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New York Times, Tuesday, August 9, 1994

Author:
Jonathan Schmatzbach
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Across : Fountain treat, for short
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.5211218%
Jonathan Schmalzbach

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXYZ} This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Schmalzbach. Tuesday freshness: 11%
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© 1994, The New York Times8/9/94 ( No. 16,345 )
Across
1
Buddy : CHUM
5
Balance sheet listing : ASSET
10
Helper: Abbr. : ASST
14
New Rochelle college : IONA
15
They fly in formation : GEESE
16
Wife of ___ (Chaucer pilgrim) : BATH
17
Ordnance : ARMS
18
Fill with glee : ELATE
19
Out of the weather : ALEE
20
Battle in which Lee defeated Pope : SECONDMANASSAS
23
Sunday talk: Abbr. : SER
24
Activity : ADO
25
Fountain treat, for short : SHAKE
26
Battle in which Bragg defeated Rosecrans : CHICKAMAUGA
31
Singer Coolidge et al. : RITAS
32
Corner : TRAP
33
11th-century date : MVI
36
Heaven on earth : EDEN
37
Change : AMEND
39
Earth sci. : GEOL
40
Marry : WED
41
Fine poker holdings : ACES
42
Hawks : SELLS
43
Battle in which Grant defeated Bragg : CHATTANOOGA
46
John Wilkes Booth, e.g. : ACTOR
50
Tempe sch. : ASU
51
Items on a "must" list : DOS
52
Battle in which Lee defeated Burnside : FREDERICKSBURG
57
Retread, e.g. : TIRE
58
Go along (with) : AGREE
59
Wrangler's pal : PARD
61
Overlook : OMIT
62
Some are heroic : POEMS
63
Mideast land : OMAN
64
Promontory : NESS
65
Kilmer opus : TREES
66
Nino's nothing : NADA
Down
1
Spy grp. : CIA
2
Baseball, informally : HORSEHIDE
3
Not deserved : UNMERITED
4
Not fem. : MASC
5
Work to do : AGENDA
6
Infrequently : SELDOM
7
Petticoat junction : SEAM
8
"Como ___ usted?" : ESTA
9
Chelsea Clinton, e.g. : TEEN
10
Embarrass : ABASH
11
Nacho topping : SALSA
12
Rib-eye : STEAK
13
Ones nearby : THESE
21
Dumbarton ___ (1944 meeting site) : OAKS
22
P.D.Q. : ASAP
23
Item in a hardware bin : SCREW
27
Fire : CAN
28
Nuclear experiment : ATEST
29
Coffee server : URN
30
Start for fly or about : GAD
33
Three-hanky film : MELODRAMA
34
City once named for Stalin : VOLGOGRAD
35
Rick's beloved et al. : ILSAS
37
Herr's "Oh!" : ACH
38
"Cry ___ River" : MEA
39
General Motors make : GEO
41
Parcel of land : ACRE
42
High-hat : SNUB
44
Words before "I'm yours" : TAKEME
45
Tax : ASSESS
46
"Sweet" river of song : AFTON
47
Record blot : CRIME
48
Actress Garr et al. : TERIS
49
Playwright Clifford : ODETS
53
Engrossed : RAPT
54
Mr. Stravinsky : IGOR
55
Saskatchewan tribe : CREE
56
Atop : UPON
60
Kind of testing : DNA

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

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