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New York Times, Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Across : Amended
TotalDebutLatest
1169/13/199410/17/2005
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.502306%
Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FKQWXZ} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Paul. Tuesday freshness: 10%
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L
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© 1995, The New York Times5/9/95 ( No. 16,618 )
Across
1
Good Queen ___ : BESS
5
Paradisiacal spots : EDENS
10
Interfraternity pres., e.g. : BMOC
14
Latin 101 verb : AMAT
15
On the up and up : LEGIT
16
___ Major : URSA
17
Whopper maker : LIAR
18
Delight : ELATE
19
It gives skiers a lift : TBAR
20
Clifton Webb film role : MRBELVEDERE
23
Carbon dater's calculation : AGE
24
Auto club letters : AAA
25
Amended : REVISED
27
Suburbanite, perhaps : COMMUTER
32
Seine feeder : OISE
33
Timetable abbr. : ARR
34
Delaware's capital : DOVER
36
Cabinet post : LABOR
39
Gulf war missile : SCUD
41
Linda Blair in "The Exorcist" : REGAN
43
Local theater : NABE
44
L'eggs rival : HANES
46
Wisconsin college : RIPON
48
Mauna ___ : LOA
49
"The More ___ You" (1945 song) : ISEE
51
Toddler's transport : STROLLER
53
Côte d'Azur : RIVIERA
56
One of the Three Stooges : MOE
57
Resident: Suffix : ITE
58
1971 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band song : MRBOJANGLES
64
Deuce or trey : CARD
66
Where vows are exchanged : ALTAR
67
Marshal Wyatt : EARP
68
Too : ALSO
69
Aquarium fish : TETRA
70
High gymnastic score : NINE
71
Da's opposite : NYET
72
Hopped out of bed : AROSE
73
Stowe novel : DRED
Down
1
Wound soother : BALM
2
Abu Dhabi prince : EMIR
3
Swedish auto : SAAB
4
Gulf or jet follower : STREAM
5
Grain ___ : ELEVATOR
6
Proofreader's mark : DELE
7
"Holy moly!" : EGAD
8
KNO3 : NITER
9
Sound system : STEREO
10
On the other hand : BUT
11
Tom Selleck sports film : MRBASEBALL
12
Kind of orange : OSAGE
13
Was concerned : CARED
21
Praise : LAUD
22
Good's opponent : EVIL
26
"This ___ outrage!" : ISAN
27
The "C" in J.C. Penney : CASH
28
"Jaws" boat : ORCA
29
Muscular moniker : MRUNIVERSE
30
In perpetuity : EVER
31
Kathie Lee's co-host : REGIS
35
Engrossed : RAPT
37
Relative of the English horn : OBOE
38
"Step to the ___: : REAR
40
Lucy's son : DESI
42
Oscar-winning Sally Field role : NORMARAE
45
Look like : SEEM
47
Shootout time : NOON
50
Book boo-boos : ERRATA
52
Map feature : LEGEND
53
Puerto ___ : RICAN
54
Land of Milan : ITALY
55
More fit : ABLER
59
Football Hall-of-Famer Graham : OTTO
60
They preserve preserves : JARS
61
Hideout : LAIR
62
Sea eagle : ERNE
63
Made haste : SPED
65
Complete an "i" : DOT

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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