : RABE
54
Like target pigeons : CLAY
55
Pout : MOUE
57
Mrs. Peel from "The Avengers" : EMMA
59
Phrase from 17 Across : METARZANYOUJANE
66
Declare : AVER
67
Legal memo starter : INRE
68
Kind of eclipse : LUNAR
69
Sneaky look : PEEK
70
Constellation component : STAR
71
Stage direction : ENTER
Down
1
Giant slugger : OTT
2
Mexican Mrs. : SRA
3
Inner-tube innards : AIR
4
Hummer's instrument : KAZOO
5
Edenite : ADAM
6
Building floor, in London : STOREY
7
Lummox : OAF
8
Johnnie Cochran, e.g. : ATTORNEY
9
Actress Madeline : KAHN
10
Ray Bolger film role : SCARECROW
11
Astaire specialty : TAP
12
"Hail, Caesar!" : AVE
13
"___, ma'am" : YES
18
Partner of Crosby and Stills : NASH
19
Always, to a poet : EER
22
Assn. : ORG
23
Trucker's business : HAULAGE
24
Shoe pads : INSOLES
26
More than forgetfulness : AMNESIA
28
Old Testament prophet : EZEKIEL
29
Singer Williams : VANESSA
30
Before : ERE
33
Message from the Titanic : SOS
36
NBC's peacock, e.g. : TRADEMARK
37
Uneven : ODD
39
Two of these make a qt. : PTS
41
Platoon members, for short : GIS
42
Coward : RECREANT
43
Deface : MAR
45
Relative of "pssst!" : HEY
48
Complier : OBEYER
49
Jules Verne captain : NEMO
52
Craggy peak : TOR
54
Kind of cooking : CAJUN
56
Terrorists' weapons : UZIS
58
Wagon train puller : MULE
59
Glove compartment item : MAP
60
Mate of 5 Down : EVE
61
Golf ball's perch : TEE
62
Gun lobby grp. : NRA
63
Colony pest : ANT
64
Scot's denial : NAE
65
Flub : ERR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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