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New York Times, Saturday, March 18, 1995

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Down : Botanical snapper
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 6, (2 triple stacks) Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry. This is puzzle # 37 for Mr. Nosowsky. Saturday freshness: 55%
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© 1995, The New York Times3/18/95 ( No. 16,566 )
Across
1
1988 Dreyfuss-Julia comedy : MOONOVERPARADOR
16
Change direction : ALTERONESCOURSE
17
Joseph Conrad jungle tale : HEARTOFDARKNESS
18
Field: Prefix : AGRO
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"The Lost World" author : DOYLE
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Insignificant one : TWIT
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Shaquille O'Neal's alma mater: Abbr. : LSU
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One in charge : FOREMAN
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Have an epiphany : SEE
25
Political grouping : BLOC
26
"___ a Kick Out of You" : IGET
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Examine, in Essex : ANALYSE
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Connects solidly : CEMENTS
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___ cake : BUNDT
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Live and breathe : EXIST
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Live for evil? : ANAGRAM
40
Mortars' mates : PESTLES
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Corresponding : SAME
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Hi's partner : LOIS
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Rank below capt. : CDR
47
Scout troop groups : PATROLS
49
Eng. station : BBC
52
Prissy : PRIM
54
"Of ___ Sing" : THEEI
55
Trundle : ROLL
56
Treacly 1984 Disney movie : LOVELEADSTHEWAY
59
1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival hit : UPAROUNDTHEBEND
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It helps a shopper say no : SALESRESISTANCE
Down
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Taj ___ : MAHAL
2
Cassini and others : OLEGS
3
Hokkaido port : OTARU
4
Poppaea's third husband : NERO
5
Crumb : ORT
6
Magic systems : VOODOOS
7
Use the police : ENFORCE
8
Color over : REDYE
9
Like David's writing : PSALMIC
10
Plot size : ACREAGE
11
Korean soldier : ROK
12
Genealogy figure : AUNT
13
Columnist Pearson et al. : DREWS
14
Actor Davis : OSSIE
15
Remainder, in Rouen : RESTE
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Botanical snapper : FLYTRAP
23
Vengeance deified : NEMESIS
25
Real property: Abbr. : BLDGS
27
Preacher's readings : TEXTS
28
Ethics-policing grp. : ABA
29
Saint Theresa was one : NUN
30
Santa ___ : ANA
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It's nothing at all : NIL
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China's Lao-___ : TSE
34
City map abbrs. : STS
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Do-it-yourselfer : AMATEUR
39
Marsh gas, essentially : METHANE
40
Much-bombed Romanian city of W.W.II : PLOESTI
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Ancient flints : EOLITHS
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Middling grade : CPLUS
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___ hint (clue in) : DROPA
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Oppose : RIVAL
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Foxx and namesakes : REDDS
49
"The House in Paris" author Elizabeth : BOWEN
50
Noir's opposite : BLANC
51
Jeremy of Chad and Jeremy : CLYDE
53
Just : MERE
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Singer McEntire : REBA
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Spanish article : LOS
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Riled (up) : HET

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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