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New York Times, Tuesday, June 7, 1994

Author:
Ernie Furtado
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Mower's trails
TotalDebutLatest
3011/5/198612/13/1995
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Ernie Furtado

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 37 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is puzzle # 22 for Mr. Furtado. Tuesday freshness: 85%
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© 1994, The New York Times6/7/94 ( No. 16,282 )
Across
1
Dogpatch's creator : CAPP
5
Palindromic term of address : MAAM
9
Talked, old-style : SPAKE
14
Nose tweaker : ODOR
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Willa Cather's "One of ___" : OURS
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With sickly pallor : WANLY
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Dream : MUSE
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Till's bills : ONES
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Rags-to-riches writer : ALGER
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Start of an old motto : BETTERTO
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List ender : ETALII
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Shooter ammo : PEA
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Part 2 of motto : LIGHTONE
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Take- ___ (accompaniers) : ALONGS
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___ of one's own medicine : ADOSE
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Part 3 of motto : CANDLE
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Bulldog : ELI
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Twosome : SPAN
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Martinique, e.g. : ILE
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Environmentally minded, for short : ECO
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Hook shape : ESS
41
"Don't Bring Me Down" rock group : ELO
42
Miami's county : DADE
44
Blanche in "The Golden Girls" : RUE
46
Part 4 of motto : THANTO
48
Particle : SPECK
50
Conquering hero : SAVIOR
51
Part 5 of motto : CURSETHE
54
Aerialist's safeguard : NET
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Theater people : USHERS
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End of motto : DARKNESS
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Sightseeing sight : RUINS
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Golfer Isao ___ : AOKI
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Singleton : UNIT
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Ball : DANCE
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A night in Paris : NUIT
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Exterior: Prefix : ECTO
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Blackthorn shrubs : SLOES
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1949 erupter : ETNA
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Creep through the cracks : SEEP
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Search thoroughly : COMB
2
Together, musically : ADUE
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On hold : POSTPONED
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Make believe : PRETEND
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Heath : MOOR
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Godmother, often : AUNT
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Rings of color : AREOLAE
8
Orig. texts : MSS
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Mower's trails : SWATHS
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Mouth parts : PALATES
11
White, informally : ANGLO
12
Last name in fashion : KLEIN
13
Nest for 21-Down: Var. : EYRIE
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See 13-Down : EAGLE
22
"Me" types : EGOISTS
25
Thumb-twiddling : IDLE
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Fatty ___ : ACID
27
Refrain part : LALA
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1985 Danielle Steel best seller : SECRETS
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Regretfulness : PENITENCE
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Choir voice : ALTO
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Koh-i- ___ (famed diamond) : NOOR
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Pinch reaction : OUCH
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Cut of meat : SHANK
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Nitty-gritty : ESSENCE
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Just managed : EKEDOUT
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Streets : AVENUES
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Medea's ill-fated uncle : PERSES
51
Miss Muffet edible : CURDS
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Business as ___ : USUAL
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Zoo heavyweight : RHINO
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Related : AKIN
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Comic Rudner : RITA
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Spot : SITE
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"Avast!" : STOP
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Actress Sue ___ Langdon : ANE

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

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