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New York Times, Thursday, August 18, 1994

Author:
A.J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Down : Limiting line
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41.5234018556%
A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJWXZ} This is puzzle # 196 for Mr. Santora. Thursday freshness: 11%
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U
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C
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M
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P
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C
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N
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B
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U
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© 1994, The New York Times8/18/94 ( No. 16,354 )
Across
1
1980 Olympics host : USSR
5
Writer ___ Louise Huxtable : ADA
8
Setting : SCENE
13
Computer list : MENU
14
Outfielders' throws : PEGS
16
Sleeping problem : APNEA
17
One-legged ballet pose : ARABESQUE
19
"Swan Lake" wardrobe : TUTUS
20
Ballet spin : PIROUETTE
22
Fernando of "The French Connection" : REY
23
___ Grande, Ariz. : CASA
24
Cafe cup : TASSE
26
Bull in Chihuahua : TORO
29
New Mexico artists' town : TAOS
31
Spots on the face : ACNE
34
Drinkers' heavens : OPENBARS
37
1935 Astaire/Rogers musical : TOPHAT
39
"Great Expectations" boy : PIP
40
Helpmate of sorts : ABETTER
42
Oil-rich ___ Dhabi : ABU
43
"In" site, in a phrase : ONEEAR
45
Took hold again, as a plant : REROOTED
47
Riga resident : LETT
48
Old Syria : ARAM
50
Latin life : ESSE
51
"If ___ Hammer" : IHADA
53
Where Cuzco is : PERU
56
Took it easy : SAT
58
Hopping step, in ballet : TEMPSLEVE
61
Plie spots : KNEES
63
Anna Pavlova, e.g. : BALLERINA
66
Accustom : INURE
67
Garfield pal : ODIE
68
Desirous Greek god : EROS
69
___ incognita (old map notation) : TERRA
70
D.C. lawmaker : SEN
71
Writer Kantor : SETH
Down
1
Thurman of "Henry and June" : UMA
2
Eccl. talk : SER
3
Lose it : SNAP
4
Limiting line : RUBICON
5
Lhasa ___ (hairy terriers) : APSOS
6
Pas ___ (dance for four) : DEQUATRE
7
The shivers : AGUE
8
Contents : SATES
9
Computer's heart, for short : CPU
10
Ballet leaps : ENTRECHATS
11
Opposite of alte : NEUE
12
Smooth : EASY
15
Begin in earnest : SETTO
18
Time of importance : ERA
21
Sampler : TASTER
25
Weaken : SAP
26
"Fiddler" actor : TOPOL
27
Express a view : OPINE
28
Ballet coach : REPETITEUR
30
Ad ___ per Aspera (Kansas' motto) : ASTRA
32
Local theaters : NABES
33
Old music magazine : ETUDE
35
Cote sound : BAA
36
Rub : ABRADE
38
Cortes's quest : ORO
41
Series of connected ballet movements : TEMPSLIE
44
Biblical verb ending : ETH
46
Artists' lifeworks : OEUVRES
49
Stallone role : RAMBO
52
Voyaging : ATSEA
54
Stephen Foster's "___ Bayne" : ELLEN
55
Female ruff : REE
56
Theatrical bit : SKIT
57
Murray of song : ANNE
59
Softens : PADS
60
Aer Lingus land : EIRE
62
Be wrong : ERR
64
"___ a chance!" : NOT
65
Oar wood : ASH

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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