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New York Times, Wednesday, March 9, 1994

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Down : Kitchener
TotalDebutLatest
5212/7/19824/11/2005
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
7141210351
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.57473513%
Norma Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 38 for Ms. Steinberg. Wednesday freshness: 46%
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© 1994, The New York Times3/9/94 ( No. 16,192 )
Across
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"Major Barbara" playwright : SHAW
5
Sierra Club founder John : MUIR
9
Phrygian king : MIDAS
14
Per capita : EACH
15
___ facto : IPSO
16
"Have ___ day!" : ANICE
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Proctor's cry at the end of a test : TIME
18
Pierce : STAB
19
Coast : SHORE
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Imprisoned feline's call? : GETMEOWOFHERE
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Cornucopia : HORN
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"Star-Spangled Banner" contraction : OER
25
Avaricious : GREEDY
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Nostalgic song for cows? : MOORIVER
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Greenstreet's frequent co-star : LORRE
34
Monk's hood : COWL
35
Flag : TIRE
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Neighbor of Afr. : EUR
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Bluish-gray cat : MALTESE
40
Famous diarist : NIN
41
Beginning (then) : ASOF
43
Harness part : REIN
44
Desert plant : YUCCA
46
Rex Stout's canine sleuth? : NEROWOOF
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Disclaimer : DENIAL
49
Kind of shot : RIM
50
Temperament : MOOD
51
Kind of relationship for crows? : CAWSANDEFFECT
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Isaac's mother : SARAH
58
Pierre's breakfast choice : OEUF
59
Cheer (for) : ROOT
61
Blazing : AFIRE
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In addition : ELSE
63
Author Vidal : GORE
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Sales prospects : LEADS
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More than misled : LIED
66
Tom Joad, e.g. : OKIE
Down
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Gel : SET
2
Reagan Secretary of State : HAIG
3
Wile E. Coyote's supply company : ACME
4
If : WHETHER
5
1990 Kathy Bates film : MISERY
6
Author Sinclair : UPTON
7
".... ere ___ Elba" : ISAW
8
Kind of cop : ROBO
9
Old word for a harasser : MASHER
10
Get by will : INHERIT
11
Parisian house of design : DIOR
12
Plat portion : ACRE
13
Comment before "I told you so" : SEE
21
Computer add-on : MODEM
22
Cons : FOOLS
25
Learn through research : GLEAN
26
Awaken : ROUSE
27
Goof : ERROR
28
Pattern : MOTIF
29
TV lawyer ___ Marshall : OWEN
30
Leonardo's hometown : VINCI
31
Author Jong : ERICA
32
Of the kidneys : RENAL
34
Singer Laine : CLEO
38
Whiff : AROMA
39
"___ newt..." : EYEOF
42
Word before march : FORWARD
45
Experience : UNDERGO
47
Fancies : WISHES
48
Tipped, in away : DOFFED
50
Verdun's river : MEUSE
51
Eatery : CAFE
52
Kathleen Battle offering : ARIA
53
Holiday season : NOEL
54
Takeout shop : DELI
55
Kitchener : COOK
56
Actress Spelling : TORI
57
Former baseball all-star Bando : SAL
60
Driver's aid : TEE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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