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New York Times, Tuesday, April 18, 1995

Author:
Christopher Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
31-Across : Canton cab?
TotalDebutLatest
173/6/19879/16/1997
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0073331
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.4423951%
Christopher Page

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JQVZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Page. Tuesday freshness: 77%
1
C
2
A
3
R
4
P
5
A
6
L
7
S
8
T
9
E
10
R
11
N
12
E
13
R
14
T
A
L
L
A
G
E
15
T
O
L
U
E
N
E
16
R
U
S
S
I
A
N
17
R
O
U
L
E
T
T
E
18
I
S
M
19
L
I
N
E
A
T
E
20
W
E
D
21
O
T
I
22
S
23
N
Y
E
24
L
O
N
I
25
S
I
T
K
26
A
27
S
28
A
29
S
30
A
R
T
E
31
C
H
I
N
32
E
33
S
E
C
H
34
E
C
K
E
R
35
T
A
O
36
H
U
R
37
T
38
U
39
R
40
K
I
S
H
41
D
E
L
I
42
G
43
H
44
T
45
E
P
E
E
46
T
O
A
47
S
W
O
R
48
D
49
S
T
O
W
50
R
51
A
52
F
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U
S
E
R
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T
I
P
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F
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A
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T
I
M
A
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S
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T
S
E
60
A
M
E
61
R
I
C
A
N
E
X
P
62
R
E
S
S
63
T
E
N
A
N
T
S
64
B
E
A
T
L
E
S
65
E
S
S
E
N
E
S
66
A
S
S
E
S
S
© 1995, The New York Times4/18/95 ( No. 16,597 )
Across
1
___ tunnel syndrome : CARPAL
7
Less lenient : STERNER
14
Feudal tax : TALLAGE
15
One "T" of TNT : TOLUENE
16
Big wheel in Moscow? : RUSSIANROULETTE
18
Doctrine: Suffix : ISM
19
Striped : LINEATE
20
Marry : WED
21
"Miss ___ Regrets" : OTIS
23
Comedian Louis : NYE
24
Actress Anderson : LONI
25
Former capital of Alaska : SITKA
27
Airline to Stockholm : SAS
30
Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
31
Canton cab? : CHINESECHECKER
35
"___ Te Ching" (classic work by Lao-Tzu) : TAO
36
"Ben ___" : HUR
37
A well-made fez, for example? : TURKISHDELIGHT
45
Fencing tool : EPEE
46
___ man (unanimously) : TOA
47
Scimitar : SWORD
49
Put safely away : STOW
50
W.W. II fliers : RAF
53
Addict : USER
54
Word of advice : TIP
55
Mohammed's daughter and namesakes : FATIMAS
59
Mao ___-tung : TSE
60
Chattanooga choo-choo? : AMERICANEXPRESS
63
Apartment dwellers : TENANTS
64
1964 pop sensation : BEATLES
65
Ancient ascetics : ESSENES
66
Size up : ASSESS
Down
1
Severely critical : CAUSTIC
2
1928's Happy Warrior : ALSMITH
3
Literary monogram : RLS
4
Bucket : PAIL
5
Once more : AGAIN
6
Baseball's Dykstra : LENNY
7
Greek portico : STOA
8
Recommend publicly : TOUT
9
Pronoun for a Parisienne : ELLE
10
Wish otherwise : RUE
11
ABC or UPN, e.g. : NETWORK
12
___ cordiale : ENTENTE
13
Less robust, as a musical sound : REEDIER
14
Certain chamber groups : TRIOS
17
Singer Della : REESE
22
Schuss : SKI
24
Fond du ___, Wis. : LAC
26
No voter : ANTI
28
Reason for balm : ACHE
29
Synagogue : SHUL
32
Compass point : EAST
33
Palace Theatre locale : SOHO
34
Discordant deity : ERIS
37
Having a will : TESTATE
38
Periods when the computers work : UPTIMES
39
Takes down the "Closed" sign : REOPENS
40
London's ___ Gardens : KEW
41
"Mack the Knife" singer : DARIN
42
Sch. near the White House : GWU
43
Inns : HOSTELS
44
Locks : TRESSES
48
Attire : DRESS
51
Microscopic creature : AMEBA
52
Modern messages : FAXES
55
Huckleberry ___ : FINN
56
Entr' ___ : ACTE
57
Source for Pravda : TASS
58
Bath and Baden-Baden : SPAS
61
"Norma ___" : RAE
62
Hwy. : RTE

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

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