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New York Times, Saturday, May 27, 1995

Author:
A.J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
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A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {FQWX} Spans: 4, (2 double stacks) This is puzzle # 204 for Mr. Santora. Saturday freshness: 44%
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© 1995, The New York Times5/27/95 ( No. 16,636 )
Across
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Boost : JUMPSTART
10
Cuts and splices : EDITS
15
Land of the Hittites : ASIAMINOR
16
Bubbly singer : DONHO
17
State of mind : MENTALITY
18
Beautician Elizabeth : ARDEN
19
Smart weapons proj. : SDI
20
Bird, for one : CELTIC
22
1968 million-selling country album : REBA
23
Projection on a shoe to prevent slipping : CALK
25
J.F.K. posting : ETA
26
Homophone, maybe : PUN
27
First name in spydom : MATA
28
Heel : CUR
30
Excise surgically : RESECT
33
Band members : DRUMMERS
35
Dido : PRANK
36
34 Down, for one : ISRAELI
37
Legal acceptance : JOINDER
39
Cliff house : AERIE
40
Strabismus : CROSSEYE
41
"I don't have ___, I give them": Harry Cohn : ULCERS
42
Communication for the deaf: Abbr. : ASL
43
Ethyl endings : ENES
44
School org. : NEA
45
___ el Amarna, Egypt : TEL
47
Singer Ocasek et al. : RICS
48
U.S. mil. awards : DSMS
50
Kind of bean : ADZUKI
53
Alf and others : ETS
55
John Ciardi's "___ Man" : IMETA
57
"The Best Man" writer : GOREVIDAL
59
Dog-___ : EARED
60
Specify : ENUMERATE
61
Nab : SNARE
62
Handled further infestation : RESPRAYED
Down
1
Fixes : JAMS
2
Slippery character, perhaps : USEDCARSALESMAN
3
Spy equipment : MINIATURECAMERA
4
To a science : PAT
5
Directly : SMACK
6
Ceramic : TILE
7
A dye : ANIL
8
Scoundrels : ROTTERS
9
"Take one!" : TRYIT
10
Writer LeShan : EDA
11
Thomas ___, 1842 rebellion leader : DORR
12
Fourth celebration : INDEPENDENCEDAY
13
Birthplace of seven Presidents : THEBUCKEYESTATE
14
Voiced : SONANT
21
Commuter group : CARPOOL
24
Poet Walter de ___ : LAMARE
27
Year in Henry VII's reign : MDI
28
Keyboard instrument : CELESTA
29
Altdorf is its capital : URI
31
Discordia's Greek counterpart : ERIS
32
Third-generation Japanese-American : SANSEI
34
"My Life" autobiographer : MEIR
37
Some H.S. students : JRS
38
Musical notes : RES
40
Italian turnover : CALZONE
41
Briefs : UNDIES
46
Lawn tool : EDGER
47
Banks hold it : RIVER
49
Dump closure : STER
51
Extinct ox : URUS
52
Big name in G.O.P. circles : KEMP
54
Runners' locale : SLED
56
"Doc' Horne" humorist : ADE
58
Nationalist grp. since 1919 : IRA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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