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New York Times, Saturday, July 23, 1994

Author:
Randolph Ross
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Down : Dramatic beginning
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Randolph Ross

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQUXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Ross. Saturday freshness: 4%
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© 1994, The New York Times7/23/94 ( No. 16,328 )
Across
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Sauce ingredient : TOMATOPASTE
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Old spy novel grp. : OSS
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Eden event : ORIGINALSIN
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Trendy : NOW
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Grew back : REGENERATED
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Verdi aria "___ tu" : ERI
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Count, in a manner of speaking : RATE
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S.A.T. takers : SRS
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Police findings, for short : MOS
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Lift giver : BRA
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Arthur Miller's "All My ___" : SONS
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Dear ones? : SIRS
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Golf-cartlike vehicles : LEMS
30
Damask rose product : ATTAR
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Pen brand : CLIC
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Main : OCEAN
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Exchange for something precious : EYETEETH
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Deli order : CORNEDBEEFONRYE
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Some woolens : KNITWEAR
42
Day's march : ETAPE
43
Indian name meaning "ruler" : INCA
44
Smart guy : ALECK
47
H.S. requirements : SCIS
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In order : SOAS
49
A few bucks : DEER
51
Pilot's heading : ENE
52
Philosopher ___ Yutang : LIN
53
Overseas pen pal? : AMI
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Track components : TIES
58
Philippine native : ATI
59
Soap opera of 1954-74, with "The" : SECRETSTORM
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Its ZIP codes start 89-: Abbr. : NEV
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Lucid : CLEARHEADED
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Describing some wines : DRY
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Kind of sandwich : HOTPASTRAMI
Down
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Peak : TOR
2
Bank deposit : ORE
3
Onetime enemy plane : MIG
4
Song composer Milton : AGER
5
Off Broadway's "Tony n'___ Wedding" : TINAS
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___ customer : ONETOA
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Raise a family : PARENT
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Like : ALA
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Jets : SSTS
10
Rank : TIER
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QB targets : ENDS
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Track event : ONEMILERACE
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Piece of college jewelry : SORORITYPIN
14
Ham companion : SWISSCHEESE
22
Summer resort south of Narragansett Pier : BLOCKISLAND
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Scout out : RECONNOITER
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Virginia creeper : AMERICANIVY
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Operated, in a way : STEERED
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Lily and rose, e.g. : SCENTS
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Seasonal workers : SANTAS
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Yes : AYE
32
Third man in a ring : REF
35
Just out : NEW
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It's stubbed : TOE
39
Narc's org. : DEA
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Passbook info: Abbr. : BAL
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Singer Peter : CETERA
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Carradine and others : KEITHS
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VCR button : RESET
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"The Apostle" novelist : ASCH
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Dramatic beginning : MELO
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Specialist in 60 Down : ICET
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Reward for merit : STAR
60
Modern music : RAP
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Harem quarters : ODA
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Ad ___ : REM
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Year in Henry VII's reign : MDI

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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