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New York Times, Saturday, August 12, 1995

Author:
A.J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Across : Architectural rib
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41.5234018556%
A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {FQWZ} This is puzzle # 207 for Mr. Santora. Saturday freshness: 18%
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© 1995, The New York Times8/12/95 ( No. 16,713 )
Across
1
Blue : DEJECTED
9
Mideast leader : ASSAD
14
"Catch-22" actor : ALANARKIN
16
Ann Landers, to friends : EPPIE
17
Watch : TIMEPIECE
18
Scrap detente : REARM
19
Shoshonean : UTE
20
General Foods drink : POSTUM
22
He, to Loren : EGLI
23
Clutter : MESS
25
"Bellefleur" author : OATES
27
Fringe : HEM
28
With smarts : ASTUTELY
31
D.D.E. war area : ETO
32
Whirlybird : EGGBEATER
35
___ voce : SOTTO
37
Architectural rib : LIERNE
38
Out-of-___ (nonresident) : STATER
39
Author Hammond ___ : INNES
40
Blubber, so to speak : SPARETIRE
43
Hamilton's prov. : ONT
44
Tie breaker : OVERTIME
46
Up to : TIL
47
Focus : RIVET
48
Foolhardy : RASH
52
Grant criterion : NEED
54
Attar source : PETALS
57
Spawn : ROE
58
Block : EMBAR
60
Bomb targets? : RECEIVERS
62
Composer Saint ___ : SAENS
63
They let out air : EXHALANTS
64
It sits in Paris : SENAT
65
Precedent setter : TESTCASE
Down
1
Statistic : DATUM
2
Choice : ELITE
3
Common butler's name : JAMES
4
Compass point : ENE
5
Andy of the comics : CAPP
6
Lounge group, maybe : TRIO
7
Barely wins : EKESOUT
8
Call the shots : DICTATE
9
Aviation prefix : AER
10
Graf ___ : SPEE
11
Insulating tubing : SPAGHETTI
12
Piece of first-class mail : AIRLETTER
13
"About Last Night..." actress : DEMIMOORE
15
Asexual : NEUTER
21
Sportscaster Allen : MEL
24
Dueller's weapon : SABRE
26
Process : SYSTEM
29
Device connected to a control panel : SENSOR
30
___ kwon do : TAE
32
1987 Kevin Costner role : ELIOTNESS
33
Government bond : GINNIEMAE
34
60's TV adventure : GENTLEBEN
36
Western : OATER
38
Mr., abroad : SRI
40
Extreme : SEVERE
41
Subterfuge : PRETEXT
42
Case for a lawyer? : ATTACHE
45
Kind of treatment : VIP
49
Battlefield : ARENA
50
Makes : SORTS
51
1946 Literature Nobelist : HESSE
53
"Red Roses for a Blue Lady" singer : DANA
55
Grazing sites : LEAS
56
Get choked up? : SILT
59
Alphabet trio : RST
61
Household appliance, for short : VAC

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1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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