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New York Times, Thursday, August 4, 1994

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
6-Down : Take up like a sponge
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Jim Page

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQWX} This is puzzle # 88 for Mr. Page. Thursday freshness: 38%
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© 1994, The New York Times8/4/94 ( No. 16,340 )
Across
1
Cleo player : LIZ
4
Nods : OKS
7
Healing waters : SPA
10
Bottom-of-letter abbr. : ENC
13
Greek nickname : ARI
14
"Barney Miller" regular Jack : SOO
15
1964 Murray Schisgal play : LUV
16
Vietnam's My ___ : LAI
17
Place for coming to grips? : MAT
18
Prom flowers : CORSAGE
20
Toast word : MUD
21
Oven for a singer? : ANITASBAKER
23
Peking finale : ESE
24
Mr. Buchwald : ART
25
Sign maker : LETTERER
27
"Damn Yankees" team : NATS
30
"___ well..." : ALLS
32
Pope's "An ___ on Man" : ESSAY
33
Immensely : ALOT
34
Man's name meaning "red" : ROY
35
"Le Coq ___" : DOR
36
Amenable : GAME
37
Big name in top 40 : KASEM
40
Backbiter? : TICK
43
Govt. help for mom-and-pop stores : SBA
45
"Alice" role : FLO
46
Radar reception : ECHO
47
Come about : OCCUR
49
"Runaround Sue" singer : DION
50
Get in return : REAP
51
Skipper's command : HARDALEE
53
Jazz's ___ Winding : KAI
55
Oxlike critter : GNU
56
Sea for a singer? : BILLYSOCEAN
61
First name in tyranny : IDI
62
More sluggish : LEADIER
63
By way of : VIA
64
Literary monogram : RLS
65
Long spell : EON
66
Exactly right : PAT
67
Charley Weaver's Mt.___ : IDY
68
Author Harper : LEE
69
___ - Cat (arctic vehicle) : SNO
70
Kidnapping grp., 1974 : SLA
71
Bandleader Brown : LES
Down
1
Religious leader : LAMA
2
It's south of Georgia : IRAN
3
Tubular pasta : ZITI
4
Award for "Wings" : OSCAR
5
Actress friend of Prince Andrew : KOOSTARK
6
Take up like a sponge : SORB
7
Quenches : SLAKES
8
Washington waterway : PUGET
9
Staved off : AVERTED
10
Grain for a playwright? : ELMERSRICE
11
Revulsion : NAUSEA
12
Like apple juice : CIDERY
19
Forte for an actress? : SALLYSFIELD
22
Flavor sensor : TASTEBUD
26
Arcane : ESOTERIC
27
Annoyer : NAG
28
Menu phrase : ALA
29
Voyage for an actor? : TOMSCRUISE
31
Mauna ___ : LOA
38
"Xanadu" rock grp. : ELO
39
Rare aquatic : MONKSEAL
41
Half a dance : CHA
42
Keystone figure : KOP
44
Plowed lands : ARABLES
47
#1 hit for the Chi-Lites, 1972 : OHGIRL
48
Wicked one : CANDLE
49
Family name of F.D.R.'s mother : DELANO
52
Squash : LIEON
54
It comes straight from the heart : AORTA
57
Puppies' barks : YIPS
58
Baudelaire's "The Flowers of___" : EVIL
59
Orderly : AIDE
60
Senate votes : NAYS

Answer summary:
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