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New York Times, Saturday, August 5, 1995

Author:
Frank A. Longo
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Actor Keach
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
9110/29/199411/24/20192
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
150137142922
RebusScrabDebutFresh
41.4868687%
Frank Longo

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Longo. Saturday freshness: 58%
1
R
2
E
3
A
4
C
5
H
6
A
7
B
8
L
9
E
10
E
11
B
12
B
13
S
14
N
A
T
H
A
N
I
E
L
15
A
T
R
I
A
16
A
S
T
E
R
I
S
K
S
17
S
T
A
C
Y
18
S
E
A
T
T
L
E
S
E
19
A
H
A
W
K
S
20
A
L
E
C
21
V
I
E
22
N
E
A
23
S
T
E
24
T
25
R
I
S
26
M
I
R
Y
27
S
28
H
A
K
Y
29
Y
E
N
30
O
N
E
S
31
T
O
N
I
32
A
33
N
D
R
E
34
N
E
R
A
35
A
M
A
N
36
F
E
E
37
M
U
S
S
Y
38
P
E
N
S
39
T
U
R
40
F
41
E
M
S
42
L
A
S
43
S
E
R
44
I
45
S
L
E
46
E
L
E
47
C
T
R
I
48
C
B
L
A
N
49
K
50
E
51
T
52
G
O
L
L
Y
53
T
A
R
A
N
T
I
N
O
54
U
N
M
I
X
55
I
N
I
T
I
A
T
O
R
56
N
E
O
N
57
S
E
N
S
E
L
E
S
S
© 1995, The New York Times8/5/95 ( No. 16,706 )
Across
1
Not on the highest shelf : REACHABLE
10
Retrocedes : EBBS
14
Lithographer Currier : NATHANIEL
15
Open courts : ATRIA
16
Footnote indicators : ASTERISKS
17
Actor Keach : STACY
18
N.F.L. team since 1976 : SEATTLESEAHAWKS
20
"The Black Stallion" hero ___ Ramsey : ALEC
21
Fight : VIE
22
Teachers' org. : NEA
23
___ Foy (Quebec suburb) : STE
24
Actor Coffin of early TV : TRIS
26
Swampish : MIRY
27
Dubious : SHAKY
29
Itching : YEN
30
1956 western "The Proud ___" : ONES
31
Singer Braxton : TONI
32
___ Courreges, introducer of the miniskirt : ANDRE
34
Tiber tributary : NERA
35
Rodgers and Hart's "I Want ___" : AMAN
36
Cost : FEE
37
Rumpled : MUSSY
38
They may be felt : PENS
39
Gang's neighborhood : TURF
41
Bismarck's ___ Dispatch : EMS
42
Musical notes : LAS
43
Inspirational msg. : SER
44
Vacation spot : ISLE
46
Cozy cover : ELECTRICBLANKET
52
"Gee whiz!" : GOLLY
53
"Pulp Fiction" director : TARANTINO
54
Separate : UNMIX
55
Catalyst : INITIATOR
56
Plymouth model : NEON
57
Cockamamie : SENSELESS
Down
1
Protein-synthesis strands : RNAS
2
Unaffectedness : EASE
3
Start for boy or girl : ATTA
4
"Read My Licks" guitarist : CHETATKINS
5
Emmy-winning actress Mariette : HARTLEY
6
Old-womanish : ANILE
7
Halve : BISECT
8
Albanian coins : LEKS
9
Print style with stubby serifs : ELSEVIER
10
James of jazz : ETTA
11
Muscularity : BRAWNINESS
12
Squabblers : BICKERERS
13
1983 McCartney-Jackson hit : SAYSAYSAY
15
1968 U.S. Open winner : ASHE
19
Oise feeder : AISNE
23
City north of the Golden Gate Bridge : SANANSELMO
25
Golf's ___ Cup : RYDER
26
Enormous : MONUMENTAL
27
Handy toolbox item : STAPLEGUN
28
Top movie of 1990 : HOMEALONE
32
Following : AFTER
33
Possible cause of slow reflexes : NEURITIS
37
Actress Griffith : MELANIE
40
Coagulating protein : FIBRIN
43
Charon's waterway : STYX
45
Venetian blind components : SLATS
47
Health facility: Abbr. : CLIN
48
Beat : CANE
49
High flier : KITE
50
"Dukes of Hazzard" spinoff : ENOS
51
Rocky peaks : TORS

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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