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New York Times, Wednesday, February 28, 1996

Author:
F. A. Longo
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Down : They may be hard or soft
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Frank Longo

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: {FJKQXYZ} Spans: 2 Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzlemakers. This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Longo. Wednesday freshness: 4%
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© 1996, The New York Times2/28/96 ( No. 16,913 )
Across
1
Shakespearean prince : HAL
4
Harridans : HAGS
8
Chopped : HEWED
13
Modern musician Brian : ENO
14
Iroquoian language : ERIE
15
At whom Peeping Tom peeped : GODIVA
16
Freudian topic : EGO
17
Actress Swenson : INGA
18
Let up : ABATED
19
Food meant for Lent : HOTCROSSBUNS
22
Geometry subject : AREA
23
Torments : AGONIES
27
Sub's activity : WARMINGTHEBENCH
32
Ordinary writing : PROSE
33
Part of P.R. : RICO
34
Gardner of "Mogambo" : AVA
37
French feminist's goal : EGALITE
41
Baseballer Williams : TED
42
Irritate : RILE
44
Start of a famous boast : ICAME
46
Imperturbable : COOLASACUCUMBER
53
Like most record albums : SLEEVED
54
Southeastern Kansas town : IOLA
55
60
Orchid organ : PISTIL
63
Keeps an account of : LOGS
64
Elvis's "___Lost You" : IVE
65
Clios and Obies : AWARDS
66
Au fait : ABLE
67
Not-so-impressive grade : CEE
68
Via Sacra attire : TOGAS
69
Piggies : TOES
70
Cincinnati has three : ENS
Down
1
Bray : HEEHAW
2
Goat breed : ANGORA
3
Pirate at work : LOOTER
4
Next in line : HEIR
5
Cartoonist Peter : ARNO
6
Musicians' engagements : GIGS
7
Half___over (drunk) : SEAS
8
Rub elbows (with) : HOBNOB
9
"The Gathering" star : EDASNER
10
Sparkling gift? : WIT
11
Impending time : EVE
12
"Dear old" one : DAD
15
Test : GAUGE
20
Some skit humor : CAMP
21
"A Christmas Carol" cry : BAH
24
"What's___for me?" : INIT
25
___homo : ECCE
26
Like workhorses : SHOD
28
High dudgeon : IRE
29
Eggy drink : NOG
30
Youth grp. founded in 1912 : GSA
31
Having a purpose : TELIC
34
Bridges of electricity : ARCS
35
Bass___ : VIOL
36
Sunburn soother : ALOE
38
Hosp. section : ICU
39
Tic-___ (candy) : TAC
40
Zoo bird : EMU
43
Sophocles tragedy : ELECTRA
45
Jannings of "The Blue Angel" : EMIL
47
Steers clear of : AVOIDS
48
They may be hard or soft : SELLS
49
Put in : ADD
50
Dress part : BODICE
51
Cricket squad : ELEVEN
52
Street shows : RAREES
56
Box spring support : SLAT
57
Bindlestiff : HOBO
58
Make goo-goo eyes at : OGLE
59
Exploits : USES
60
Bit of encouragement : PAT
61
___Jima : IWO
62
Slump : SAG

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