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New York Times, Monday, July 11, 1994

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : High rung on the evolutionary ladder
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Sidney L. Robbins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 41 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 161 for Mr. Robbins. Monday freshness: 44%
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H
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U
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M
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A
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N
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B
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A
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T
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H
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A
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A
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B
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A
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O
L
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A
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S
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G
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H
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H
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E
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T
R
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A
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G
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A
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F
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T
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S
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R
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A
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B
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B
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S
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P
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A
R
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A
W
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D
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U
N
I
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S
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S
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S
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P
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E
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S
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N
Y
M
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P
H
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S
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L
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C
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M
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I
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B
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P
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L
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A
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R
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O
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D
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P
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H
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M
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A
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A
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R
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M
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© 1994, The New York Times7/11/94 ( No. 16,316 )
Across
1
High rung on the evolutionary ladder : HUMAN
6
Alternative to a shower : BATH
10
Quatrain rhyme scheme : ABAB
14
Like ___ from the blue : ABOLT
15
Environs : AREA
16
Wise guy : SAGE
17
Popular chocolate snack : HERSHEYBAR
19
On the level : TRUE
20
River through Florence : ARNO
21
Mother ___ : GOOSE
22
Help in crime : ABET
23
Quad number : FOUR
24
Lock : TRESS
25
Torah readers : RABBIS
29
Forgiving one : SPARER
32
Oscar, e.g. : AWARD
33
Prefix with cycle : UNI
34
Draft org. : SSS
37
March events? : PARADES
40
Lolita : NYMPHET
42
Phony prefix : SYM
43
Fond du ___, Wis. : LAC
44
New Zealand native : MAORI
45
Where Spain and Portugal are : IBERIA
48
Seasoning : PEPPER
49
Afterward : LATER
51
Kind of show : ROAD
53
Singer Minnelli : LIZA
54
Kick locale : SHINS
56
Dumb ___ : DORA
60
Paid promotion: Abbr. : ADVT
61
Give up hard drink? : PASSTHEBAR
63
Vegetarian's no-no : MEAT
64
Sheltered : ALEE
65
Similar : ALIKE
66
Wan : ASHY
67
Lease : RENT
68
Little ones : MITES
Down
1
It's a laugh : HAHA
2
"Deutschland ___ Alles" : UBER
3
Daybreak : MORN
4
What's more : ALSO
5
To the ___ degree : NTH
6
Louisiana waterway : BAYOU
7
Bowers : ARBORS
8
Socials : TEAS
9
Tortoise's competitor : HARE
10
Glaring : ASTARE
11
Place to have one's head examined : BARBERSHOP
12
Bouts of chills : AGUES
13
Borscht ingredients : BEETS
18
Selves : EGOS
23
Hoedown musician : FIDDLER
24
Shortened : TRIMMED
25
Criticizes : RAPS
26
Not at home : AWAY
27
Coming-of-age event : BARMITZVAH
28
Cross-one's-heart garment : BRA
30
Play on words : PUN
31
Some : ANY
35
Dried : SERE
36
Agitate : STIR
38
Unit of corn : EAR
39
Phys. or chem. : SCI
41
Baby food : PAP
46
"Reds" star : BEATTY
47
Out of bed : ARISEN
48
Bygone : PAST
49
Andean animal : LLAMA
50
Gofers : AIDES
52
Commencement : ONSET
54
Box lightly : SPAR
55
Patriot Nathan : HALE
56
It's full of baloney : DELI
57
Final notice : OBIT
58
Roue : RAKE
59
War deity : ARES
62
Hardly an underperformer : HAM

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

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