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New York Times, Monday, June 5, 1995

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Down : May birthstones
TotalDebutLatest
1169/13/199410/17/2005
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.502306%
Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXYZ} This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 28%
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© 1995, The New York Times6/5/95 ( No. 16,645 )
Across
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Jobs to do : TASKS
6
"Excuse me..." : AHEM
10
Sentry's command : HALT
14
Mr. North, informally : OLLIE
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___ contendere : NOLO
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"Tosca" tune : ARIA
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Absolutely dependable : GOODASGOLD
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Monthly check : RENT
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Gambling site: Abbr. : OTB
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Partner of read 'em : WEEP
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Latest news : UPDATE
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Have on : WEAR
25
London Magazine essayist : ELIA
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One of Santa's team : DASHER
29
Half volley, in tennis : TRAPSHOT
33
Speedy : RAPID
34
Enfant terrible : BRAT
35
PBS science program : NOVA
36
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
37
Beethoven dedicatee : ELISE
38
Rat ___ (knocking) : ATAT
39
Achy : SORE
40
Rosalind Russell role : MAME
41
Religious work of art : PIETA
42
Gym shoes : SNEAKERS
44
See 47 Down : WALLER
45
Filly's father : SIRE
46
Droops : SAGS
47
Celebration : FIESTA
50
Farming unit : ACRE
51
Lawn square : SOD
54
Mideast's Gulf of ___ : ADEN
55
Almost weightless : LIGHTASAIR
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Matador's foe : TORO
59
Pulled a gun, as in a shootout : DREW
60
Bedside companion : NURSE
61
Tortoiselike : SLOW
62
Actress Thompson of "Family" : SADA
63
___ and true : TRIED
Down
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One way to order at a restaurant : TOGO
2
Very much : ALOT
3
Neatnik's counterpart : SLOB
4
Grade-schooler : KID
5
Natural fish food : SEAWEED
6
Wrath : ANGER
7
Hula-___ : HOOP
8
Angled annex : ELL
9
Tone down : MODULATE
10
Steely : HARDASNAILS
11
Zone : AREA
12
Fuzz : LINT
13
London's ___ Gallery : TATE
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Char : SEAR
23
"Great Expectations" boy : PIP
24
Completely pale : WHITEASSNOW
25
Wipe out : ERASE
26
Gown : DRESS
27
Alphabetically advanced boy : AARON
28
Bowling score : SPARE
29
Prunes : TRIMS
30
Arthur Hailey novel : HOTEL
31
Egg-shaped : OVATE
32
Golden Horde member : TATAR
34
Trumpet : BLARE
37
May birthstones : EMERALDS
41
Miss America, e.g. : PAGEANT
43
First-aid box : KIT
44
Witch's blemish : WART
46
Unstressed vowel : SCHWA
47
With 44 Across, "Ain't Misbehavin" songwriter : FATS
48
Teen's fave : IDOL
49
Mr. Saarinen : EERO
50
Elderly : AGED
51
Rani's garb : SARI
52
Seine feeder : OISE
53
Slave Scott : DRED
56
Savings for the elderly: Abbr. : IRA
57
California's Big ___ : SUR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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