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New York Times, Tuesday, March 15, 1994

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
26-Down : Playoff breathers
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16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQX} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Kahn. Tuesday freshness: 76%
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© 1994, The New York Times3/15/94 ( No. 16,198 )
Across
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Colo. acad. : USAF
5
Start fishing : CAST
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"Dancing Queen" pop group : ABBA
13
Mata ___ : HARI
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Tear to shreds : RIPUP
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Tactic : PLOY
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Singer Antoine from New Orleans : FATSDOMINO
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Intense anger : RAGE
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Carty of baseball : RICO
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___ and kin : KITH
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"The Company" : CIA
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Mister twister : CHUBBYCHECKER
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San Francisco area : THEBAY
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Antitoxins : SERA
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Laughed, in a way : CHORTLED
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Transfer, as a legal proceeding : REMOVE
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"Tie a Yellow Ribbon" tree : OAK
37
Native land : SOD
39
Inform (on) : RAT
40
Fantasized : DREAMT
44
Durante's "Mrs." : CALABASH
48
Cosmonaut Gagarin : YURI
50
1956 Oscar-winning actress : MALONE
51
Birthday-suit activity : SKINNYDIPPING
55
0ne of L.B.J.'s dogs : HER
56
Munich's river : ISAR
57
Max or Buddy : BAER
59
Till compartment : ONES
61
Film hit of 1934 : THETHINMAN
65
Dermatologist's diagnosis : CYST
66
Underwater acronym : SONAR
67
Tevye portrayer on stage : ZERO
68
Feminist Millett : KATE
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Mikulski and Murkowski: Abbr. : SENS
70
Once more : ANEW
Down
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TV initials : UHF
2
Region of heavy W.W. II fighting : SAAR
3
Heart of the grocery? : ARTICHOKE
4
Champion named 9/1/72 : FISCHER
5
___- Magnon : CRO
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Goal : AIM
7
Acerbic : SPIKY
8
Acropolis attire : TUNICS
9
Bank loan abbr. : APR
10
Longtime Supreme Court name : BLACK
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Humphrey, to Bacall : BOGIE
12
TV's "___ in the Life" : AYEAR
15
Commotion : POTHER
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Act like the Apostle Thomas : DOUBT
22
"___ goes!" : HERE
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___ Harbour, Fla. : BAL
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Playoff breathers : BYES
27
Machine part : CAM
28
"___ she blows!" : THAR
30
Food fish : COD
31
A dwarf : DOC
33
Syracuse players : ORANGEMEN
34
Floral container : VASE
35
Biblical suffix : ETH
38
Moist : DAMP
41
Novelist Rand : AYN
42
City bond, for short : MUNI
43
Secret lovefests : TRYSTS
45
Appearance at a sit-down? : LAP
46
Suspect's "out" : ALIBI
47
Top-rated TV show of the 60's : BONANZA
49
Baking potatoes : IDAHOS
51
Kind of therapy : SHOCK
52
Moi's country : KENYA
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"___ my case" : IREST
54
"Goodnight" girl : IRENE
58
Steak order : RARE
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Marie, e.g.: Abbr. : STE
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Aruba product : TAN
63
Nolte's "48___" : HRS
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Right away : NOW

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

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