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New York Times, Monday, August 22, 1994

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Shortz
3-Down : Abundant
TotalDebutLatest
2033/27/19742/8/1999
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1.47891535%
Sidney L. Robbins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKQV} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 163 for Mr. Robbins. Monday freshness: 12%
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© 1994, The New York Times8/22/94 ( No. 16,358 )
Across
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Day in Hollywood : DORIS
6
Like a V.P. : ASST
10
Hula hoops, mood rings, etc. : FADS
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Live : EXIST
15
Talk drunkenly : SLUR
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Revise : EDIT
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Like Macaulay Culkin, in a 1990 movie : LEFTATHOME
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Mr. Mostel : ZERO
20
Diner signs : NEONS
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The Boston ___ : POPS
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Sense of self : EGO
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___ Moines : DES
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One of the Greats : ALFRED
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Loathed : DETESTED
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Zilch : NIL
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Egyptian deity : AMON
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Jeanne d'Arc and others: Abbr. : STES
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Asp : COBRA
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Straddler's spot : MIDDLEOFTHEROAD
44
Ordinary talk : PROSE
45
Roman "fiddler" : NERO
46
Composer Thomas : ARNE
47
Western Indian : UTE
49
Hair curls : RINGLETS
51
Cheerleader's prop : POMPOM
54
Kind of nut or brain : PEA
55
Live : ARE
56
Verne captain : NEMO
59
Cut in a hurry : SLASH
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Poses : SITS
65
Intersection concern : RIGHTOFWAY
68
Mound : HEAP
69
Tickled-pink feeling : GLEE
70
Declaim : ORATE
71
Confederate : ALLY
72
Paradise : EDEN
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Big books : TOMES
Down
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N.J. neighbor : DEL
2
Plow pullers : OXEN
3
Abundant : RIFE
4
Ratio words : ISTO
5
Bleachers : STANDS
6
Mary Kay of cosmetics : ASH
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Hog filler? : SLOP
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Certain wrestler : SUMO
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Boring tool : TREPAN
10
Turk topper : FEZ
11
Run like ___ : ADEER
12
Somber tune : DIRGE
13
Remained firm : STOOD
18
Trypanosome carrier : TSETSE
22
Divide the pie : SLICE
25
___ fire (ignite) : SETON
27
Certain wallpaper design : FLORAL
28
Dewy : DAMP
29
Eastern V.I.P. : EMIR
30
Fuss : TODO
31
Finishes : ENDSUP
32
Postpone : DEFER
36
Not a one-panel cartoon : STRIP
38
Yawn inducer : BORE
39
Go into hysterics : RANT
40
Soft drinks : ADES
42
Pretend : LETON
43
"I'm telling the truth!" : HONEST
48
Appear : EMERGE
50
Awkward bloke : GALOOT
51
Bygone title : PASHA
52
Bay window : ORIEL
53
Kind of detector : METAL
57
Fine, temperature-wise : MILD
58
Convex/concave molding : OGEE
60
Dated hairdo : AFRO
61
Did laps in the pool : SWAM
62
Abhor : HATE
64
Mata Hari, e.g. : SPY
66
Hatcher : HEN
67
Favorable vote : YES

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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