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New York Times, Friday, April 1, 1994

Author:
Stanley Newman
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : Abbr. on a phone
TotalDebutLatest
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Stanley Newman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Newman. Friday freshness: 0%
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J
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© 1994, The New York Times4/1/94 ( No. 16,215 )
Across
1
Shakes up : JARS
5
Moonshine-to-be : MASH
9
Architectural afterthought : ADDON
14
Like crazy : ALOT
15
Until : UPTO
16
Hang (over) : DRAPE
17
Patrick's "Ghost" co-star : DEMI
18
Knock out : DRUG
19
Like interstates : LANED
20
Practical joker's buy : EXPLODINGCIGAR
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Kind of fin : TAIL
24
Sapporo sash : OBI
25
Fake jewelry : PASTE
27
Marked a ballot : XED
29
Charming : NICE
33
Publicize : AIR
34
Banana oil, e.g. : ESTER
36
Major affiliation : TORY
37
Practical joker's buy : SQUIRTINGFLOWER
41
Centers of activity : HUBS
42
Bucks : MOOLA
43
Impress mightily : AWE
44
Once around the sun : YEAR
45
Will-o'-the-wisp site : FEN
46
Special interest grps. : ASSNS
48
Pithecologist's study : APE
50
Lhasa ___ (terrier type) : APSO
51
Practical joker's buy : SNEEZINGPOWDER
58
See 6-Down : FOOLS
59
Brazen : DARE
60
Bring on board : HIRE
61
Sound : AUDIO
62
Kaput : OVER
63
Similar : AKIN
64
Smile upon : BLESS
65
Cleaning solutions : LYES
66
Work at a bar : TEND
Down
1
Figurine material : JADE
2
___ Raymond, originator of "Flash Gordon" : ALEX
3
Easy victory : ROMP
4
Clown's props : STILTS
5
Least lucid : MUDDIEST
6
With 58-Across, certain victims : APRIL
7
Stagger : STUN
8
"Dukes of Hazzard" boss : HOGG
9
Robin Williams forte : ADLIB
10
Involve with, unwillingly : DRAGINTO
11
Seaman-novelist who served on the Pilgrim : DANA
12
Abbr. on a phone : OPER
13
Nancy Drew's boyfriend : NED
21
"Shane" or "Stagecoach" : OATER
22
How some pkgs. come : COD
25
Nettle : PIQUE
26
Resort island off Venezuela : ARUBA
27
TV tube material : XENON
28
Consequently : ERGO
30
Artist Grant Wood, e.g. : IOWAN
31
Steamship staffs : CREWS
32
Rochester's beloved : EYRE
33
Wan : ASHY
35
What the hands may show : TIME
38
Sharon and Shamir : ISRAELIS
39
Charleston ladies : FLAPPERS
40
"Will Rogers Follies" prop : LASSO
45
Turkish topper : FEZ
47
"Big deal!" : SOWHAT
49
Change at Chihuahua : PESOS
50
Jibe : AGREE
51
Music category : SOUL
52
Junction point : NODE
53
Whom a wannabe wants to be : IDOL
54
The Midshipmen : NAVY
55
Water barrier : DIKE
56
Green land : ERIN
57
Split apart : REND
58
Wisk rival : FAB

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

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