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New York Times, Thursday, August 25, 1994

Author:
Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : They may try you
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Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 33 Missing: {JMQVXYZ} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Estes. Thursday freshness: 87%
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© 1994, The New York Times8/25/94 ( No. 16,361 )
Across
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Jam maker : TRAFFIC
8
Mounds of arms : BICEPS
14
Facsimile : REPLICA
15
Tour follower : GROUPIE
16
Occupy : INHABIT
17
Treadmill : RATRACE
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They may try you : PEERS
19
RR depot : STA
21
Borders : ABUTS
22
Look up and down : OGLE
23
"No bid" : IPASS
25
Curve between musical notes : SLUR
26
"Agnus ___" : DEI
27
Crustacean catcher : CRABPOT
29
Before : ERE
30
Scopes Trial defender : DARROW
32
Fit into the schedule : SLOTTED
34
Coal container : BIN
35
Razor-billed bird : AUK
36
Reindeer relative : CARIBOU
40
Like this answer : ACROSS
43
Constellation next to Scorpius : ARA
44
Membership fee for 39-Down? : SUBDUES
46
Shipping letters : PPD
48
"___ Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972 hit) : PAPA
50
Picker-uppers : TONGS
51
Stories : LORE
52
Uses a knife : SLITS
54
Sullivan Award grp. : AAU
55
Sommelier's offerings : WINES
56
"Four Quartets" poet : TSELIOT
58
Temporary : STOPGAP
60
Sprays, perhaps : AERATES
61
Ruin, as plans : TORPEDO
62
Naguib's successor : NASSER
63
Originally : ATFIRST
Down
1
Shooter supporter : TRIPOD
2
Took back : RENEGED
3
Highest orbital points : APHELIA
4
Get wider : FLARE
5
Whopper juniors : FIBS
6
Henri's here : ICI
7
Dupe : CATSPAW
8
Bathing suit top : BRA
9
Bit : IOTA
10
Takes to the street edge : CURBS
11
Uniform attachment : EPAULET
12
Visualize : PICTURE
13
Is incensed : SEESRED
15
Comprehends : GRASPS
20
Drink opener : TAB
23
Resolve, as differences : IRONOUT
24
Consoles : SOLACES
27
Kid corrals : CRIBS
28
City on the Loire : TOURS
31
Baseball stat : RBI
33
Ring result : TKO
36
Where nautical rope is wound : CAPSTAN
37
Uzbek lake : ARALSEA
38
Duelers' equipment : RAPIERS
39
W.W. II craft : UBOATS
40
Masters tournament location : AUGUSTA
41
Freeloader : SPONGER
42
Cracker toppers : SPREADS
45
Certain code carrier : DNA
47
Ruthless ruler : DESPOT
49
Book containing legends : ATLAS
51
Florentine painter : LIPPI
53
Spot : SITE
55
"Star Trek" Klingon : WORF
57
Finish'd : OER
59
Youngster : TOT

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

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