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New York Times, Wednesday, November 8, 1995

Author:
Glenn E. Sykes
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Down : Tricky
TotalDebutLatest
54/13/19952/3/1999
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0004100
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
111.472224%
Glenn E. Sykes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXYZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Sykes. Wednesday freshness: 34%
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© 1995, The New York Times11/8/95 ( No. 16,801 )
Across
1
Mentioned : SAID
5
Semi's wheels : DUALS
10
Toward the bow : FORE
14
Trygve Lie's home : OSLO
15
Japanese immigrants : ISSEI
16
Persia, today : IRAN
17
Bald, per Robert Herrick : HAIRLESSASANEGG
20
The outdoors : OPENAIR
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Belly buttons : NAVELS
22
New car offering, for short : ABS
23
Shade of purple : LILAC
24
"Rats!" : DARN
27
D-Day city : CAEN
29
Dentist's command : OPEN
33
___ Jima : IWO
34
Cry of accomplishment : TADA
35
Resistance : OHMAGE
37
Unruffled, per Gelett Burgess : CALMASANICEBERG
40
Diligence : EFFORT
41
Polka followers : DOTS
42
___ Lingus : AER
43
Leave in : STET
44
"The Bible Tells ___" : MESO
45
Contrary one : ANTI
46
Felix's roommate : OSCAR
49
Hole number : PAR
51
Certain Kentucky college student : BEREAN
53
Beat in debate : OUTTALK
57
Lithesome, per Samuel Rogers : GRACEFULASAFAUN
59
___ Scotia : NOVA
60
Clear the tape : ERASE
61
Driving force : URGE
62
Consumer : USER
63
Branch Davidians et al. : SECTS
64
___ majesté : LESE
Down
1
London district : SOHO
2
Pronto : ASAP
3
Nastase of tennis : ILIE
4
California Rep. Robert : DORNAN
5
Fateful phrase, with "The" : DIEISCAST
6
Brezhnev's land : USSR
7
Fool : ASS
8
Incline toward the center : LEANIN
9
Rope fiber : SISAL
10
Search thoroughly : FINECOMB
11
Hurler Hershiser : OREL
12
Poverty, metaphorically : RAGS
13
Chang's twin : ENG
18
Big dog, familiarly : LAB
19
Prize for MTV artists : AVA
23
Hero's hero : LEANDER
24
Chops up : DICES
25
Floating : AWAFT
26
Pocahontas's married name : ROLFE
28
Critic ___ Louise Huxtable : ADA
30
Joyful song : PAEAN
31
Plumed wader : EGRET
32
Silent actress Pola : NEGRI
34
Cigarette stat : TAR
35
Far-reaching companies : OCTOPUSES
36
"For ___ a jolly..." : HES
38
Hupmobile, e.g. : MOTORCAR
39
Yellow moths : IOS
44
Lawn enrichment : MANURE
45
Tricky : ARTFUL
47
Call, in poker : SEE
48
Eateries : CAFES
50
Sandburg's "___ Window" : ATA
51
Smith ___ cough drops : BROS
52
Projecting shape : EAVE
53
Drying kiln : OAST
54
Rhine tributary : AARE
55
Drags : LUGS
56
Femur-tibia connector : KNEE
57
African antelope : GNU
58
Milk, in prescriptions : LAC

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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