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New York Times, Friday, July 1, 1994

Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Down : Hirsute
TotalDebutLatest
11910/24/195410/20/2019
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.54434427%
Mel Taub

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 46 for Mr. Taub. Friday freshness: 19%
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© 1994, The New York Times7/1/94 ( No. 16,306 )
Across
1
Ezio Pinza, e.g. : BASSO
6
Leak : BLAB
10
Mention publicly : PLUG
14
Mythological figure : OREAD
15
It's found on the end of a string : KITE
16
Hogarth depiction : RAKE
17
Texas A & M student : AGGIE
18
Untimely arrival : LATECOMER
20
National anthem? : COUNTRYMUSIC
22
907 kilograms : NETTON
23
Sip : NURSE
27
Houston, for one : SAM
28
"To ___" (with 44-Across, tune to which U.S. anthem was set) : ANACREON
31
Belli's bailiwick : BAR
34
Gold Cup Day site : ASCOT
36
"Holy cow!" : EGAD
37
Cross to bear : ONUS
39
Not by a long shot : NOHOW
40
Lay by : SAVE
41
Straight prefix : RECT
42
Yemeni's neighbor : OMANI
43
Took the van : LED
44
See 28-Across : INHEAVEN
46
Pourboire : TIP
49
Direct : STEER
50
Obsolescent occupation : SCRIBE
53
National anthem? : LAYOFTHELAND
58
Whoop it up : MAKEMERRY
61
Nick of "Cape Fear" : NOLTE
62
Impersonator : APER
63
Hold overseas : GAOL
64
Grenoble's river : ISERE
65
Shadows : DOGS
66
More than cheerfulness : GLEE
67
Relinquished : CEDED
Down
1
Whilom airline inits. : BOAC
2
About 1% of the atmosphere : ARGON
3
Transition : SEGUE
4
Louis and Paul, e.g. : SAINTS
5
Folk singer from Birmingham : ODETTA
6
Most populous N.Y.C. boro : BKLYN
7
Former Irish Prime Minister Cosgrave : LIAM
8
Alaskan wildlife refuge site : ATTU
9
Killer ___ : BEES
10
Gains : PROCURES
11
Beat it : LAM
12
Maui strings : UKE
13
Neighbor of Pol. : GER
19
U.S. Pres., militarily : CINC
21
Peter I, II or III : ROMANOV
24
Splendid : REGAL
25
Italian white wine : SOAVE
26
Ran its course : ENDED
28
Israelite stoned for stealing at Jericho : ACHAN
29
Twelve : NOON
30
Moving jerkily : ATWITCH
31
Bulgarian king, 1918-43 : BORIS
32
As to : ANENT
33
Pleated trimming : RUCHE
35
A number of : SOME
38
Four-time Super Bowl champs : STEELERS
45
Ancient Syria : ARAM
47
Peaceful : IRENIC
48
Hirsute : PILOSE
50
Distinctive manner : STYLE
51
In bundles : BALED
52
Among: Fr. : ENTRE
54
Burglar : YEGG
55
Rigorous test : ORAL
56
Cleaving tool : FROE
57
Actual performance : DEED
58
Touched : MAD
59
Mail abbr. : APO
60
Tapster's unit : KEG

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

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