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New York Times, Tuesday, July 12, 1994

Author:
Charles Arnold
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Across : Bluff, with a gun
TotalDebut
17/12/1994
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0010000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.73425%
Charles Arnold

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Arnold. Tuesday freshness: 47%
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Q
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F
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J
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Z
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V
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© 1994, The New York Times7/12/94 ( No. 16,317 )
Across
1
Guzzles : QUAFFS
7
Bebop : JAZZ
11
Certain muscles, informally : ABS
14
Dislocate : UPROOT
15
Woodwind : OBOE
16
Varnish resin : LAC
17
Ancient ascetic : ESSENE
18
Letter writing: Abbr. : CORR
19
Japanese admiral Yuko : ITO
20
Battleship : DREADNOUGHT
23
Mesmerized : RAPT
27
"Or___!" (veiled threat) : ELSE
28
"Torero Saluting" painter : MANET
29
Rioting : INREVOLT
31
Despicable : LOW
32
Greek market : AGORA
33
Mitigates : EASES
35
Actor Matheson or Allen : TIM
38
Dictionary : LEXICON
40
Rogers's partner : ASTAIRE
42
Wily : SLY
43
Topple : UPSET
45
Fudd of cartoondom : ELMER
46
Director's cry : CUT
47
Bee activity : QUILTING
49
___ Downs (English race track) : EPSOM
52
Contented sound : PURR
53
___ fixe : IDEE
54
Bluff, with a gun : SHOOTBLANKS
57
Nuclear defense grp. : SAC
58
Russia's ___ Mountains : URAL
59
Slanted : ITALIC
64
Petition : ASK
65
Scoop (out) : BAIL
66
To wit : NAMELY
67
"___! We Have No Bananas" : YES
68
Whirlpool : EDDY
69
Like Parmesan : GRATED
Down
1
Neighbor of Ont. : QUE
2
Raises : UPS
3
"___ Gratis Artis" (M-G-M motto) : ARS
4
Enemy : FOE
5
Dear, as memories : FOND
6
Two-track : STEREO
7
Oedipus's mother : JOCASTA
8
Lodging : ABODE
9
Swedish painter of "At the Granary Door" : ZORN
10
"Fiddler on the Roof" star : ZEROMOSTEL
11
Straighten : ALIGN
12
Wash up : BATHE
13
"Waverley" novelist : SCOTT
21
Burstyn and Barkin : ELLENS
22
Labor org. : UAW
23
Iranian dollars : RIALS
24
Theater backer : ANGEL
25
Stand-in : PROXY
26
Actress Garr : TERI
30
Transistor predecessor : VACUUMTUBE
31
"___ Miserables" : LES
34
Cronus, to Romans : SATURN
35
Meek : TIMID
36
"The woman" for Sherlock : IRENE
37
Traffic sign : MERGE
39
Choose : OPT
41
Prefix with meter : ALTI
44
Just as much : EQUALLY
46
Bill's partner : COO
48
Vexing : IRKING
49
Emerson piece : ESSAY
50
Aspect : PHASE
51
Noted White House resident : SOCKS
52
Multicolored pattern : PLAID
55
Slender nail : BRAD
56
Sirius, e.g. : STAR
60
Drs.' org. : AMA
61
Tennis call : LET
62
___ de France : ILE
63
Dancer Charisse : CYD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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