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New York Times, Friday, December 31, 1993

Author:
Norman S. Wizer
Editor:
Will Shortz
38-Down : Plain People
TotalDebutLatest
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Norman S. Wizer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQYZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 19 for Mr. Wizer. Friday freshness: 7%
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© 1993, The New York Times12/31/93 ( No. 16,124 )
Across
1
Man has seven : AGES
5
Small groove : STRIA
10
Trims the tree : LOPS
14
Barbarian : GOTH
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Cut___swath : AWIDE
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"___Her on Monday" (1942 hit) : IMET
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Mercury or Saturn : AUTO
18
Treacherous person : VIPER
19
Computer memory : CORE
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LOCK... : STEPBOXSMITHOUT
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Praise loudly : TOUT
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Giant's third word : FOE
25
Fling : AFFAIR
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Cherub : AMORETTO
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Coos' partner : BILLS
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Maintain : AVER
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Word associated with light bulbs : AHA
36
STOCK... : BROKERCARMARKET
40
That, in Sonora : ESO
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Part of HOMES : ERIE
42
Reagan Attorney General : MEESE
43
Coffeecake topping : STREUSEL
46
Mug : KISSER
47
Turner or Cole : NAT
48
Kiddie talk? : LISP
49
BARREL... : CHAIRORGANHOUSE
57
Pealed : RANG
58
Double-check the check : READD
59
"March Madness" org. : NCAA
60
Energy source : ATOM
61
N.R.A. symbol : EAGLE
62
Venetian strip : SLAT
63
Flattop, of sorts : MESA
64
Hitler's architect : SPEER
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Gossips are all this : EARS
Down
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"It's___!" (wow!) : AGAS
2
Foot problem : GOUT
3
Luncheon follower : ETTE
4
Work discussion : SHOPTALK
5
British taste : SAVOUR
6
Tween : TWIXT
7
Torn and tide, e.g. : RIPS
8
The same, to Caesar : IDEM
9
Gaseous : AERIFORM
10
A nut for cooking : LICHEE
11
Novel set on Tahiti : OMOO
12
President Fujimori's land : PERU
13
Blue-pencil notation : STET
21
Fort on the Oregon Trail : BOISE
22
Craggy hill : TOR
25
French clerics : ABBES
26
With 27-Down, ground level : FIRST
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See 26-Down : FLOOR
28
Use : AVAIL
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Pool, in poetry : MERE
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Movie shots : TAKES
31
Items on hand : THESE
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Western : OATER
34
Plot measure : ACRE
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Makes as good as new : RESTORES
38
Plain People : AMISH
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Knee jerk, e.g. : RESPONSE
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Mystery : ENIGMA
45
Mideast inits. : UAR
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It usually has a garten in back : KINDER
48
Dipper : LADLE
49
Pull an all-nighter : CRAM
50
Odium : HATE
51
Years in Toledo : ANOS
52
Gather : REAP
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Knight's glove : GAGE
54
Member of 59-Across : UCLA
55
German river : SAAR
56
Grub : EATS

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

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