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New York Times, Tuesday, June 20, 1995

Author:
Jon Delfin
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Down : Trolley sound
TotalDebutLatest
512/13/19944/27/2003
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1031000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.572536%
Jon Delfin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Delfin. Tuesday freshness: 69%
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© 1995, The New York Times6/20/95 ( No. 16,660 )
Across
1
Twaddle : PAP
4
Obvious fact : TRUISM
10
Swiss peaks : ALPS
14
Where Tel Aviv is: Abbr. : ISR
15
Illustrator Beardsley : AUBREY
16
Skin opening : PORE
17
Any ship : SHE
18
Brooklyn pitching legend : PREACHERROE
20
Ancient storyteller : AESOP
22
Bowling alley button : RESET
23
Mass. senatorial monogram : EMK
24
___ out (just managed) : EKED
26
Horned zoo animals, briefly : RHINOS
28
"Forrest Gump" author : WINSTONGROOM
33
Picnic pest : ANT
34
Dormitory disturbance : SNORE
35
Capital of Bolivia : SUCRE
39
Super server, in tennis : ACER
41
Song syllables : TRALA
43
Bridge feat : SLAM
44
Chocolate substitute : CAROB
46
Be of use : AVAIL
48
Belief : ISM
49
Subject of a 1956 film "search" : BRIDEYMURPHY
52
Overly rushed : HECTIC
55
Nose-in-the-air type : SNOB
56
Moray : EEL
57
Jai alai basket : CESTA
61
Take over : COOPT
64
Former Idaho Senator : FRANKCHURCH
67
Pub quaff : ALE
68
Fork part : TINE
69
Major blood vessels : AORTAE
70
Howard or Ely : RON
71
Safecracker : YEGG
72
Fire stirrers : POKERS
73
Sot's ailment : DTS
Down
1
Italian flower town : PISA
2
Court star Arthur : ASHE
3
Award show V.I.P. : PRESENTER
4
Machine rods : TAPPETS
5
Capek play : RUR
6
Over, to Otto : UBER
7
"Dies ___" : IRAE
8
Parts of mins. : SECS
9
"You saved me!" : MYHERO
10
Showery mo. : APR
11
Actress Sophia : LOREN
12
Teaser ad : PROMO
13
Hunts for : SEEKS
19
Groups' tenets : ETHOS
21
Authorizes : OKS
25
Word of warning : DONT
27
Radio wise guy Don : IMUS
28
W.W. II woman : WAAC
29
Old-time Peruvian : INCA
30
Missile-warning grp. : NORAD
31
Serious : GRAVE
32
Team track event : RELAY
36
Coach's prop : CLIPBOARD
37
Too hasty : RASH
38
TV prize : EMMY
40
Gen. ___ E. Lee : ROBT
42
Gets ready to fire : AIMS
45
Building block : BRICK
47
Expense account expenses : LUNCHES
50
Polar cover : ICECAP
51
Milne's Baby ___ : ROO
52
Packing a little weight : HEFTY
53
Creepy : EERIE
54
Trolley sound : CLANG
58
"Go away!" : SHOO
59
Istanbul native : TURK
60
Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
62
Cabal : PLOT
63
Change for a twenty : TENS
65
Not pos. : NEG
66
Mercury or Saturn, e.g. : CAR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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