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New York Times, Wednesday, May 24, 1995

Author:
Wayne Robert Williams
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : Whopper
TotalDebutLatest
384/30/19943/5/1998
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
44312843
RebusScrabDebutFresh
21.5516243%
Wayne Robert Williams

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQWXZ} This is puzzle # 23 for Mr. Williams. Wednesday freshness: 43%
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R
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© 1995, The New York Times5/24/95 ( No. 16,633 )
Across
1
Huck Finn's craft : RAFT
5
Lacking : SHY
8
Propped-up shelter : LEANTO
14
Composer Satie : ERIK
15
Tripmeter setting : OOO
16
Make well-liked : ENDEAR
17
Site of Iolani Palace : HONOLULU
19
No big thing : TRIFLE
20
Docs united : AMA
21
Monkeylike : APISH
23
Baseball's Tommie et al. : AGEES
24
Counterpoise : BALANCE
26
Itchin' (to) : EAGER
28
"The Age of Innocence" director : SCORSESE
30
Asian holiday : TET
33
Wet : DAMPEN
36
Sort : ILK
37
Faction : SIDE
38
Zodiac sign : ARIES
39
Hosp. employees : RNS
40
Commended for merit : CITED
41
Russian's neighbor : FINN
42
Large expanse : SEA
43
Peaceful demonstrations : SITINS
44
Author Amy : TAN
45
Highest large lake in the world : TITICACA
47
Author Jong : ERICA
49
Cupidity : AVARICE
53
Bo-o-ring : HOHUM
55
Become spoiled : GOBAD
57
Lon ___ of Cambodia : NOL
58
Muse of astronomy : URANIA
60
Violin virtuoso : PAGANINI
62
Not making one's quota : BEHIND
63
Request of Vanna : ANE
64
"Yikes!" : EGAD
65
Jargons : SLANGS
66
Article in a periódico : LAS
67
Rib or jaw : BONE
Down
1
Treatment center : REHAB
2
Appetite stimulant : AROMA
3
Ultimate : FINAL
4
Ref's decision : TKO
5
Just a bit : SOUPCON
6
___-than-thou attitude : HOLIER
7
Certain pronouns : YOUS
8
Allowed to : LET
9
Infuriate : ENRAGE
10
River into the Gulf of Venice : ADIGE
11
Ikhnaton's wife : NEFERTITI
12
Whopper : TALE
13
Magnetite and malachite : ORES
18
Pricks : LANCES
22
Cads : HEELS
25
Resort in the Rockies : ASPEN
27
Put to : ASK
29
Site of 1956 warfare : SINAI
31
Paradise : EDEN
32
Turner and Williams : TEDS
33
Crackers : DAFT
34
"Elsa's Dream," e.g. : ARIA
35
Longfellow maiden : MINNEHAHA
37
Raga instrument : SITAR
39
Mark sale prices : RETAG
40
Bug with a loud love call : CICADA
42
[as printed] : SIC
43
Cannibals and headhunters : SAVAGES
45
The when of an event : TIMING
46
Changing booth : CABANA
48
Small to-do : RUNIN
50
Architect Jones : INIGO
51
Schwarzenegger title role : CONAN
52
Slur over : ELIDE
53
Primary intersections : HUBS
54
Hurler Hershiser : OREL
56
Fiery gemstone : OPAL
59
Classifieds : ADS
61
Woodpecker's tool : NEB

Answer summary:
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