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New York Times, Thursday, May 30, 1996

Author:
N. S. Wizer
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : Ivory tower figure
TotalDebutLatest
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Norman S. Wizer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVWXZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Wizer. Thursday freshness: 52%
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© 1996, The New York Times5/30/96 ( No. 17,005 )
Across
1
Ivory tower figure : DEAN
5
Cancel : SCRUB
10
Noncoms: Abbr. : PFCS
14
Girl's name ending : ETTA
15
Missing Jimmy : HOFFA
16
God with a bow : EROS
17
Wall Street action : FUTURESCONTRACT
20
Know by sixth sense : INTUIT
21
These can close Mexican stores : SIESTAS
22
Spain's Ibiza, e.g. : ISLA
23
Indian title : SRI
24
Wall Street action : STOCKARBITRAGE
31
Little bits : IOTAS
32
Address nos. : RTES
33
Toronto's prov. : ONT
35
Sea east of the Caspian : ARAL
36
Hunter's trail : SPOOR
38
Collateral : SIDE
39
"Bei___Bist Du Schon" (1938 hit) : MIR
40
Diaphanous : THIN
41
Kind of cavity : SINUS
42
Wall Street action : CURRENCYHEDGES
46
Sailor's assent : AYE
47
Primo : AONE
48
Net : ENSNARE
52
Throaty : HOARSE
55
Wall Street action : LONGTERMOPTIONS
58
Soft cheese : BRIE
59
Dairymaid's seat : STOOL
60
De___ (too much) : TROP
61
Grub : EATS
62
Uptight : TENSE
63
This does it! : EASY
Down
1
3, on a phone : DEF
2
Ornamental case : ETUI
3
Envelope abbr. : ATTN
4
Maritime : NAUTICAL
5
1962 #1 hit for Tommy Roe : SHEILA
6
Share top billing : COSTAR
7
New Deal lending org. : RFC
8
Alien craft : UFOS
9
Rail : BANISTER
10
Source of an old rug : PERSIA
11
College party site : FRAT
12
Caesar's partner in 50's TV : COCA
13
Trans-Atlantic fliers : SSTS
18
Hard, crisp breads : RUSKS
19
Canada's Northwest___: Abbr. : TERRS
24
King's home, on Broadway : SIAM
25
Doughnut-shaped : TORIC
26
Japanese port : OTARU
27
Rodeo horse : BRONC
28
"Am___believe..." : ITO
29
Auctioneer's warning : GOING
30
Provide : ENDUE
34
Durbeyfield girl : TESS
36
Most gossamery : SHEEREST
37
Neat article : PIN
38
Iron ore : SIDERITE
40
Have a___(essay) : TRYAT
41
Foreign assembly : SENAT
43
Kenmore products : RANGES
44
Race in "Gulliver's Travels" : YAHOOS
45
Major of the comics : HOOPLE
48
River to the North Sea : ELBE
49
Asta's mistress : NORA
50
Angry state : SNIT
51
Art Deco artist : ERTE
53
Marsh bird : SORA
54
Baseball's Slaughter : ENOS
56
___ami : MON
57
Peeper : SPY

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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