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New York Times, Tuesday, September 26, 1995

Author:
Bob Klahn & Raymond Hamel
Editor:
Will Shortz
35-Down : Horace contemporary
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
601/29/19945/22/201110
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1313121426
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.5746577%
Bob Klahn
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
271/22/19946/19/20061
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
3442446
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6015145%
Raymond Hamel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Klahn. This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Hamel. Tuesday freshness: 19%
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© 1995, The New York Times9/26/95 ( No. 16,758 )
Across
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Hard overhand shot : SMASH
6
Interstate truck : SEMI
10
Daisy Mae's creator : CAPP
14
Chick of jazz : COREA
15
Tournament for all : OPEN
16
Double Stuf cookie : OREO
17
End of the bridal path : ALTAR
18
Burbot or turbot, e.g. : FISH
19
Beat a retreat : FLEE
20
Final try : LASTDITCHEFFORT
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Like zinfandel : DRY
24
Howl at the moon : BAY
25
___ the day : RUE
26
Legendary Peter or piper : PAN
27
Gilbert and Sullivan production : OPERETTA
32
Tom of "The Seven Year Itch" : EWELL
35
Valhalla dweller : ODIN
36
Layered hairdo : SHAG
37
Final moment : THEELEVENTHHOUR
40
Pepsi, e.g. : COLA
41
Beer variety : LITE
42
Blood line? : AORTA
43
Country bumpkins : HAYSEEDS
45
Nada : ZIP
46
Stowe's "Little" girl : EVA
47
Mr. Sun : SOL
48
Junior, to senior : SON
51
Like a 20 Across that succeeds at 37 Across : INTHENICKOFTIME
57
Pacific salmon : COHO
58
Cousin of the English horn : OBOE
59
Eponym of a New York island : RIKER
60
Sinfulness : EVIL
61
Boxing milieu : RING
62
Interminably : ONEND
63
Beach blanket? : SAND
64
Quizzes : ASKS
65
Not neat : MESSY
Down
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Dump hot coffee on : SCALD
2
Canine kin? : MOLAR
3
Pretentious : ARTSY
4
Straphanger's search : SEAT
5
Ruthless tactics : HARDBALL
6
Sentimental one : SOFTY
7
Sweeping story : EPIC
8
Interlock : MESH
9
Native : INHERENT
10
Central Perk, on TV's "Friends" : COFFEESHOP
11
Mr. Guthrie : ARLO
12
Duke or earl : PEER
13
One who's well versed : POET
21
Writer Fleming : IAN
22
Hare hair : FUR
26
Operator's request : PLEASEHOLD
27
Playwright Clifford : ODETS
28
Air freshener scent : PINE
29
Explorer Heyerdahl : THOR
30
Lacking slack : TAUT
31
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
32
Imprint on glass : ETCH
33
Horse's halter? : WHOA
34
Wriggly : EELY
35
Horace contemporary : OVID
38
Billie Holiday's real first name : ELEANORA
39
Are residents of : HAILFROM
44
Christmas ___ : EVE
45
Bronx attraction : ZOO
47
Keel extensions : SKEGS
48
"Oliver Twist" villain : SIKES
49
Future signs : OMENS
50
Dweebish : NERDY
51
Ensures, slangily : ICES
52
Temporary superstar : NOVA
53
Skinny : THIN
54
Tropical wading bird : IBIS
55
Bop : CONK
56
Fork point : TINE

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