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New York Times, Tuesday, January 31, 1995

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Will Shortz
Immediately, in the operating room
TotalDebutLatest
1191/18/19831/1/1996
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160357943
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11.421511515%
Albert J. Klaus

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FGQVXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 118 for Mr. Klaus. Tuesday freshness: 54%
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© 1995, The New York Times1/31/95 ( No. 16,520 )
Across
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Scenic view : SCAPE
6
Hombres' homes : CASAS
11
E.T.S. offering : SAT
14
Back way : ALLEY
15
"Yup" : UHHUH
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Four-in-hand : TIE
17
John ___ : WILKESBOOTH
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Military inits. : USN
20
Kind of diet : NOSALT
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Tango requirement : TWO
22
Cob or drake, e.g. : MALE
23
Well-groomed : NEAT
25
Red wine : CLARET
27
___ Mahal : TAJ
30
Wineglass part : STEM
32
Right: Prefix : RECT
33
Sharif and Bradley : OMARS
35
Mr. Fixit : REPAIRMAN
39
Backgammon equipment : DICE
40
Attribute : TRAIT
41
River of northern France : OISE
42
Sure thing? : DEODORANT
44
Mooring site : INLET
45
Exposed : BARE
46
Campus building : DORM
48
___ Palmas, Spain : LAS
49
Guiding light : BEACON
51
Logs some z's : NAPS
53
Log some z's : REST
54
Auditor, for short : CPA
57
Arabian coffees : MOCHAS
61
Skill : ART
62
John ___ : PHILIPSOUSA
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Half of a 1955 merger : CIO
65
Serf : HELOT
66
Garden bulb : TULIP
67
At any time, poetically : EER
68
British ___ : ISLES
69
Musial and Laurel : STANS
Down
1
Like fireplace logs : SAWN
2
Advertising award : CLIO
3
"___ right with the world" : ALLS
4
Relative of the weasel : PEKAN
5
Huxley's "___ in Gaza" : EYELESS
6
Wrigley Field player : CUB
7
"Cat on ___..." : AHOT
8
Third place : SHOW
9
Overlord : AUTOCRAT
10
"Listen!" : SHH
11
John ___ : STUARTMILL
12
Bride's path : AISLE
13
Bit of dogma : TENET
18
Immediately, in the operating room : STAT
22
Diacritical mark : MACRON
24
___ firma : TERRA
26
Garland : LEI
27
One of Taylor's exes : TODD
28
Friend of François : AMIE
29
John ___ : JACOBASTOR
31
1971 hit "___ Bobby McGee" : MEAND
34
Edit : REDACT
36
Mountaineer's spike : PITON
37
Voyaging : ASEA
38
Seines : NETS
40
Infantry lines : TRENCHES
43
Spanish treasure : ORO
44
Customs duties : IMPOSTS
47
Incline : RAMP
49
Drill grip : BRACE
50
Halloweenlike : EERIE
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Advance person : SCOUT
55
Medicinal tablet : PILL
56
Medicinal plant : ALOE
58
Hawaiian dance : HULA
59
"Z ___ zebra" : ASIN
60
Weakens : SAPS
62
Upsilon's successor : PHI
63
"___ De-Lovely" : ITS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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