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NY Times, Monday, November 29, 1993

Author: Sidney L. Robbins/Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.57, Missing: { J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.44)
Open squares: 67, Cheater squares: 4, Freshness Factor™: 38.9
This is puzzle 1 of 50 for Mr. Robbins — solos: 50, collaborations: 0, Sundays: 0

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© 1993, The New York Times
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1. New Woman rival : SELF
5. One-liners : GAGS
9. Soccer legend : PELE
13. Egg-shaped : OVAL
14. TV oldie "Green _____" : ACRES
16. Vientiane's land : LAOS
17. Building code requirement : FIREESCAPE
19. Prod : URGE
20. Pilgrim John : ALDEN
21. Most pleasant : NICEST
23. Madam's mate : SIR
25. July 4, 1776, e.g. : DATE
26. Opposite of vert. : HOR
29. W. Hemisphere org. : OAS
32. Mr. Arnaz : DESI
34. The lowdown on dancing? : LIMBO
36. Kind of car or sandwich : CLUB
38. Use a crayon : COLOR
41. Ratted (on) : TOLD
42. Armbone : ULNA
43. By oneself : ALONE
44. Writer Hunter : EVAN
45. Hauls : LUGS
46. Stimulate, as curiosity : PIQUE
47. Measure out : METE
48. Provence city : ARLES
50. Stalin ruled it : USSR
52. "The Bridge of San Luis_____" : REY
53. Stephen of "The Crying Game" : REA
54. Late tennis V.I.P. : ASHE
57. Dawn goddess : EOS
59. Lustrous fabric : SATEEN
61. "Faust," for one : OPERA
65. [Shock!] : GASP
67. Summer treat : WATERMELON
70. Matures : AGES
71. Go 1-1 in a doubleheader : SPLIT
72. Letterman's "Top Ten," e.g. : LIST
73. Model's position : POSE
74. "Auld Lang _____" : SYNE
75. Not so much : LESS
 1. Divan : SOFA
2. "Hear no_____ ..." : EVIL
3. Cooking fat : LARD
4. Hightails it : FLEES
5. Oil alternative : GAS
6. U.N.C. and U.Va. grp. : ACC
7. In a lofty style : GRANDILOQUENTLY
8. Artist's brown : SEPIA
9. + : PLUS
10. Bulldozer : EARTHMOVER
11. Captain's record : LOG
12. Language suffix : ESE
15. Church offshoot : SECT
18. Arthurian lady : ENID
22. Slippery one : EEL
24. Sum up : RECAP
27. Not quite spherical : OBLATE
28. Los Angeles motorist King : RODNEY
29. Of the eyes : OCULAR
30. Magnetism : ALLURE
31. Shades : SUNGLASSES
33. By oneself: Prefix : SOLI
35. News entry : ITEM
37. Home port : BASE
39. Burden : ONUS
40. Hall-of-Famer Pee Wee : REESE
49. Was in session : SAT
51. Motel vacancy : ROOM
55. Does needlework : SEWS
56. Mounds : HEAPS
58. "How do you _____ relief?" : SPELL
60. Church nook : APSE
62. Writer Wiesel : ELIE
63. Flagmaker Betsy : ROSS
64. Picnic pests : ANTS
65. Cumberland, e.g. : GAP
66. In the past : AGO
68. One for Wilhelm : EIN
69. Numbered rd. : RTE
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