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New York Times, Friday, July 8, 1994

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : Start of a classic question
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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611.5710876%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 77%
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© 1994, The New York Times7/8/94 ( No. 16,313 )
Across
1
"Alas" : SOSAD
6
"Chariots of the Gods" author Erich Von ___ : DANIKEN
13
John Denver's "___Song" : ANNIES
15
Iridescent : OPALINE
16
Jordan River's outlet : DEADSEA
18
Extirpates : UPROOTS
19
Yodeler's perch : ALP
20
Apt to fall apart : CRUMBLY
22
Astuteness : WIT
23
Start of a classic question : TOBE
25
Twinkle-toed : AGILE
26
Size up : RATE
27
Abraham's wife in Genesis : SARAI
29
Ship's heading : ENE
30
Husky-voiced singer from Vienna : LENYA
31
Post-kickoff game status : FIRSTANDTEN
34
Rudolph Valentine, e.g. : MATINEEIDOL
36
Kind of suit : CLASSACTION
38
Israel's Arens : MOSHE
41
"My mamma done ___ me" : TOL
42
Welles of the Mercury Theater : ORSON
44
Play money? : ANTE
45
Fire fighter : WATER
47
God of destruction : SIVA
48
Reagan program: Abbr. : SDI
49
1966 musical featuring 30-Across : CABARET
51
Calif. neighbor : NEV
52
Food preservative : TINFOIL
54
Get cozy : SNUGGLE
56
Mark a marker? : ENGRAVE
57
House Speaker, 1977-86 : ONEILL
58
Some car deals : RESALES
59
Singer James and others : ETTAS
Down
1
Former AI-Qubbah Palace residents : SADATS
2
15 slices, maybe : ONELOAF
3
Visored hat style : SNAPBRIM
4
Go to bat for : AID
5
Family tree abbr. : DESC
6
Traitorous ones : DOUBLEDEALERS
7
Beatles record label : APPLE
8
___ a one : NARY
9
1969 Nobel Peace Prize winner: Abbr. : ILO
10
Of a Plains people : KIOWAN
11
Something or someone : ENTITY
12
Lipton competitor : NESTEA
14
Word repeated in a Doris Day song : SERA
17
Site of one of Hercules's labors : AUGEANSTABLES
21
F. Scott Fitzgerald's birthplace : MINNESOTA
24
Otologist's case : EARACHE
26
Impressionist collection : RENOIRS
28
Carpet fiber : ISTLE
30
Resulted in : LEDTO
32
Argentine aunt : TIA
33
Mannerism : TIC
35
Blowing one's cool : LOSINGIT
37
"Billy Budd," e.g. : NOVELLA
38
Chess or bridge ranking : MASTER
39
Sir Frederick Ashton ballet : ONDINE
40
Smarts : STINGS
43
Adam and Eve lacked them : NAVELS
45
Give up : WAIVE
46
Where exes are made : RENO
49
Scuttle load : COAL
50
Adjust : TUNE
53
Brother : FRA
55
Pick up : GET

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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