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New York Times, Thursday, April 13, 1995

Author:
Glenn E. Sykes
Editor:
Will Shortz
35-Down : Gridiron offense strategy
TotalDebutLatest
54/13/19952/3/1999
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RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
111.472225%
Glenn E. Sykes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 44 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Sykes. Thursday freshness: 71%
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© 1995, The New York Times4/13/95 ( No. 16,592 )
Across
1
Big name in china : SPODE
6
Acidhead's problem : BADTRIP
13
"Berlin Diary" author : SHIRER
14
On the way : ENROUTE
15
Certain English student : ETONIAN
16
Parent by choice : ADOPTER
17
More sour : TARTER
18
Barbershop sound : SNIP
19
Concentration : EYEONTHEBALL
21
Compactor input : TRASH
26
Not now : THEN
27
Shout for attention : HALLO
28
Greek letters : PIS
31
Choking cause : SMOG
33
Live coal : EMBER
34
Blistering pitch : FASTBALL
36
Dander : IRE
37
Kind of hammer : BALLPEEN
38
Like certain arteries : ILIAC
39
Actress Talbot : NITA
41
Matching pieces : SET
42
Mild cigar : CLARO
43
Quite a bit : TONS
45
Whitish : ASHEN
46
Prisoner restraint : BALLANDCHAIN
51
Slot fillers : TABS
53
Miami's ___ Bowl : ORANGE
54
Superior neighbor : ONTARIO
58
Rapid musical passages : PRESTOS
59
"___ home?" : ANYBODY
60
William Jennings Bryan, e.g. : ORATOR
61
Used car deals : RESALES
62
Excite : WAKEN
Down
1
Ship's counterpart : SHORE
2
Mottled horse : PINTO
3
Familiarize : ORIENT
4
Scarcities : DEARTHS
5
North end : ERN
6
Dangerous throw : BEANBALL
7
The Beatles' "___ Love Her" : ANDI
8
Fail to follow through : DROPTHEBALL
9
Best : TOP
10
Dull routine : RUT
11
Follower: Suffix : ITE
12
Apiece : PER
13
Legal delay : STAY
15
Time for les vacances : ETE
18
Misses' overseas cousins : SENORITAS
20
Surround : HEMIN
22
Movers' equipment : RAMPS
23
"Three Tall Women" writer : ALBEE
24
Freezing rain : SLEET
25
Tooter : HORN
28
Becomes boring : PALLS
29
Former Piston Thomas : ISIAH
30
Gawk : STARE
32
Mount : GETON
34
Paycheck stub abbr. : FICA
35
Gridiron offense strategy : BALLCONTROL
40
Pyrenees principality : ANDORRA
44
Owl's cry : SCREAK
46
Certain retrievers : BALLBOYS
47
Waste maker : HASTE
48
Playwright Chekhov : ANTON
49
Mr. Stravinsky : IGOR
50
Initials on some video games : NES
52
Deputy : AIDE
54
Bireme equipment : OAR
55
Storm heading : NNE
56
Cobb and others : TYS
57
Court org. : ABA
58
"Bam!" : POW

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3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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