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NY Times, Thursday, December 30, 1993

Author: A.J. Santora/Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.42)
Open squares: 66, Cheater squares: 8, Freshness Factor™: 57.5
This is puzzle 1 of 68 for Mr. Santora — solos: 68, collaborations: 0, Sundays: 5

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© 1993, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Ace depository : SLEEVE
7. Peter Lorre typecast : BADDIE
13. In no hurry to buy : SHOPPINGAROUND
15. Inexpensive : BARGAINBASEMENT
16. Table spread : OLEO
17. Humiliate : ABASE
18. Twice-told : OLD
19. Fairy tale kid : HANSEL
22. Hoodwink : DUPE
26. Mosaic piece : TESSERA
28. _____ -per-view : PAY
29. University of Maine town : ORONO
31. Jazz star, with 36-Down : MALONE
34. Dialing for dollars? : TELEMARKETING
37. Slums Mother : TERESA
38. Heavy bundles : BALES
39. Einstein's birthplace : ULM
40. lndy 500 occurrence : RESTART
44. Humdrum : BLAH
46. Vodka cocktail : GIMLET
49. Coach Holtz of Notre Dame : LOU
50. "All systems _____" : AREGO
52. Survey : SCAN
53. Spying on who's buying? : MINDINGTHESTORE
59. Alternatives to malls : FACTORYOUTLETS
60. "Marriage is _____": Cervantes : ANOOSE
61. Saint-Tropez is one : RESORT
 1. Makes confetti : SHREDS
2. Company trademark : LOGO
3. Clean water agcy. : EPA
4. Prefix with glottis or gram : EPI
5. Pinot Chardonnay : VIN
6. Downstairs: Fr. : ENBAS
7. For beginners : BASAL
8. Armored god : ARES
9. Like many football stadiums : DOMED
10. Scheduled : DUE
11. Reception site : INN
12. N.Y. summer time : EDT
13. Chambre : SALLE
14. Kotter of 70'sTV : GABE
15. Start, as a computer : BOOT
19. Start of a toast : HERES
20. Spray, perhaps : AROMA
21. Grandma : NANA
23. Knowing about : UPON
24. Bit of distress : PANG
25. Goggle : EYE
27. Fish entree : SOLE
30. Sun or moon : ORB
31. Near riot : MELEE
32. "This is only _____" : ATEST
33. Not discounted : LIST
34. _____ off (scold) : TELL
35. Anecdotal Bombeck : ERMA
36. See 31-Across : KARL
37. Butter container : TUB
41. Writer at Orchard House : ALCOTT
42. Guffaws : ROARS
43. _____ out (ignore) : TUNE
45. "It_____Be You" (Kahn-Jones hit) : HADTO
46. Romance or sci-fi, e.g. : GENRE
47. Pop music's _____Pop : IGGY
48. Drive : MOTOR
51. Bravo and Grande : RIOS
52. Ending with spin or speed : STER
53. Art deg. : MFA
54. Golfer Woosnam : IAN
55. Sgt., for one : NCO
56. Color : HUE
57. U.F.O. occupants : ETS
58. _____-mo (replay technique) : SLO
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