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New York Times, Friday, August 5, 1994

Author:
Daniel R. Stark
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Down : Plant growth medium
TotalDebutLatest
165/18/199412/5/1998
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1.473680%
Daniel R. Stark

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 27 Missing: {HJQXZ} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Stark. Friday freshness: 60%
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© 1994, The New York Times8/5/94 ( No. 16,341 )
Across
1
Roomy sleeve : RAGLAN
7
In the cards : PROBABLE
15
Symphony written for Napoleon : EROICA
16
Furniture polish ingredient : LEMONOIL
17
Spreads the news : BRUITS
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With no exceptions : EVERYONE
19
Poet's contraction : EER
20
One who's squeezed in : SARDINE
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Mauna ___ : KEA
23
Rough it : CAMP
25
Seating areas : LOGES
26
Say truly : MEAN
27
Up a ___ : CREEK
29
Kittenish response : MEW
30
Fiery dance : TANGO
31
Team originally called the Colt .45s : ASTROS
33
Guard : DEFENDER
35
Not clerical : LAIC
37
Split : RENT
38
Founder of Detroit : CADILLAC
42
Smith of sorts : WELDER
46
Prince Valiant's wife : ALETA
47
Fanatic : NUT
49
Succinct : TERSE
50
Scream and shout : RAVE
51
Traveling aids : VISAS
53
Business letter encl. : SASE
54
Actor Vigoda : ABE
55
Quiescent : RESTING
57
Poison ___ : PEN
58
Nymph changed into a bear : CALLISTO
60
Like Don Juan : ARDENT
62
Added up : AMOUNTED
63
Drill : PIERCE
64
Stonecutter : LAPIDARY
65
Less muscle-bound : SPRYER
Down
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Daphne du Maurier novel : REBECCA
2
In ___ (behind) : ARREARS
3
Bon vivant : GOURMET
4
Year in Claudius's reign : LII
5
Romans preceder : ACTS
6
Countryish, in a way : NASAL
7
Made a toast : PLEDGED
8
Critic : REVIEWER
9
A shaman uses them : OMENS
10
Dull fellow : BORE
11
Jane Fonda farce "___ Wednesday" : ANY
12
Library item : BOOKEND
13
Family tree : LINEAGE
14
___ of Aquitaine : ELEANOR
21
Computer capacity, for short : ROM
24
Plant growth medium : PERLITE
26
Cloaks : MANTLES
28
Zoo critter : KOALA
30
Adoxy : TENET
32
Part of R.S.V.P. : SIL
34
Small number : FEW
36
Kitchen container : CANISTER
38
Cat with tufted ears : CARACAL
39
Creek Indian land : ALABAMA
40
Unfold : DEVELOP
41
Charge : CUSTODY
43
Wall hanging : DRAPERY
44
Gist : ESSENCE
45
Join again : REENTER
48
Mai ___ : TAI
51
Goddess of the hearth : VESTA
52
Herbal alcoholic drink : SNAPS
55
Part that's thrown away : RIND
56
Catch hold of : GRIP
59
Him, in Marseilles : LUI
61
Inspector Van ___ Valk (literary detective) : DER

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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