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New York Times, Monday, July 24, 1995

Author:
Amy Goldstein & Julian Ochrymowych
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Reason for not attending
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
29/5/19947/24/19952
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0200000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.58640%
Amy Goldstein
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
76/26/19817/24/19952
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1210111
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.506540%
Julian Ochrymowych

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Goldstein. This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Ochrymowych. Monday freshness: 91%
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© 1995, The New York Times7/24/95 ( No. 16,694 )
Across
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Claudia ___ Taylor (Lady Bird Johnson) : ALTA
5
Write with acid : ETCH
9
___ and ruin : WRACK
14
Cooking fat : LARD
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Eight on a sundial : VIII
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Capital of Vietnam : HANOI
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Reason for not attending : PRIORENGAGEMENT
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German port : HAMBURG
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"Holy moly!" : WOW
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Average grade : CEE
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Dodos : ASSES
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Weight, as on the mind : LOAD
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"___ bodkins!" : ODS
27
Gym moisture : SWEAT
29
Word after waste and want : NOT
30
Chicago suburb : SKOKIE
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16 Across's Le Duc ___ : THO
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Upon : ATOP
38
1955 Frank Sinatra hit : LOVEANDMARRIAGE
41
___ dokey : OKEY
42
Ballet dancer's digit : TOE
43
Sack cloth : BURLAP
44
Mine metal : ORE
45
Rouse : WAKEN
47
Regular: Abbr. : STD
48
This ___ of tears : VALE
49
Milan opera house, with "La" : SCALA
54
German first person : ICH
55
"You're it" game : TAG
56
Tommy gun noise : RATATAT
58
Classic Jackie Gleason series : THEHONEYMOONERS
61
Ohio rubber plant site : AKRON
62
Silver wear? : REIN
63
Exhaust : TIRE
64
Composer Camille Saint ___ : SAENS
65
Fill : SATE
66
Author Seton : ANYA
Down
1
Omega's opposite : ALPHA
2
"___ Theme" ("Doctor Zhivago" tune) : LARAS
3
Decorates the tree : TRIMS
4
Pueblo home : ADOBE
5
Always : EVER
6
Feel pins and needles : TINGLE
7
Short smoke : CIG
8
Longfellow chief : HIAWATHA
9
Exclamation of relief : WHEW
10
Computer space, for short : RAM
11
Nonscientific, as evidence : ANECDOTAL
12
Prairie wagon : CONESTOGA
13
Toy with strings attached : KITE
18
Bear country : RUSSIA
19
The Almighty : GOD
25
Breakfast mush : OATMEAL
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Being broadcast, as a radio show : ONAIR
28
Departed : WENT
30
Traffic caution : SLO
31
Expressionist artist Oskar : KOKOSCHKA
32
George M. Cohan W.W. I song : OVERTHERE
33
Typed (in) : KEYED
35
Kill ___ killed (law of the jungle) : ORBE
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Vim : PEP
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Older society women : DOWAGERS
40
Totals : RUNSTO
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"Sesame Street" frog : KERMIT
48
Moving vehicle : VAN
50
"Why ___ woman be more like a man?" : CANTA
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Stayed home for dinner : ATEIN
52
Boxer Holmes : LARRY
53
Confused : ATSEA
54
"Play ___ it lays" : ITAS
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Lots and lots : TONS
57
First-class : AONE
59
Dearie : HON
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Voter registration? : YEA

Answer summary:
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