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New York Times, Tuesday, June 13, 1995

Author:
Trip Payne
Editor:
Will Shortz
Captain Hook's right hand, so to speak
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421.5333861%
Trip Payne

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Payne. Tuesday freshness: 39%
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© 1995, The New York Times6/13/95 ( No. 16,653 )
Across
1
"___ Breaky Heart" : ACHY
5
Mavens : BUFFS
10
Apple of discord contender : HERA
14
Oxford, for one : SHOE
15
Dicken's Heep : URIAH
16
"___ calling" : AVON
17
Early TV western : HOPALONGCASSIDY
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State a new way : RESAY
21
Near-homer : TRIPLE
22
Hankers after : WANTS
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"Doggone it!" : SHOOT
25
Cessation : END
27
"Xanadu" band : ELO
28
Rose protector : THORN
29
Memory unit : BYTE
30
Goes to sea : SETSSAIL
33
Former Attorney General Edwin : MEESE
34
Flees after release : SKIPSBAIL
37
Substantive : MEATY
40
Arm of the sea? : TENTACLE
44
Queen and workers : ANTS
45
In the future : AHEAD
47
___ Tin Tin : RIN
48
Giant Mel : OTT
49
Tennis Hall-of-Famer Chris : EVERT
50
"___, the final frontier..." : SPACE
52
Doctored : HEALED
54
Newsman Arledge : ROONE
55
Beginning : JUMPINGOFFPOINT
59
African snakes : ASPS
60
Extremely cold : GELID
61
Luxuriant : LUSH
62
___ noire : BETE
63
Idyllic spots : EDENS
64
Captain Hook's right hand, so to speak : SMEE
Down
1
Cigarette tip : ASH
2
Bach work : CHORALE
3
Wish otherwise : HOPENOT
4
Matzoh's lack : YEAST
5
Underwater hazard marker : BUOY
6
Vase : URN
7
___ Newtons : FIG
8
Ingredient : FACTOR
9
Former Israeli defense minister : SHARON
10
Fastening device : HASP
11
Hex sign : EVILEYE
12
Mice, squirrels, etc. : RODENTS
13
At least one : ANY
18
___ Vegas : LAS
19
Take a load off : SIT
22
Director Craven : WES
23
Armada member : SHIP
24
Gunfighter's wear : HOLSTER
26
Scottish wear : DEE
28
Mai ___ : TAI
29
Mr. Lugosi : BELA
31
Jet-set jets : SSTS
32
Word with light or write : SKY
33
Cal Tech rival : MIT
35
Pooped : BEAT
36
Charades "little word" : AND
37
Long March participant : MAO
38
Bubble over : ENTHUSE
39
Endeavor : ATTEMPT
41
A real head case? : CRANIUM
42
Permit : LICENSE
43
Pilot's heading : ENE
45
Exact satisfaction for : AVENGE
46
Was noncommittal : HEDGED
49
Crimson rival : ELI
50
Soak (up) : SOP
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Betting systems : POOLS
53
Cathedral part : APSE
54
Country mail systems, for short : RFDS
55
Poke : JAB
56
Flamenco cry : OLE
57
Five-spot : FIN
58
Charades "little word" : THE

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

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