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New York Times, Friday, December 24, 1993

Author:
Merl H. Reagle
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Merl Reagle

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Reagle. Friday freshness: 1%
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© 1993, The New York Times12/24/93 ( No. 16,117 )
Across
1
Smooth wood : SAND
5
Treat like a pariah : SHUN
9
Pin place : LAPEL
14
Mixed bag : OLIO
15
"Self " starter : AUTO
16
"Die Fledermaus" maid : ADELE
17
Stay tuned, Part 1 : DONTGOAWAYFOLKS
20
Writer Danielle : STEEL
21
She shares the wealth : COHEIRESS
22
Cut (off) : LOP
24
___gallop : ATA
25
Stay tuned, Part 2 : WELLBERIGHTBACK
34
"O.K., Ahab" : AYE
35
Actress Verdugo : ELENA
36
Borden bovine : ELSIE
37
"Cool" : NEAT
39
Gounod opera : FAUST
41
Marion's finish : ETTE
42
Island crooner : DONHO
44
Slangy $100 bill : CSPOT
46
Sniggler's wiggler : EEL
47
Stay tuned, Part 3 : AFTERTHESEWORDS
50
Ankh's cross : TAU
51
Midwest Indian : SAC
52
Disparages : BELITTLES
58
Ogden Nash's feet : IAMBS
62
Stay tuned, Part 4 : FROMOURSPONSORS
64
Signal to slow : AMBER
65
Unguarded, in football : OPEN
66
Radiate : EMIT
67
Full of vim and vinegar : SASSY
68
Word to a refusenik : NYET
69
Thanksgiving side dishes : YAMS
Down
1
Lays down the lawn : SODS
2
Much : ALOT
3
Not quite Bo Derek : NINE
4
"No kidding!" : DOTELL
5
___ Tome and Principe : SAO
6
Hollywood 10 condemner: Abbr. : HUAC
7
60's spy plane : UTWO
8
Biblical 950-year-old : NOAH
9
Gulf of Mexico pirate : LAFITTE
10
Cute : ADORABLE
11
A k a Edson Arantes do Nascimento : PELE
12
Large lodge : ELKS
13
Minus : LESS
18
Boston daily : GLOBE
19
Informal agreement : YEAH
23
Ill-gotten gains : PELF
25
Fish in a John Cleese comedy : WANDA
26
"___newt..." : EYEOF
27
Listed : LEANT
28
Boxer's asset : REACH
29
Operating : INUSE
30
Reactions to aerialists : GASPS
31
Fall bloomer : ASTER
32
Given as a source : CITED
33
Falls (over) : KEELS
38
London daily : THETIMES
40
Ballerina's strong points : TOES
43
Speaking skill : ORATORY
45
"Roughing It" writer : TWAIN
48
Hippo's wear in "Fantasia" : TUTU
49
Dramatist Sean : OCASEY
52
Arts degs. : BFAS
53
"Cope Book" Aunt : ERMA
54
Arcing shots : LOBS
55
Author Hubbard : LRON
56
Wordsmith Willard : ESPY
57
The Graf___ : SPEE
59
N.Y. institution on 53d Street : MOMA
60
Fedora feature : BRIM
61
Trans-Atlantic speedsters : SSTS
63
Prov. on Niagara Falls : ONT

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

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