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New York Times, Thursday, May 25, 1995

Author:
Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Down : Turn
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Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXYZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 23 for Mr. Estes. Thursday freshness: 5%
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C
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© 1995, The New York Times5/25/95 ( No. 16,634 )
Across
1
Latin dance : CHACHA
7
Trees in "The Little Prince" : BAOBABS
14
Perform perfectly : DOTOAT
15
"Billy Budd" writer : MELVILLE
16
Spectators' seating : STANDS
17
Move, as with difficulty : GETABOUT
18
Runs roughshod over : STEAMROLLERS
20
"Act your ___!" : AGE
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Rowers grip it : OAR
24
157.5 degrees : SSE
25
Begin a fall : TRIP
27
Brother's title : FRA
30
East Asian prefix : SINO
34
Marking with ridges : WALING
37
Hand-me-down : USED
40
Head of the House, once : TIP
41
Dessert duo : ICECREAMANDCAKE
44
Stretch the truth or stretch out : LIE
45
A Guthrie : ARLO
46
Dictator from Gori : STALIN
47
Yakutsk river : LENA
49
Branch : ARM
51
Angler's luck : BITE
52
Untrustworthy sort : CAD
55
Grp. of swingers : PGA
58
Train part : CAR
59
Haunt : WATERINGHOLE
65
Choral piece : ORATORIO
66
Water temperature tester, maybe : BIGTOE
70
Division division : REGIMENT
71
Messengers from afar : ANGELS
72
This may get 40 lashes : MASCARA
73
Marquis ___ : DESADE
Down
1
S&L offerings : CDS
2
Roasting : HOT
3
___ glance : ATA
4
Takes for a ride : CONS
5
Couldn't get out of it : HADTO
6
On the ocean : ATSEA
7
Suds, so to speak : BEER
8
Low-voiced ladies : ALTOS
9
Round figures : OVALS
10
Confirmation class gifts : BIBLES
11
Skin smoother : ALOE
12
Fast runner on slow film : BLUR
13
Hardens : SETS
15
Theater threesome : MGM
19
Sandy's line : ARF
20
Freely : ATWILL
21
Allen of comedy : GRACIE
22
Doreen of "Private Benjamin" : EILEEN
26
Photo : PIC
28
Unconfirmed info : RUMOR
29
Nutty-fruitcake center : ASA
31
Slanted : ITALIC
32
Leonid predecessor : NIKITA
33
First game : OPENER
35
Depression fighter: Abbr. : NRA
36
Luther's lang. : GER
38
Nuts to editors : ENS
39
Mantis killer : DDT
42
Chef's phrase : ALA
43
Truck front : CAB
48
Vinegary : ACETIC
50
Pitched ball stat : MPH
53
Bouquet : AROMA
54
More critical : DIRER
56
Turn : GOBAD
57
With a flared bottom : ALINE
59
Tequila additive : WORM
60
Domain : AREA
61
Does like "it" : TAGS
62
Ship of 1492 : NINA
63
"I've ___ a Secret" : GOT
64
Spurs : EGGS
67
Indian export : TEA
68
Familiar : OLD
69
Jargon suffix : ESE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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