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New York Times, Saturday, December 23, 1995

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
31-Down : First name in Olympic skating
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 30 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 48 for Mr. Nosowsky. Saturday freshness: 68%
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© 1995, The New York Times12/23/95 ( No. 16,846 )
Across
1
Park, in a way : GARAGE
7
Breakfast order : SMALLOJ
14
Grammy winner Franklin : ARETHA
15
It gets its kicks : SHINBONE
16
Lays low : SMITES
17
Oil : TEXASTEA
18
Dick on TV : CAVETT
19
Apple thrower of myth : ERIS
20
Film director Roach : HAL
21
"Be present," in a song : ADESTE
22
Velvet finish : EEN
23
1993 news site : WACO
24
Gide's "La symphonie ___" : PASTORALE
26
Estonia's second-largest city : TARTU
27
Shiloh priest : ELI
28
Has change : VARIES
29
Assessing : TAKINGINVENTORY
35
Dazed : INAFOG
36
Ballyhoo : DIN
37
Steppes settler : TATAR
38
Follow as an unexpected result : SUPERVENE
44
"South Pacific" role : LIAT
45
Words of inquiry : EHS
46
Fan : ROOTER
47
Medit. land : ISR
48
Skip : OMIT
49
'50s tennis star Gibson : ALTHEA
50
More impertinent : SNIPPIER
52
Venetian assembly : BLINDS
53
Like a Christmas tree : TINSELLY
54
Metropolitan Opera V.I.P. James : LEVINE
55
Poked along : SNAILED
56
Puts up : ERECTS
Down
1
Tank top? : GASCAP
2
Navy group : ARMADA
3
Robs, to Robert Burns : REIVES
4
Give one's word : ATTEST
5
"In the ___" (Presley hit) : GHETTO
6
Hunter's object : EASTEREGG
7
Actress North : SHEREE
8
Add to the stewpot : MIXIN
9
Common duck genus : ANAS
10
Scale amts. : LBS
11
Casanova : LOTHARIO
12
"The Zoo Story" or "Riders to the Sea" : ONEACTER
13
"Othello" topic : JEALOUSY
15
Big Three supplier : STEELINDUSTRY
23
Flaw : WART
25
Thrilla in Manila fighter : ALI
26
Whip but good : TAN
28
Word for an archdeacon : VENERABLE
29
Champs : TITLISTS
30
Friend of Henry Miller : ANAISNIN
31
First name in Olympic skating : KATARINA
32
"___ first you ..." : IFAT
33
Part of Scand. : NOR
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Red carpet treader : VIP
38
Protective layer : SHIELD
39
It will curl your hair : ROLLER
40
Like some church candles : VOTIVE
41
Kind of cuisine : ETHNIC
42
Doesn't have to : NEEDNT
43
Takes the lead : ERASES
45
Boxer Griffith : EMILE
48
European auto : OPEL
51
"___ Love You" : PSI

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4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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