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New York Times, Friday, December 16, 1994

Author:
A.J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
2-Down : Kind of dancing
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A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQXZ} This is puzzle # 198 for Mr. Santora. Friday freshness: 8%
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© 1994, The New York Times12/16/94 ( No. 16,474 )
Across
1
Bleat : BAA
4
Abandon : SCRUB
9
Falsehood : TALE
13
Hosp. chart : EEG
14
Computer scooter : MOUSE
15
Iron Eagle of W.W. II : LEMAY
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Sin : ERR
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Built (on) : ADDED
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Dream girl of song : IRENE
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Start of a quip : POETRYISLIVING
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Roger of the balcony : EBERT
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Get high marks : ACE
24
Failure : DUD
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Novelist ___ Mae Brown : RITA
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Despicable ones : SLIME
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Next in line : HEIR
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Reproducer : COPYCAT
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Inferior : SHODDY
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More of the quip : PROOFTHAT
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Optimally : ATBEST
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Mideast river to the Mediterranean : ORONTES
43
Rough finish : SHOD
44
Passed : THREW
46
___ College, N.C. : ELON
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Pivot : HUB
49
Bind : TIE
50
Capri, to Loren : ISOLA
51
End of the quip : RHYMEDOESNTPAY
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Superior to : ABOVE
57
Relish : GUSTO
58
Treasury dept. : IRS
59
Improve a rough draft : REPEN
60
Bomb site of 1943-45 : ESSEN
61
Peeples of "Fame" : NIA
62
H.S.T. or D.D.E. : PRES
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"The Minister's Wooing" author : STOWE
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"Polly" playwright John : GAY
Down
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Pager : BEEPER
2
Kind of dancing : AEROBIC
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Accept : AGREETO
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Sting : SMART
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Scout of renown : CODY
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Designer Gernreich : RUDI
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Exploits : USES
8
Madhouse : BEDLAM
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Actress Garr : TERI
10
Made alterations : AMENDED
11
Spiritless : LANGUID
12
Vision : EYE
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Performing : LIVE
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In a corner : TRAPPED
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Skating extravaganza : ICESHOW
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Desiccate : DRY
27
Terrier : SCOTTIE
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Pathet ___ (Communist group) : LAO
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"I Can Get ___ You Wholesale" ('62 musical) : ITFOR
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Most popular : HOTTEST
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'90 and '95 e.g. : YRS
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Solo in space : HAN
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Three, in Capri : TRE
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Mountain tree : ASH
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Walter Mitty's creator : THURBER
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"Road" star : BOBHOPE
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Running for one's wife? : ELOPING
42
Sunrooms : SOLARIA
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Is noncommittal : HEDGES
47
Oppose : NAYSAY
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Some U.S. agents : TMEN
50
___ fell swoop : INONE
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Designer St. Laurent : YVES
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Supplant : OUST
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Sinclair rival : ESSO
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Onetime flight attendant, slangily : STEW
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3-D art pioneer : ARP

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

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