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New York Times, Saturday, February 12, 1994

Author:
Rand H. Burns
Editor:
Will Shortz
7-Down : Show decisiveness
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Rand H. Burns

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {KQX} Spans: 2 Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry. This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Burns. Saturday freshness: 83%
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© 1994, The New York Times2/12/94 ( No. 16,167 )
Across
1
French composer Francis : POULENC
8
Silent "ugh" : GRIMACE
15
Kind of eclipse : ANNULAR
16
Of a son's love : OEDIPAL
17
Stipulation : PROVISO
18
Narrow at the base, as leaves : OBOVATE
19
Left command : HAW
20
Affording rest : EASEFUL
22
Broadside : RAM
23
Potent leader : OMNI
25
Letters in a 60's cigarette ad : LSMFT
26
Sub outlet : DELI
27
Dog-tired : SPENT
29
Oft-repeated sound of reproof : TUT
30
W.W. II general and namesakes : TOJOS
31
Euphemistic oath of old : SDEATH
33
Longtime Israeli statesman : HERZOG
35
Dodge : RUSE
36
Seneca foe : ERIE
37
Salesman's line : PATTER
39
1969 Luchino Visconti film, With "The" : DAMNED
42
Dessert introduced in 1897 : JELLO
43
Apply : USE
45
Leave just the kitchen sink? : STRIP
47
Host : ARMY
48
"___ Irish Rose" : ABIES
50
Dance to chants : HULA
51
Mauna ___ : LOA
52
Went ape : FLIPPED
54
Liked loads : DUG
55
Jesus' tongue : ARAMAIC
57
Descendant of Esau : EDOMITE
59
Coach of the Nittany Lions : PATERNO
60
Countervailing force : NEGATER
61
Kids' support group : ALATEEN
62
Thirst : DRYNESS
Down
1
Ancient city of Cyprus : PAPHOS
2
Access ways to major arteries : ONRAMPS
3
Not anyone's : UNOWNED
4
Informal affection : LUV
5
___ Ducommun, 1902 Peace Nobelist : ELIE
6
Stuffy, in a way : NASAL
7
Show decisiveness : CROSSTHERUBICON
8
Show dementedness : GOOFFTHEDEEPEND
9
Counter : REBUT
10
16 magazine profilee : IDOL
11
Year in Ethelred the Unready's reign : MIV
12
Mexican packsaddle : APAREJO
13
Index : CATALOG
14
Fragrant resins : ELEMIS
21
Outback denizen : EMU
24
Sans animation : INERTLY
26
Offbeat ordinal : DOZENTH
28
Same: Prefix : TAUTO
30
Crops : TRIMS
32
Bisected fly : TSE
34
70's and 80's cause : ERA
37
Via the mouth : PERORAL
38
Capital of the Kazakh Soviet Republic : ALMAATA
40
Professorial : ERUDITE
41
Waters down : DILUTES
42
Capital of Veracruz : JALAPA
44
Nurse a brewski : SIP
46
Communication devices : PAGERS
48
Dress with a flare : ALINE
49
Event of 3/26/94 : SEDER
52
The going price? : FARE
53
Item in a roundup : DOGY
56
Rendezvoused : MET
58
Hold down, in a way : MAN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 7 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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