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New York Times, Friday, September 1, 1995

Author:
Thomas W. Schier
Editor:
Will Shortz
50-Across : End of the quote
TotalDebutLatest
2810/23/196710/18/2000
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4646242
CircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
11.59791148%
Thomas W. Schier

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 44 Missing: {Z} This is puzzle # 16 for Mr. Schier. Friday freshness: 7%
1
S
2
A
3
L
4
E
5
M
6
E
7
T
8
C
9
H
10
A
11
J
12
A
13
X
14
A
L
I
B
I
15
V
I
L
A
16
F
O
R
E
17
P
L
E
B
S
18
E
L
A
L
19
R
H
O
S
20
I
F
T
H
21
E
R
E
W
E
22
R
E
N
O
23
I
A
N
S
24
E
S
S
25
B
26
A
D
P
E
O
27
P
28
L
29
E
T
H
E
30
R
31
E
32
N
O
S
E
33
I
A
M
I
34
L
A
Y
35
A
U
K
36
W
37
O
38
U
L
D
B
E
39
D
I
E
40
R
G
S
41
A
R
N
E
42
M
E
N
D
43
C
H
A
44
R
L
E
S
D
45
I
46
C
47
K
E
N
S
48
R
I
D
49
R
O
A
M
50
N
O
G
O
51
O
52
D
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L
A
W
Y
E
54
R
55
S
56
D
O
U
G
57
D
R
I
Q
58
O
N
E
I
59
N
60
A
N
N
E
61
D
A
L
I
62
E
T
U
D
E
63
T
O
D
D
64
S
T
A
S
65
D
O
P
E
Y
© 1995, The New York Times9/1/95 ( No. 16,733 )
Across
1
Williamette University site : SALEM
6
Delineate : ETCH
10
Comet competitor : AJAX
14
Way out? : ALIBI
15
Bob of TV's "Home Again" : VILA
16
Cry at Shinnecock Hills : FORE
17
Commoners : PLEBS
18
Airline to Ben-Gurion : ELAL
19
Greek letters : RHOS
20
Beginning of a quote : IFTHEREWERENO
23
English actor Carmichael et al. : IANS
24
Race course turn : ESS
25
Part 2 of the quote : BADPEOPLETHERE
32
Pinocchio's polygraph : NOSE
33
"___ Said" (Neil Diamond hit) : IAMI
34
Wager : LAY
35
Razor-billed bird : AUK
36
Part 3 of the quote : WOULDBE
39
Mint stamp : DIE
40
N.F.L. positions : RGS
41
Composer Thomas : ARNE
42
Doctor : MEND
43
Author of the quote : CHARLESDICKENS
48
Unburden : RID
49
Drift : ROAM
50
End of the quote : NOGOODLAWYERS
56
Magician Henning : DOUG
57
Old radio quiz show : DRIQ
58
___ a million : ONEIN
60
Author Tyler : ANNE
61
Buñuel collaborator : DALI
62
Chopin piece : ETUDE
63
Lincoln in-law : TODD
64
El stops: Abbr. : STAS
65
One of a familiar heptad : DOPEY
Down
1
Dupe : SAP
2
Cher's "___ Really Want to Do" : ALLI
3
Willingly : LIEF
4
Drop in the ocean? : EBBTIDE
5
Small disaster : MISHAP
6
To a great extent : EVERSO
7
Gamepiece : TILE
8
Hammer part : CLAW
9
Sound : HALE
10
Once more : AFRESH
11
"Table Talk" English jurist : JOHNSELDEN
12
Slangy suffix : AROO
13
Some signatures : XES
21
Chemical ending : ENE
22
Knot again : RETIE
25
Branch : BOUGH
26
Makes general inquiries : ASKSAROUND
27
Like velvet : PILED
28
Sonny boy : LAD
29
Diplomatic HQ : EMB
30
Parade stoppers : RAINS
31
Regarded : EYED
32
Bust participant : NARC
36
You'll find him in a crowd : WALDO
37
Pay dirt : ORE
38
Dogpatch individuals : UNS
42
Souvenir : MEMENTO
44
Set up, in a way : RIGGED
45
Samarra natives : IRAQIS
46
Word with holy or milk : COW
47
Floored : KAYOED
50
Banned act : NONO
51
Bookie's quote : ODDS
52
"Fiddlesticks!" : DRAT
53
Actress Kedrova of "Torn Curtain" : LILA
54
Enlist again : REUP
55
A or B, e.g. : SIDE
56
Not dis : DAT
59
Napoleonic duke : NEY

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

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