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New York Times, Saturday, September 3, 1994

Author:
Raymond Hamel
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Down : Fugard play, with "A"
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1.6015145%
Raymond Hamel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Hamel. Saturday freshness: 41%
1
H
2
A
3
L
4
F
5
E
6
A
7
G
8
L
9
E
10
A
11
G
12
A
13
V
14
E
15
O
V
E
R
T
U
R
E
S
16
L
A
C
E
D
17
G
E
T
A
C
R
O
S
S
18
A
S
T
I
N
19
G
R
I
N
20
A
S
S
E
21
T
22
P
I
N
A
23
S
Y
N
C
24
H
25
O
X
Y
26
G
E
N
27
S
O
28
L
29
A
N
30
P
U
D
G
31
E
32
A
33
R
34
M
35
C
O
F
F
36
E
E
T
A
B
L
37
E
38
R
O
O
39
M
40
M
A
R
L
S
41
L
U
B
E
42
P
O
W
E
43
R
B
R
O
K
E
44
R
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G
A
R
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D
E
C
C
A
47
M
E
T
A
48
L
49
D
H
A
R
50
M
A
51
N
A
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P
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P
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E
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D
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A
D
A
57
D
O
L
58
C
59
E
60
P
E
R
N
61
A
S
O
N
62
E
63
R
O
U
G
64
H
S
P
O
T
65
L
E
W
I
S
66
T
E
L
E
M
E
T
E
R
67
L
A
N
C
E
68
A
S
T
R
O
D
O
M
E
© 1994, The New York Times9/3/94 ( No. 16,370 )
Across
1
Collectible coin : HALFEAGLE
10
Mescal source : AGAVE
15
First efforts at compromise : OVERTURES
16
Tied up : LACED
17
Communicate : GETACROSS
18
Actor John : ASTIN
19
Broad beam : GRIN
20
Plus : ASSET
22
___ cloth (lingerie fabric) : PINA
23
Togetherness : SYNCH
25
Astronaut's supply : OXYGEN
27
Web-footed bird : SOLAN
30
Overweight one : PUDGE
32
Turntable extension : ARM
35
Kind of book : COFFEETABLE
38
Part of a Clue accusation : ROOM
40
Earthy deposits : MARLS
41
Car job : LUBE
42
Kingmaker : POWERBROKER
45
Old veterans' org. : GAR
46
Onetime record label : DECCA
47
Bullion : METAL
49
Buddhist teaching : DHARMA
51
Sheet of rock : NAPPE
55
Some MOMA art : DADA
57
Sweetly, in music : DOLCE
60
Anne McCaffrey's dragon world : PERN
61
Conjointly : ASONE
63
Bit of trouble : ROUGHSPOT
65
Novelist Wyndham ___ : LEWIS
66
Transmit, as to a satellite : TELEMETER
67
Whaler's spear : LANCE
68
Oiler locale : ASTRODOME
Down
1
Scottish author James et al. : HOGGS
2
Brooks of "Spenser: For Hire" : AVERY
3
Accept : LETIN
4
Montmartre money : FRANCS
5
List shortener : ETC
6
Kirlian photography phenomenon : AURA
7
"Napoleon at Eylau" painter : GROS
8
Fugard play, with "A" : LESSONFROMALOES
9
Favorite of Elizabeth : ESSEX
10
Like : ALA
11
Accelerator : GASPEDAL
12
It bit Marlon Brando : ACTINGBUG
13
Blue vessel : VEIN
14
Actress Purviance : EDNA
21
Composed : TYPESET
24
In ___ signo vinces (ancient motto) : HOC
26
Belly : GUT
28
"My Man Godfrey" star : LOMBARD
29
Come from ___ : AFAR
31
Island NE of Corsica : ELBA
32
Torn-collage artist : ARP
33
Crucifix : ROOD
34
Annihilated : MOWEDDOWN
36
Actress Sommer : ELKE
37
Poetic adverb : EER
39
Wrench user : MECHANIC
43
Satcom co. : RCA
44
Politicked : RAN
48
Stopped : LAPSED
50
One of the Roman Fates : MORTA
52
___-Bismol : PEPTO
53
Introduction : PROEM
54
___-temps (interval): Fr. : ENTRE
55
"The Corn Is Green" Oscar nominee : DALL
56
On the briny : ASEA
58
Kind of following : CULT
59
Elbe feeder : EGER
62
Nationality ending : ESE
64
Medical grp. : HMO

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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