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New York Times, Wednesday, September 14, 1994

Author:
Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : Optometrists do this
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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71.5252247%
Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVX} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Estes. Wednesday freshness: 15%
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G
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A
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O
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© 1994, The New York Times9/14/94 ( No. 16,381 )
Across
1
Hunter's prey : GAME
5
Batter's woe : SLUMP
10
They're big for conceited folks : EGOS
14
General under Dwight : OMAR
15
Resort lake : TAHOE
16
Author Emile : ZOLA
17
Cabdrivers do this : TAKEYOUFORARIDE
20
Start for step or stop : ONE
21
Fix, as in gambling : RIG
22
Wild talk : RANT
23
Uganda's Amin : IDI
24
Show biz routine : SCHTICK
28
Rummy cry : GIN
30
Repetitious : TATA
32
Simile center : ASA
33
"What Kind of Fool ___" : AMI
34
Its symbol is five rings : OLYMPICS
39
Write : PEN
40
Optometrists do this : LOOKYOUINTHEEYE
44
Silent communication : ESP
45
Tributes : EULOGIES
46
Expert : ACE
47
Kind of room : REC
48
Animal stomach : CRAW
52
Stole : FUR
53
Battery's partner : ASSAULT
57
Show to a seat, informally : USH
58
What you pay at sales : LESS
60
Way of Lao-tzu : TAO
61
World traveler of note : BLY
62
Lip readers do this : WATCHWHATYOUSAY
67
Conductor Klemperer : OTTO
68
Friend of Mercutio : ROMEO
69
Cabin wood : PINE
70
Unmixed, at a mixer : NEAT
71
Hanker : YEARN
72
Busy bodies : ANTS
Down
1
"Get cracking!" : GOTOIT
2
Blake of "Gunsmoke" : AMANDA
3
Succeed : MAKEIT
4
Before : ERE
5
Having a stiff upper lip : STOIC
6
Har-de-har-har : LAUGH
7
TV band : UHF
8
Stock response : MOO
9
Each : PER
10
Metrical Pound : EZRA
11
Flipping : GOINGAPE
12
Nostalgic : OLDTIMEY
13
Enclosure with a MS. : SAE
18
'93, '94, etc. : YRS
19
Aquatic zoo : ARK
25
Pudding ingredient : TAPIOCA
26
"Of Thee ___" : ISING
27
Big stickers : CACTI
29
Diamond digit : NINE
31
Fine, to a pilot : AOK
35
Caustic agent : LYE
36
Letter sign-off : YOURS
37
Slippers for the stubborn? : MULES
38
1989 comedy "___ -Devil" : SHE
40
Page (through) : LEAF
41
Kiss : OSCULATE
42
Victor Herbert work : OPERETTA
43
Computer key abbr. : ESC
49
Emphasizes, as an embarrassing error : RUBSIN
50
Obliquely : ASLANT
51
"Certainly!" : WHYYES
53
Lenten symbol : ASH
54
Absolute : UTTER
55
Imperative to Macduff : LAYON
56
Overly : TOO
59
Dundee dweller : SCOT
62
Persuaded to marry : WON
63
Not straight : WRY
64
Millet's "Man With the ___" : HOE
65
Doctors' org. : AMA
66
Put ___ fight : UPA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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