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New York Times, Monday, December 13, 1993

Author:
Thomas W. Schier
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Down : "Wheels"
TotalDebutLatest
2810/23/196710/18/2000
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4646242
CircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
11.59791148%
Thomas W. Schier

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {BQXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Schier. Monday freshness: 83%
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© 1993, The New York Times12/13/93 ( No. 16,106 )
Across
1
Canyon sound : ECHO
5
Cross-legged exercises : YOGA
9
August forecast : HUMID
14
Bumbler : CLOD
15
50-50 : EVEN
16
Mohawk Valley city : UTICA
17
Kitchen fat : LARD
18
Shea Stadium nine : METS
19
Pressed one's luck : DARED
20
Big-eared animal : ASS
21
Vacation locale : JERSEYSHORE
23
In ___ (ready for release) : THECAN
25
Sign of summer : LEO
26
Cordage : ROPING
29
It will be printed tomorrow : ANSWER
34
Gerald Ford's birthplace : OMAHA
36
Banned apple spray : ALAR
38
By way of : THRU
39
Vacation locale : POCONOMOUNTAINS
42
Declare : AVER
43
Congressman Gingrich : NEWT
44
Solemn procedures : RITES
45
"___ forget" : LESTWE
47
1959 Fiestas song : SOFINE
49
Comic Charlotte : RAE
51
Outcome : UPSHOT
54
Vacation locale : THEHAMPTONS
60
Have a tab : OWE
61
Like gold : AURIC
62
On-the-cob treat : CORN
63
Ilsa of "Casablanca" : LUND
64
Wrist movement : FLICK
65
Tale starter : ONCE
66
Pre-owned : USED
67
Army vehicles (You're welcome!) : TANKS
68
Blue-green : TEAL
69
Jolly, to the British : VERY
Down
1
Brilliance : ECLAT
2
Sharply disagree : CLASH
3
Monmouth Park events : HORSERACES
4
___ man out : ODD
5
Sana native : YEMENI
6
"Back to you" : OVER
7
Fetches : GETS
8
Photographer Adams : ANSEL
9
Rock of Hollywood : HUDSON
10
Jazz locale : UTAH
11
Muralist Joan : MIRO
12
Cake decorator : ICER
13
Janet Reno's home county : DADE
21
Lacquer : JAPAN
22
Pine : YEARN
24
Associate : COHORT
27
Put the finger on : NAME
28
Is brilliant : GLOWS
30
Painter's mishaps : STAINS
31
Russian parliament building : WHITEHOUSE
32
Sea swooper : ERNE
33
"Broom Hilda" creator Myers : RUSS
34
Whitish gem : OPAL
35
Military command? : MOVE
37
"Wheels" : AUTO
40
Late-late show hour : ONEAM
41
Vacation events : TRIPS
46
Violent downfalls : WRACKS
48
Tornado part : FUNNEL
50
Orlando attraction : EPCOT
52
Shareholder : OWNER
53
Sleepwear item : TEDDY
54
___-Hartley Act : TAFT
55
Hip-shaking in Kauai : HULA
56
Actress Moran : ERIN
57
Rube : HICK
58
TV knob : TONE
59
Whale of a movie : ORCA
63
Broadway hit of 1964-65 : LUV

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

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