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New York Times, Sunday, June 26, 1994

Author:
Nancy Nicholson Joline
Editor:
Will Shortz
118-Across : Grounds
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Nancy Nicholson Joline

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 150, Blocks: 79 This is puzzle # 66 for Ms. Joline. Sunday freshness: 1%
Jim Horne notes:

Symbols are used in the grid but the symbol names are spelled out in the answers below.

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A
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D
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M
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N
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M
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O
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D
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NUMBER
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C
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M
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CENT
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F
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D
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B
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PERCENT
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PERIOD
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STAR
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V
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DOLLAR
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U
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L
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B
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P
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PLUS
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F
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B
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U
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CENT
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AND
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L
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© 1994, The New York Times6/26/94 ( No. 16,301 )
Across
1
One who pitches : ADMAN
6
Dickens's Defarge : MADAME
12
Like every other book page : ODDNUMBERED
18
Break off : CEASE
19
Kind of insurance program : MEDICARE
21
Makeshift abode : LEANTO
22
What egotists want to be : CENTERSOFATTENTION
24
"No" : DENIAL
25
Pennsylvania city : ERIE
26
Not his or hers : ITS
27
" ___Dream" ("Lohengrin" soliloquy) : ELSAS
29
Impenetrable : DENSE
30
Tooth layer : DENTINE
32
Kind of sack : SAD
34
"Steppenwolf" author : HESSE
36
Thinness : RARITY
38
Yawned : GAPED
41
Hero follower : ISM
44
Worldwide : GLOBAL
48
Actors' agents : TENPERCENTERS
50
Tibetan mountain people : SHERPA
53
Site of ancient Sheba : YEMEN
54
Blue expanse in France : MER
55
False handle : ALIAS
57
To have, in Le Havre : AVOIR
58
"Buddenbrooks" author : MANN
59
Comic's necessity : TIMING
61
Map abbr. : ALT
62
Fran Drescher TV role : NANNY
63
These are hardly modern art : PERIODPIECES
65
Bottom of the barrel : LEES
67
Hodgepodge : MESS
69
Protested grp. of the 60's : SSS
70
Kind of camera : REFLEX
72
Windsor, e.g. : CASTLE
74
Diane to Woody, often : COSTAR
77
Newswoman Magnus : EDIE
78
Alexander or Peter : TSAR
80
"Liberty" locale : SILVERDOLLAR
85
Bean, for one : ORSON
87
Stinker : RAT
89
Absolutely pristine : UNTROD
91
Settled, as a deal : ICED
92
Idi Amin, e.g. : UGANDAN
93
Corrigendum : ERROR
95
Actor Chaney : LON
96
Brazilian state : BAHIA
97
Fusilli and ziti : PASTAS
99
Confounds : NONPLUSSES
101
Kind of charge : FELONY
102
Tolkien forest giant : ENT
103
Preference : TASTE
105
Novelist Allende : ISABEL
107
O.K. : ROGER
110
Hospital workers, for short : RNS
111
Recovers : RALLIES
116
Snail's trail : SLIME
118
Grounds : CAUSE
122
Bluster : GAS
123
Peace Nobelist Myrdal : ALVA
124
One in a pool, perhaps : TYPIST
126
Big Apple landmark, informally : GRANDCENTRALSTATION
130
1969 Indy winner : ANDRETTI
131
Places for studs : EARLOBES
132
Dairy Queen order : SHAKE
133
Serves with sauce? : SASSES
134
Nonexperts : LAYMEN
135
Wine-drinking occasion : SEDER
Down
1
Heightened : ACCENTED
2
Name in lawn equipment : DEERE
3
Cheech of Cheech and Chong : MARIN
4
Advantage : ASSET
5
Classic opening : NEO
6
Sports team since 1962 : METS
7
Drink made from a packet : ADE
8
Racket : DIN
9
Not genuine : ACTED
10
Knightwear? : MAIL
11
Piccadilly Circus statue : EROS
12
Well-worn : OLD
13
Mr. of film : DEEDS
14
Folketing assemblers : DANES
15
Niblicks : NUMBERNINEIRONS
16
Olympic marks : ETAS
17
Charity : DOLE
19
Have significance : MATTER
20
Bambi's aunt : ENA
23
Newspaper edition : FINAL
28
"___Bop" (1984 hit) : SHE
31
Tabriz locale : IRAN
32
More than clean : STERILE
33
Novelist Rand : AYN
35
Publisher's staff for short : EDS
37
Gossip bit : ITEM
38
Hair-care article : GEL
39
Lover of Apollo : ARIA
40
Job follower : PSALMS
42
Interpretations : SPINS
43
St. ___River (Superior-Huron link) : MARYS
44
Jock's favorite school time : GYMPERIOD
45
Spring : LEAP
46
Former Dodge model : OMNI
47
Part of N.B. : BENE
49
Proportion : PERCENTAGE
51
Grimm fellow : HANSEL
52
"The Loco-Motion" singer Little ___ : EVA
54
Failed intention : MISFIRE
56
Fancy headgear : STETSON
59
Began, with "off" : TEED
60
Contiguous : NEXT
64
Actor Richard : CRENNA
66
Electronic reading : SCAN
68
Eased gently : SLID
71
Ascertains : LEARNS
73
Unaffected : ARTLESS
74
Two-door : COUPE
75
Club newsletter : ORGAN
76
Old Glory : STARSANDSTRIPES
79
Excess : SURPLUS
81
Medicine container : VIAL
82
Sonar blip : ECHO
83
Curb : REIN
84
Merchandising event : DOLLARDAY
86
Horse's bit : OAT
88
Pompano event : TROT
90
Sub ___ : ROSA
94
Murder___ : ONE
96
Campanile feature : BELL
98
Véronique, e.g.: Abbr. : STE
100
Zola's "The ___ of Father Mouret" : SIN
101
Luau : FEAST
104
Rainbow, for one : ARC
106
Joint Chiefs, e.g. : BRASS
108
Skips : OMITS
109
Beau ___ " : GESTE
110
Of late : RECENTLY
112
Shop fixture : LATHE
113
Ancient yarn : ILIAD
114
Call up : EVOKE
115
Less cracked : SANER
116
Spectators' spots : STANDS
117
Vega's constellation : LYRA
119
Antiquate : AGE
120
___ Mountains : URAL
121
First name on the Supreme Court : SANDRA
122
Kind of plaid : GLEN
125
Third word of "America" : TIS
127
CD ___ : ROM
128
Actor Vigoda : ABE
129
Clod : ASS

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

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