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New York Times, Saturday, February 18, 1995

Author:
Stephanie Spadaccini
Editor:
Will Shortz
35-Down : TV Guide material
TotalDebutLatest
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Stephanie Spadaccini

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQWXZ} This is puzzle # 11 for Ms. Spadaccini. Saturday freshness: 91%
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© 1995, The New York Times2/18/95 ( No. 16,538 )
Across
1
Backs out : RENEGES
8
Descendant of Old Norse: Var. : FAROESE
15
Ham it up : OVERACT
16
Medicinal plants : IPECACS
17
1970 Picasso work, With "The" : MATADOR
18
Spectacles : GLASSES
19
Supermodel Carol : ALT
20
Walked through melted snow : SLUSHED
22
Ratings org. : EPA
23
Invalid : NULL
25
Uninhabited : EMPTY
26
Cosmetics brand : COTY
27
Three-time Masters winner : SNEAD
29
Ballet's ___ de cheval : PAS
30
Teems : POURS
31
Votary : ADMIRER
33
Giotto contemporary : DANTE
34
Least likely to bend : BRITTLEST
36
Butler of literature : RHETT
38
Numbskull : AIRHEAD
41
Reflective : SHINY
42
Hackers' machines for short : PCS
43
Pennies, sometimes : ANTES
45
Dick Francis book "Dead ___" : CERT
46
Matches : BOUTS
48
Figure skater Thomas : DEBI
49
Actress O'Connor : UNA
50
Sound of disapproval : HISSING
52
Galoot : LUG
53
Similar to an apron top : BIBLIKE
55
Strengthen : NOURISH
57
Drooling : ASLAVER
58
Most dreary : GRAYEST
59
Moolah : SHEKELS
60
Crosby's parish : STMARYS
Down
1
"Friends" follower : ROMANS
2
1987 Isabel Allende novel : EVALUNA
3
Stung : NETTLED
4
Baseball card stat. : ERA
5
Is a jet-setter : GADS
6
___ Militaire (Napoleon's alma mater) : ECOLE
7
Hussy : STRUMPET
8
Encounters : FIGHTS
9
J.P. Marquand's "The Late George ___" : APLEY
10
"Alive" author Piers Paul ___ : READ
11
Where brass is made?: Abbr. : OCS
12
Persuade to leave : EASEOUT
13
Elizabeth's staff : SCEPTRE
14
Lamb specialties : ESSAYS
21
Kirk Douglas role : SPARTACUS
24
Flickering : LAMBENT
26
Struggle : CONTEND
28
Down's partner : DIRTY
30
Turkish official : PASHA
32
Brand to dye for? : RIT
33
"___ Ring des Nibelungen" : DER
35
TV Guide material : LISTINGS
36
From Bonn or Cologne : RHENISH
37
Highly qualified for a job : HIRABLE
39
Studio : ATELIER
40
"Clair de lune" composer : DEBUSSY
41
Goes diving : SCUBAS
42
Portrait sitters : POSERS
44
Glimpses : SIGHTS
46
Actor Theodore : BIKEL
47
Show derision : SNORT
50
Queen's domain : HIVE
51
The fruit dove is its official bird : GUAM
54
"Mighty ___ a Rose" : LAK
56
Scandinavian rug : RYA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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