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New York Times, Saturday, April 2, 1994

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Down : Scares off
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611.571,613877%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QWX} This is puzzle # 19 for Mr. Nosowsky. Saturday freshness: 50%
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© 1994, The New York Times4/2/94 ( No. 16,216 )
Across
1
Kind of stick : JOSS
5
Guadalajara is its capital : JALISCO
12
Contract winner in the paper : SOUTH
13
Whom tax evaders fear : AUDITORS
14
Typical introduction? : STEREO
15
Wiseacres : SMARTIES
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Red ___ (sushi fish) : TAI
17
Man's hat : PORKPIE
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Chou En-___ : LAI
20
Name in two constellations : URSA
22
Less of a risk : SAFER
23
Apportion : METE
24
"___ in Love" (1973 movie) : BLUME
26
Alien cover? : POD
27
Kind of order : SIDE
28
Definitely not a petite : SIZETHIRTEEN
31
Made a loser a winner : TURNEDTHETIDE
34
"Enough with your jokes!" : CANTHECOMEDY
36
Three in 5 Across : TRES
38
___ U.S. Pat. Off. : REG
39
Nile valley area : NUBIA
40
It's of alimentary importance : FOOD
41
Branch of biology : RAMUS
43
Figuring : MATH
44
Follower of fresh or foul : OUT
45
Authorized, in a way : CANONIC
47
Moreover : TOO
48
"No kidding!" : ISTHATSO
50
Fiesta brave participant : TORERO
52
Gets extra shut-eye : SLEEPSIN
53
Civil rights leader from Mississippi : EVERS
54
Sawbuck : TENSPOT
55
Presidential candidate of yore : DEBS
Down
1
Famous TV liar : JOEISUZU
2
Start of the Lord's Prayer : OUR
3
Arthur Murray teaching : STEP
4
Scares off : SHOOS
5
Got overeager : JUMPEDTHEGUN
6
Part of Will Rogers's real name : ADAIR
7
Foreign-exchange listing : LIRE
8
Initials in telecommunications : ITT
9
Dirty : SOILED
10
Build : CREATE
11
Actor Davis : OSSIE
12
Bright at night : STARLIT
13
Overdo the wish list : ASKFORTHEMOON
14
Check records? : STUBS
18
The Metro : RAPIDTRANSIT
21
Penalized in court : AMERCED
23
Relative of a cover charge : MINIMUM
25
Lab burners : ETNAS
27
Cause to attack : SETON
29
Egg warmer? : HEN
30
Common Market abbr. : EEC
32
Wranglers : DEBATERS
33
Galley workers : EDITORS
35
Gulliver brute : YAHOO
36
Muss up : TOUSLE
37
Reprobate : ROTTEN
40
Impose (upon) : FOIST
41
1969 Hoffman role : RATSO
42
Located : SITED
45
Creator of the Shmoos : CAPP
46
Bight : COVE
49
Stag attendees : HES
51
Johnny ___ : REB

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2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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