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New York Times, Tuesday, August 16, 1994

Author:
Wayne Robert Williams
Editor:
Will Shortz
28-Down : Beast of burden
TotalDebutLatest
384/30/19943/5/1998
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
44312843
RebusScrabDebutFresh
21.5516243%
Wayne Robert Williams

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQVWXZ} This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Williams. Tuesday freshness: 17%
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© 1994, The New York Times8/16/94 ( No. 16,352 )
Across
1
Forlorn : SAD
4
Poker actions : RAISES
10
Is appropriate : FITS
14
Actress MacGraw : ALI
15
State boldly : ASSERT
16
British title : EARL
17
Cover : LID
18
Animated myope : MISTERMAGOO
20
Type of lily : SEGO
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Neighbor of Switz. : AUS
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Oriental tea : OOLONG
24
Plant with cup-shaped flowers : ANEMONE
26
Skirt opening : SLIT
27
Communists : REDS
28
Clamorous advertising : BALLYHOO
32
Part of a book : SPINE
34
Down the ___ : TUBES
35
Word of rejection : UGH
36
Escape vehicles : PODS
37
Misprint : ERROR
38
Mr. Kadiddlehopper : CLEM
39
In the past : AGO
40
False temptress : FLIRT
41
Targets of 40-Across : MALES
42
Ta-ta : TOODLEOO
44
Fictional plantation : TARA
45
Gypsies : ROMS
46
Cold dessert : SHERBET
49
One of the Borgias : CESARE
52
Rimsky-Korsakov's "Le Coq ___" : DOR
53
Rival of Brown : YALE
54
Aussie hopper : RATKANGAROO
57
Actor Cariou : LEN
58
First name in mysteries : ERLE
59
Flair : TALENT
60
Any person : ONE
61
Son of Seth : ENOS
62
Small piano : SPINET
63
The "o" in Cheerios : OAT
Down
1
Latin beat : SALSA
2
1979 sci-fi hit : ALIEN
3
Musical instrument from Down Under : DIDGERIDOO
4
Collide head-on : RAM
5
Vietnamese and Nepalese, e.g. : ASIANS
6
Point of contention : ISSUE
7
Match parts : SETS
8
Afore : ERE
9
Tot toter : STROLLER
10
Allegiance : FEALTY
11
Venetian troublemaker : IAGO
12
1982 Disney film : TRON
13
Work long and hard : SLOG
19
Works long and hard : MOILS
21
Portents : OMENS
25
Pindar piece : ODE
26
Wooden shoe : SABOT
28
Beast of burden : BURRO
29
Uproar : HULLABALOO
30
S-shaped curve : OGEE
31
Resistance units : OHMS
32
Tiff : SPAT
33
Okefenokee resident : POGO
34
Small combos : TRIOS
37
Strunk and White's "The ___ of Style" : ELEMENTS
38
Transport : CARRY
40
Botanist's concern : FLORA
41
West of Hollywood : MAE
43
Big quackers : DRAKES
44
Seat of power : THRONE
46
Philosopher Kierkegaard : SOREN
47
Russian writer Bonner : ELENA
48
Religious principle : TENET
49
Ontario tribe : CREE
50
Merit : EARN
51
Town near Caen : STLO
52
Dream pictures artist : DALI
55
Hiatus : GAP
56
Legendary Giant : OTT

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