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New York Times, Saturday, February 3, 1996

Author:
W. R. Williams
Editor:
Will Shortz
14-Down : Marina of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
TotalDebutLatest
384/30/19943/5/1998
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
44312843
RebusScrabDebutFresh
21.5516243%
Wayne Robert Williams

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {KVX} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 29 for Mr. Williams. Saturday freshness: 83%
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© 1996, The New York Times2/3/96 ( No. 16,888 )
Across
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Varnishes : JAPANS
7
Mormon councilmen : APOSTLES
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Hatred : ANIMUS
16
Squash : ZUCCHINI
17
Having belts : ZONATE
18
Merchant : RETAILER
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Utopias : ZIONS
20
Part of a locomotive : CAB
21
Unprocessed grain : GRIST
22
Atahualpa, for one : INCA
23
Former Cleveland Symphony conductor : SZELL
25
Prefix with liter : DECI
26
Numerical suffix : ETH
27
Fervent : ZEALOUS
29
"Help!" : SOS
30
Popular mixer : SELTZER
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Kind of alert : SMOG
34
Candies : TREATS
35
Proceed easily : BREEZE
39
Lounger's perch : SOFA
41
Flower with colorful leaves : BEGONIA
42
Avant-garde sculptor : ARP
45
Executioner of 22-Across : PIZARRO
47
Family docs : GPS
48
Uris's "___18" : MILA
50
Guardian of Crete, in myth : TALOS
51
Sensitivity : TACT
52
Hackers and others : USERS
54
Frequent tabloid subject : LIZ
55
Actor Max von___ : SYDOW
56
Contemporary panhandler's prop : SQUEEGEE
58
Mock or knock : DERIDE
59
Like Istanbul : EURASIAN
60
Does community service, e.g. : ATONES
61
Give more thought to : REASSESS
62
Most sound : HALEST
Down
1
Flashy in the extreme : JAZZIEST
2
Consecration performer : ANOINTER
3
Jack of diamonds and queen of spades : PINOCHLE
4
KitchenAid competitor : AMANA
5
Excessive buffs : NUTS
6
Pilot's dir. : SSE
7
Angel of death, in Judaism : AZRAEL
8
Brick homes : PUEBLOS
9
Calendar abbr. : OCT
10
Heroin, to addicts : SCAG
11
It precedes home : THIRD
12
Easter decor : LILIES
13
"Romanian Rhapsodies" composer : ENESCO
14
Marina of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" : SIRTIS
20
Drug___ : CZAR
23
Considers proper : SEESFIT
24
Walks clumsily : LUMBERS
27
Texas-based rock trio : ZZTOP
28
Forage grass : SORGO
31
Future profs : TAS
33
Storm maker : GEO
36
Swiss valley known for its resorts : ENGADINE
37
Delivery aids : ZIPCODES
38
Kind of relations : EASTWEST
40
Blooming shrubs : AZALEAS
41
Last name in Communism : BROZ
42
Entertainer : AMUSER
43
Blue : RISQUE
44
Chest cavity membrane : PLEURA
46
1986 James Cameron thriller : ALIENS
49
Sectors : AREAS
51
Innsbruck is its capital : TYROL
53
Shrink time: Abbr. : SESS
55
Bristle : SETA
57
Hand over, to Angus : GIE
58
Morse bit : DAH

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

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