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New York Times, Saturday, October 14, 1995

Author:
Alex K. Justin
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Put back
TotalDebutLatest
195/21/19924/2/1998
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.54103557%
Alex K. Justin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Justin. Saturday freshness: 87%
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© 1995, The New York Times10/14/95 ( No. 16,776 )
Across
1
Kid ___ (Nickelodeon programs) : VIDS
5
Empty shells : PIECRUSTS
14
Constellation near Perseus : ARIES
16
Present : ONTHESPOT
17
Ballet subtitled "The Courting at Burnt Ranch" : RODEO
18
Discards : SCRAPHEAP
19
Concisely : INANUTSHELL
21
___ stroke (immediately) : ATA
22
Something to settle : ASCORE
23
Commodity price : MARKET
25
Sci. of flora : BOT
26
Ariz. neighbor : CAL
28
Disqualify (oneself) : RECUSE
29
Actress Rainer : LUISE
31
Architectural drawings : EPURES
33
Delineate : ETCH
34
Olive ___ : DRABS
35
Letter opener : SIRS
39
Lord Jim portrayer : OTOOLE
41
Inflictive : PENAL
42
One of the three estates : CLERGY
44
Post office motto word : NOR
46
Sundial hour : VII
47
Mount also called Agri Dagi : ARARAT
48
Plain as day : PATENT
50
Tent type : PUP
51
Abolished : DIDAWAYWITH
55
Brand name on a medicine shelf : LISTERINE
57
Clemenceau's moniker, with "le" : TIGRE
58
Greediness : ESURIENCE
59
Scrutinizer : OGLER
60
"By all means!" : YESINDEED
61
Ecclesiastical offices : SEES
Down
1
Something not to be relied on : VARIABLE
2
Resolves : IRONSOUT
3
Preachy : DIDACTIC
4
"___ evil..." : SEENO
5
Gram. case : POSS
6
Foot part : INCH
7
Bien-___ (well-being): Fr. : ETRE
8
Farm equipment manufacturer William : CHALMERS
9
Put back : REPLACE
10
Show the way, briefly : USH
11
Communicates : SPEAKS
12
Just right : TOATEE
13
Parade honoree, for short : STPAT
15
Informant : SOURCE
20
Cause of a restaurant stir? : TEA
24
Ballet ___ : RUSSE
27
Composer Anderson : LEROY
28
Modernismo poet ___ Dario : RUBEN
30
Blacksmith : SHOER
32
Alter ego : PAL
34
Ready to drop : DOGTIRED
36
Hoodwink : INVEIGLE
37
"___ County" (Liz Taylor movie) : RAINTREE
38
Glissades : SLITHERS
40
Price offsetter : TRADEIN
41
Beseech : PRAYTO
42
Vacation of a sort : CRUISE
43
Slip-up : LAPSUS
45
W.W. II agcy. : OPA
47
Marquand title character : APLEY
49
Shoots : TWIGS
52
Wine's companion : DINE
53
Clear finish : ANCE
54
Tobacco, slangily : WEED
56
Prefix in many chemical names : TRI

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

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