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New York Times, Wednesday, June 16, 1999

Author:
Gilbert H. Ludwig
Editor:
Will Shortz
42-Down : More unctuous
TotalDebutLatest
185/29/19977/21/2008
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Gilbert H. Ludwig

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Ludwig. Wednesday freshness: 80%
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P
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R
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E
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S
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S
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D
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O
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Z
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N
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J
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C
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D
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H
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B
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G
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T
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M
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D
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H
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© 1999, The New York Times6/16/99 ( No. 18,117 )
Across
1
Word in telephone menu instructions : PRESS
6
Grocery list abbr. : DOZ
9
Concluded, with "up" : SEWN
13
Provisional government : JUNTA
14
News agcy. founded by Scripps : UPI
15
Lashes : CILIA
16
1/60-minute drink? : SECONDCUP
18
Substantial : HEFTY
19
Brilliancies : IDEAS
20
Bond's base value : PAR
21
Lineage : DESCENT
24
Volley, as of questions : BARRAGE
28
Ant cows : APHIDS
29
San ___ : SALVADOR
30
Business salutation : SIRS
31
Up ___ (stuck) : ATREE
32
H.S. requirement : ENG
33
Source of 16- and 52-Across? : TIMEINABOTTLE
37
She has a day in May : MOM
38
Those opposed : ANTIS
39
Take on : HIRE
41
Tariff payer : IMPORTER
43
Not let go wild : REININ
45
In demand : DESIRED
46
Treasured figurines : HUMMELS
47
Small, in Dogpatch : LIL
48
Colonial term of address : SAHIB
49
Eighth man to walk on the moon : IRWIN
52
60-minute drink? : HOURGLASS
56
1954 Bogart role : QUEEG
57
Bit in a horse's mouth : OAT
58
U.S. Grant adversary : RELEE
59
Road extension : STER
60
One of the Clantons : IKE
61
Colchester's county : ESSEX
Down
1
Bedwear, informally : PJS
2
Bemoan : RUE
3
Multi-vol. set : ENC
4
True grit : STOICISM
5
Smooth, as wood : SANDED
6
Bit of old gold : DUCAT
7
Work of art : OPUS
8
Goose egg : ZIP
9
Code word for "S" : SIERRA
10
Brownie : ELF
11
1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama : WIT
12
Vote by 38-Across : NAY
15
"Baywatch" actor David : CHARVET
17
Retreats : DENS
20
Prefix with -lithic : PALEO
21
They prosecute perps : DAS
22
Embodiment : EPITOME
23
Midgets : SHRIMPS
24
Wire cutters? : BARBS
25
Sweet lady of song : ADELINE
26
Regan's poisoner : GONERIL
27
Fraction of a joule : ERG
29
Way up : STAIR
31
Put in a chip : ANTED
34
Stud, e.g. : EARRING
35
Silicon Valley name : INTEL
36
Sewer protectors : THIMBLES
37
U.S.N.A. student : MID
40
U.S.N.A. grad : ENS
42
More unctuous : OILIER
43
Essen basin : RUHR
44
Nabokov, e.g. : EMIGRE
46
___ couture : HAUTE
48
Steep : SOAK
49
Mensa data : IQS
50
Same old grind : RUT
51
Minute : WEE
52
___ polloi : HOI
53
Franken and Gore : ALS
54
"What did I tell you?" : SEE
55
Perennial talk show topic : SEX

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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