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New York Times, Wednesday, October 5, 1994

Author:
Fran & Lou Sabin
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Japanese battle cry
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Lou Sabin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {J} Spans: 4 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Sabin. This is puzzle # 112 for Mr. Sabin. Wednesday freshness: 37%
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© 1994, The New York Times10/5/94 ( No. 16,402 )
Across
1
Concede, with "up" : FESS
5
Star in Cygnus : DENEB
10
Door-closing sound : WHAM
14
Proceedings : ACTA
15
The end for Socrates : OMEGA
16
Wonderland creature : HARE
17
Accomplice in 64-Across : CHARLESVANDOREN
20
Poker-faced TV sidekick : TONTO
21
Workbench item : ADZE
22
Pop : DAD
23
Restaurant freebie : ROLL
26
Discus thrower Oerter et al. : ALS
28
Time of 64-Across : NINETEENFIFTIES
36
Tokyo of yore : EDO
37
Blacksmith : SHOER
38
Now : TODAY
39
See 3-Down : GETZ
41
Inflexible : RIGID
43
Enliven, with "up" : PERK
44
Finger, in a way : RATON
46
"___ the news today, oh boy" (Beatles lyric) : IREAD
48
___-Felicite, Que. : STE
49
Places where 17-Across sat : ISOLATIONBOOTHS
52
Give the boot : AXE
53
Hamlet : DORP
54
Pumper's pride : ABS
57
Swimming champ Kristin : OTTO
60
Drawn-out fight : SIEGE
64
Downfall of 17-Across : QUIZSHOWSCANDAL
68
Egg on : URGE
69
Nail file : EMERY
70
Guardianship : EGIS
71
Will's wife : ANNE
72
Took it from the top : REDID
73
Physics unit : DYNE
Down
1
Actuality : FACT
2
She loved Narcissus : ECHO
3
With 39-Across, "The Girl From Ipanema" saxophonist : STAN
4
Nobel Prize refuser, 1964 : SARTRE
5
Everyman John : DOE
6
Fat letters : EMS
7
St. Petersburg's river : NEVA
8
Major Hoople's exclamation, in the comics : EGAD
9
Japanese battle cry : BANZAI
10
"Pinball Wizard" band, with "the" : WHO
11
Rocky : HARD
12
Acreage : AREA
13
Patch : MEND
18
Despoils : LOOTS
19
Blue-and-white pottery : DELFT
24
Glassmaking oven : LEHR
25
Pope of 795-816 : LEOIII
27
"Cool it!" : STOP
28
Silent star : NEGRI
29
Concepts : IDEAS
30
"___ worry ..." : NOTTO
31
Part of U.N.C.F. : NEGRO
32
Quaker : FRIEND
33
That is : IDEST
34
Terra firma : EARTH
35
Gettysburg general George : SYKES
40
"Germinal" author : ZOLA
42
Actress Maryam : DABO
45
Island in Greek myth : NAXOS
47
Animals' backs : DORSA
50
Grazer's limiter : TETHER
51
Thought : OPINED
54
Shade of blue : AQUA
55
Overcook : BURN
56
Speak with the hands : SIGN
58
Bibliophile's purchase : TOME
59
Was in arrears : OWED
61
Nervous : EDGY
62
Football yardage : GAIN
63
"What ___ is new?" : ELSE
65
Dutch waterway : ZEE
66
Indian title : SRI
67
Dancer Charisse : CYD

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

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