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New York Times, Tuesday, July 5, 1994

Author:
Raymond Hamel
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Down : Near ringer
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
271/22/19946/19/20061
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
3442446
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6015145%
Raymond Hamel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQWXZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Hamel. Tuesday freshness: 50%
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© 1994, The New York Times7/5/94 ( No. 16,310 )
Across
1
"St. John Passion" composer : BACH
5
In vogue : CHIC
9
Carpet variety : SHAG
13
Nepal's location : ASIA
14
Leftovers dish : HASH
15
Prowess : SKILL
16
"Lost Horizon" paradise : SHANGRILA
18
Public sentiment : PULSE
19
"Message received" : ROGER
20
Songwriter John : ELTON
21
Long, deep bow : SALAAM
25
More than a snack : MEAL
27
First look : PREMIERE
30
1901 Churchill novel, with "The" : CRISIS
34
With masts fully extended : AMAIN
35
Imprint on glass : ETCH
37
Posted : SENT
38
Puny pup : RUNT
39
Dweller in Gulliver's Houyhnhnmland : YAHOO
40
Wash : LAVE
41
Deuce topper : TREY
42
Skater Heiden : ERIC
43
Idolater : PAGAN
44
Snow remover? : AERIAL
46
Seven Cities of Cibola seeker : CORONADO
48
George Takei TV/movie role : SULU
50
Confuses : ADDLES
51
Shore bird : STILT
54
Soprano Nixon : MARNI
57
Dik Browne Viking : HAGAR
58
Town visited by Tommy Albright : BRIGADOON
63
Subtle twist : IRONY
64
Like elbowing, e.g. : RUDE
65
Paris landing site : ORLY
66
Aromatic herb : NARD
67
Prepared brandy : AGED
68
Start for "of honor" or "of silence" : CODE
Down
1
___ -relief : BAS
2
Ski wood : ASH
3
"The Company" : CIA
4
Solo of "Star Wars" : HAN
5
Plating material : CHROME
6
Nixon chief of staff : HAIG
7
Sunny vacation spot : ISLE
8
Mojo : CHARM
9
King Kong's home : SKULLISLAND
10
Saber handle : HILT
11
To boot : ALSO
12
___ Burnie, Md. : GLEN
15
Aborigine's weapon : SPEAR
17
Woodworker's concern : GRAIN
21
City attacked by Cleon : SPARTA
22
Fabric with a raised pattern : ARMURE
23
Near ringer : LEANER
24
"Jaws" locale : AMITYISLAND
26
Canyon sound : ECHO
28
Bring up : REAR
29
Work ___ : ETHIC
31
Action star Steven : SEAGAL
32
Blitz : INVADE
33
Typing pool members : STENOS
36
Designer Chanel : COCO
39
Make oneself heard in the din : YELL
43
Lecterns : PODIA
45
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" singer, 1935 : AUTRY
47
Traveled far and wide : RANGED
49
Eclipse shadow : UMBRA
51
Kind of splints : SHIN
52
Butler's quarters? : TARA
53
Operatic prince : IGOR
55
".... as a bug in ___" : ARUG
56
Sally of NASA : RIDE
59
Medic : DOC
60
Spanish gold : ORO
61
Timeworn : OLD
62
TV comic Louis : NYE

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

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