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New York Times, Saturday, July 9, 1994

Author:
Gerald R. Ferguson
Editor:
Will Shortz
60-Across : Constituent of DNA and RNA
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Gerald R. Ferguson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Ferguson. Saturday freshness: 72%
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B
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O
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© 1994, The New York Times7/9/94 ( No. 16,314 )
Across
1
Certain sled riders : BOBBERS
8
Gabber : WINDBAG
15
Dish with toast : RAREBIT
16
Played the coonhound : OVERATE
17
Spaghetti sauce seasoning : OREGANO
18
Quips : RETORTS
19
Friend of Theodore and Simon : ALVIN
20
D.C. insider : POL
22
Diagonal spar : SPRIT
23
Slay : DOIN
24
Practicer : HONER
26
A bit : SOME
27
It might need to be cleaned up : ACT
28
Informal phrase of endearment : LOVEYOU
30
Gunslinger Hardin : WES
31
One ready to take a fall? : SKYDIVER
33
Felicity : BLISS
35
Ad infinitum : EVER
36
Site of Jesus' first miracle : CANA
37
Brand outlet? : STEER
39
Puccini opera : TURANDOT
43
Enclosure with a MS : SAE
44
Filmdom's Brandon : DEWILDE
46
It's east of the Atl. : EUR
47
Unionize : ALLY
49
Legal papers : DEEDS
50
Held up : LATE
51
Attended : WASAT
53
Thirst quencher : ADE
54
Blackbirds : MERLS
55
As planned : ONTRACK
57
Women's society : SOROSIS
59
Intended : FIANCEE
60
Constituent of DNA and RNA : ADENINE
61
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" novelist : FORSTER
62
Like shaked roofs : CEDARED
Down
1
New England speech feature : BROADAS
2
Gunwale feature : OARLOCK
3
Pithiness : BREVITY
4
Get going : BEGIN
5
"Invoice of Israel" author : EBAN
6
Old Kobe coin : RIN
7
Drop in : STOPOVER
8
Jo Anne of "Laugh-in" : WORLEY
9
Suffix with correct or collect : IVE
10
Captures : NETS
11
Fumbles : DROPS
12
One-wheeled vehicles : BARROWS
13
Occasionally : ATTIMES
14
Daring deeds of yesteryear : GESTES
21
Nonpareil : ONER
24
Hung over : HOVERED
25
Actor who played Howard in "Melvin and Howard" : ROBARDS
28
Experienced : LIVED
29
They connect to carpi : ULNAE
32
Aberdeen's river : DEE
34
Writer Buruma : IAN
36
Quiet street : CULDESAC
37
Friend of Antonio in "The Merchant of Venice" : SALANIO
38
Launch of 1962 : TELSTAR
39
Bound : TIED
40
Letter opener : DEARSIR
41
Preliminary sketch : OUTLINE
42
Done up in braids : TRESSED
43
Sever, in a way : SAWOFF
45
More diluted : WEAKER
48
"The one that got away" and others : YARNS
50
Woman's name meaning "lionlike" : LEONA
52
Way with words : TACT
54
TV palomino : MRED
56
Passing mark : CEE
58
Pope's "___ on Solitude" : ODE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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