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New York Times, Thursday, June 15, 1995

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
41-Across : 1958 Pulitzer-winning writer?
TotalDebutLatest
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.57473513%
Norma Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 40 for Ms. Steinberg. Thursday freshness: 6%
1
H
2
E
3
R
4
S
5
T
6
H
7
O
8
S
9
E
10
O
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M
12
N
13
I
14
U
N
I
T
15
O
U
S
T
S
16
R
E
E
D
17
M
T
P
R
18
O
M
I
S
E
S
19
A
W
O
L
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P
R
E
E
N
21
T
I
R
E
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N
I
N
E
23
S
E
N
A
T
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E
25
E
N
S
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I
G
N
27
M
O
S
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H
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B
E
N
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D
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S
32
W
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O
34
K
S
35
S
A
36
L
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U
38
T
E
39
E
A
U
40
H
A
S
41
J
A
M
E
S
A
G
42
R
Y
E
43
A
T
E
44
O
Y
S
T
E
R
45
P
S
S
T
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T
H
R
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O
W
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S
A
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R
A
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A
P
L
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O
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M
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B
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S
I
S
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K
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E
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L
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D
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O
S
E
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N
E
A
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P
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S
T
A
L
E
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O
V
E
N
64
E
Z
C
O
65
M
E
E
Z
G
O
66
E
A
R
L
67
O
Z
O
N
E
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L
O
A
N
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S
L
A
Y
70
F
O
N
D
A
71
S
O
R
E
© 1995, The New York Times6/15/95 ( No. 16,655 )
Across
1
Woman's pronoun : HERS
5
"___ were the days!" : THOSE
10
Discontinued Dodge : OMNI
14
Apartment : UNIT
15
Boots : OUSTS
16
Epitome of thinness : REED
17
Worthless agreements? : MTPROMISES
19
Case for the military police : AWOL
20
Primp : PREEN
21
Flag : TIRE
22
Emergency CB channel : NINE
23
Kind of seat : SENATE
25
Flag : ENSIGN
27
___ pit (rock club area) : MOSH
29
Twists : BENDS
32
Oriental cookware : WOKS
35
Private gesture : SALUTE
39
It's found dans le bain : EAU
40
Keep : HAS
41
1958 Pulitzer-winning writer? : JAMESAG
42
"The Catcher in the ___" : RYE
43
Grabbed a bite : ATE
44
Stew ingredient : OYSTER
45
Fence's opening, perhaps : PSST
46
Lob : THROW
48
Actress Allgood : SARA
50
Composure : APLOMB
54
Ebert's co-critic : SISKEL
58
Two shots, maybe : DOSE
60
Kind of tide : NEAP
62
Overfamiliar : STALE
63
Pizzeria appliance : OVEN
64
Nonchalant view of fortune? : EZCOMEEZGO
66
Carter's middle name : EARL
67
Protective layer : OZONE
68
It often comes with points : LOAN
69
Murder : SLAY
70
"Young Mr. Lincoln" star : FONDA
71
Seeing red : SORE
Down
1
Mini-mountains : HUMPS
2
___ nous : ENTRE
3
Mature : RIPEN
4
Runs : STREAMS
5
Arnold or Dewey : TOM
6
Quatre doubled : HUIT
7
Actor Davis : OSSIE
8
Like old schoolmasters : STERN
9
Problems for Sylvester the Cat : ESSES
10
Florida product : ORANGE
11
Carol Burnett and Mary Tyler Moore, e.g.? : MEWINNERS
12
Very bright : NEON
13
Loafing : IDLE
18
Aware of : ONTO
24
Virginia Woolf piece : ESSAY
26
"___ your pardon!" : IBEG
28
Shortwavers : HAMS
30
Salad ___ : DAYS
31
Animal fat : SUET
32
"Eh?" : WHAT
33
Curse : OATH
34
Fatalist's favorite song? : KSERASERA
36
Warrant : LET
37
Applications : USES
38
"___ Theme" (1939 film song) : TARAS
41
Lower jaw : JOWL
45
Art crayons : PASTELS
47
Without secrets : OPENLY
49
Gain in status : RISE
51
___ the boys : ONEOF
52
Certain soprano : MEZZO
53
Streep's "River Wild" co-star : BACON
55
Toy instrument : KAZOO
56
"King Olaf" composer : ELGAR
57
Sierra ___ : LEONE
58
Bucks' mates : DOES
59
Window shape, maybe : OVAL
61
Golden, for one : POND
65
"Give ___ break!" : MEA

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

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