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New York Times, Monday, June 6, 1994

Author:
Robert Zimmerman
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Down : Sidewinder lock-ons
TotalDebutLatest
143/24/199210/10/2007
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0372110
CircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
11.5121215%
Robert Zimmerman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJQX} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Zimmerman. Monday freshness: 91%
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© 1994, The New York Times6/6/94 ( No. 16,281 )
Across
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Gregory Hines specialty : TAP
4
Take for granted : ASSUME
10
Colorless : DRAB
14
Actress Gardner : AVA
15
Stay-at-home : SHUTIN
16
Roof overhang : EAVE
17
House member: Abbr. : REP
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Interior decorator's hiree : PAPERHANGER
20
Wields the gavel : PRESIDES
22
Swear (to) : ATTEST
23
Pinker inside : RARER
24
Opponent : ANTI
25
Greek geometer : EUCLID
27
Premolar : BICUSPID
31
Pallid : ASHEN
32
Secrete : HIDE
33
Poi ingredient : TARO
34
Fed. power agcy. : REA
35
Diffidence : SHYNESS
38
Sword's superior, in saying : PEN
39
Craving : LUST
41
Ends' partner : ODDS
42
More than fat : OBESE
44
Stereo components : SPEAKERS
46
32-card card game : ECARTE
47
Effect a makeover : REDO
48
Napoleon's cavalry commander : MURAT
49
Slow, in music : ADAGIO
52
Bring an issue home : LOCALIZE
55
Pet rock, maybe : PAPERWEIGHT
57
Hair application : GEL
58
Formerly : ERST
59
Mother ___ : NATURE
60
The 90's, e.g. : ERA
61
Goes out with regularly : SEES
62
Archeological finds : STELES
63
Director Howard : RON
Down
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Canvas cover : TARP
2
Declare positively : AVER
3
Houseman TV series, with "The" : PAPERCHASE
4
Two are often prescribed : ASPIRINS
5
Under the elms : SHADED
6
"Great!" : SUPER
7
Salt Lake City team : UTES
8
Russian for "peace" : MIR
9
Makes more valuable : ENHANCES
10
Person who's feeling down in the mouth? : DENTIST
11
Fad : RAGE
12
Lexington and Madison: Abbr. : AVES
13
Lahr or Parks : BERT
19
One of the Aleutians : ATTU
21
Shopper's lure : SALE
24
Adjutants : AIDES
25
Noblemen : EARLS
26
Exhaust : USEUP
27
Ties : BINDS
28
Toothless threat : PAPERTIGER
29
"___ my case" : IREST
30
Gift recipient : DONEE
32
Kind of power : HYDRO
36
Barn dances : HOEDOWNS
37
Legendary hemlock drinker : SOCRATES
40
Sidewinder lock-ons : TARGETS
43
False god : BAAL
45
Actor Dullea : KEIR
46
A form of 46-Across : EUCHRE
48
Tycoon : MOGUL
49
Primates : APES
50
Madonna's "Truth or ___" : DARE
51
Church area : APSE
52
Lo-cal : LITE
53
Mr. Mostel : ZERO
54
Flair : ELAN
56
Chow down : EAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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