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New York Times, Monday, April 4, 1994

Author:
Betty Jorgensen
Editor:
Will Shortz
16-Across : Shade of white
TotalDebutLatest
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Betty Jorgensen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {CJKQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 72 for Ms. Jorgensen. Monday freshness: 22%
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© 1994, The New York Times4/4/94 ( No. 16,218 )
Across
1
One who reunes : ALUM
5
Bic or Parker products : PENS
9
Lox's partner : BAGEL
14
Computer offering : MENU
15
Face shape : OVAL
16
Shade of white : IVORY
17
No ifs,___ or buts : ANDS
18
Soho so-long : TATA
19
Lounges lazily : LOLLS
20
Start of a quip : DOESADOGSLIFE
23
Consumed : ATE
24
Israeli airport : LOD
25
___ chango (magician's command) : PRESTO
29
"That was close!" : WHEW
31
Horror film frightener : BAT
34
Oscar de la ___ : RENTA
35
Mimi Sheraton subject : FOOD
36
Obstinate one : MULE
37
Middle of the quip : OFTENTIMESBEGIN
40
Hor.'s opposite : VERT
41
___ of March : IDES
42
French avenue : ALLEE
43
It's north of Calif. : ORE
44
Chance ___ (meet accidentally) : UPON
45
Not present : ABSENT
46
Columbus univ. : OSU
47
One, in Orleans : UNE
48
End of the quip : WITHPUPPYLOVE
55
His beloved was Beatrice : DANTE
56
Old newspaper section : ROTO
57
Hide : PELT
59
Rags-to-riches writer : ALGER
60
Roughneck : GOON
61
Bombeck, the columnist : ERMA
62
Hops brews : BEERS
63
Sea eagle : ERNE
64
Cooper's was high : NOON
Down
1
Internists' org. : AMA
2
Give temporarily : LEND
3
Remove, as a knot : UNDO
4
Daydream : MUSE
5
Spud : POTATO
6
Dodge : EVADE
7
European defense grp. : NATO
8
Dross : SLAG
9
Swell, as a cloud : BILLOW
10
Have nothing to do with : AVOID
11
Course game : GOLF
12
A Gardner : ERLE
13
Fleur-de-___ : LYS
21
Old Nick : SATAN
22
Coasters : SLEDS
25
Utah city : PROVO
26
Allude (to) : REFER
27
___ nous : ENTRE
28
Editor's mark : STET
29
Part of NOW : WOMEN
30
Breaks up clods : HOES
31
Company B awakener : BUGLE
32
".... in tears amid the___ corn": Keats : ALIEN
33
Ism : TENET
35
Rover's playmate : FIDO
36
Torme and Gibson : MELS
38
Raise the end of : TIPUP
39
Cacophonous tower : BABEL
44
Does a groomsman's job : USHERS
45
Whosoever : ANYONE
46
Bewhiskered animal : OTTER
47
Author Sinclair : UPTON
48
Fabric texture : WALE
49
"Come Back, Little Sheba" playwright : INGE
50
Prod : URGE
51
Rating a D : POOR
52
Aboveboard : OPEN
53
Florida's ___ Beach : VERO
54
Pollster Roper : ELMO
55
A tiny bit : DAB
58
Ecru : TAN

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

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