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New York Times, Saturday, July 1, 1995

Author:
Eileen Lexau
Editor:
Will Shortz
49-Across : Ancient revelers
TotalDebutLatest
2712/17/196212/4/2000
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0655254
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.56261746%
Eileen Lexau

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 20 for Ms. Lexau. Saturday freshness: 61%
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© 1995, The New York Times7/1/95 ( No. 16,671 )
Across
1
Throwaway : CASTOFF
8
Group of pilgrims : CARAVAN
15
Kind of protester : ANTIWAR
16
Fawn on : ADULATE
17
Playing marble : STEELIE
18
Flair : PANACHE
19
Brit cleaner : CHAR
20
Bartender's supply : LEMONS
22
1961 Heston role : CID
23
LAX info: Abbr. : ARR
24
Cartoon pet : DINO
25
Demoiselle : GIRL
26
Throne site : DAIS
28
Shake, so to speak : LOSE
29
Certain cycle : RINSE
30
Lets loose with : EXCLAIMS
32
Spotted animals : CIVETS
33
Rightmost addition column : ONESPLACE
35
Dahlia type : POMPON
38
Top 10 song of 1966 : IAMAROCK
42
Big job for the makeup department : ALIEN
43
They do lunch: Abbr. : AGTS
44
Go over : SPAN
45
Taylor's third : TODD
46
Budget item: Abbr. : MTGE
47
Numerical prefix : TRI
48
Label in seconds : IRR
49
Ancient revelers : SATYRS
51
Ship post for securing cables : BITT
52
Malodorous : NOISOME
54
Obsolescent dining facility : AUTOMAT
56
To the extent that : ASFARAS
57
Start of a Stendahl title : LEROUGE
58
Tissue claim : SOFTEST
59
Halt : STAMMER
Down
1
Detergent with "sheeting action" : CASCADE
2
Cattle affliction : ANTHRAX
3
Kind of acid : STEARIC
4
Gallery : TIER
5
Symbol of Athena : OWL
6
Lose vigor : FAIL
7
Four ___ : FREEDOMS
8
Noted 30's convict : CAPONE
9
Hersey's bell town : ADANO
10
Heads up : RUNS
11
Taking after : ALA
12
Public health weapon : VACCINE
13
Eager (for) : ATHIRST
14
Razzes : NEEDLES
21
She made her TV debut in November 1969 : MISSPIGGY
25
Angels : GIVERS
27
Aslant : SLOPED
28
Kind of holder : LIEN
29
Costa ___ : RICA
31
Pretty soon : ANON
32
Machine parts : CAMS
34
Tosses left and right : LATERALS
35
Coatings : PATINAS
36
Spanish sherry : OLOROSO
37
Exerciser's target : MIDRIFF
39
Top : OPTIMUM
40
Charge for hauling : CARTAGE
41
Grandmother, maybe : KNITTER
43
Swear : ATTEST
46
Dams or ewes : MAMAS
49
Irked : SORE
50
Bird feeder fill : SUET
51
Economic news : BOOM
53
Were in session : SAT
55
Singsong sound : TRA

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

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