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NY Times, Thu, Jul 27, 1995

Author: Lois Sidway/Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.67)
Open squares: 71, Cheater squares: 0, Freshness Factor™: 57.7
This is puzzle 10 of 18 for Ms. Sidway — solos: 18, collaborations: 0, Sundays: 0

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© 1995, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Bullwinkle, e.g. : MOOSE
6. Unit of sugar : LUMP
10. One with a handle : CBER
14. Algebraic exponent : INDEX
15. Carpet cutter's calculation : AREA
16. Lunar light : HALO
17. Wrestling coups? : CLINCHPINS
19. Geologic divisions : ERAS
20. Baby blue, e.g. : EYE
21. Zoo section : EMUS
22. Unctuous : SMARMY
24. Riding whip : CROP
25. Lone Ranger foe Black ____ : BART
26. Has a litter : WHELPS
29. Pooped : DOGTIRED
33. Set another match to : RELIT
34. Top-drawer : AONE
35. It's probably filled on Easter : NAVE
36. Not care ____ : ARAP
37. Better-than-middling grade : CPLUS
38. ____ at (torment) : GNAW
39. Change for a C-note : TENS
40. Lummoxes : APES
41. China man : SPODE
42. It's usually out for the night : HIDEABED
44. Actor Lon : CHANEY
45. Brooklet : RILL
46. Jam-pack : LOAD
47. Work : OEUVRE
50. Hooey : BUNK
51. It starts in Apr. : DST
54. Oscar-winning Pasteur portrayer : MUNI
55. Many a drug pusher? : CRACKETEER
58. Playwright Bogosian : ERIC
59. Golfer Isao ____ : AOKI
60. Tennis exchange : RALLY
61. Memo : NOTE
62. Portland college : REED
63. Singing syllables : SOLFA
 1. Attic problem : MICE
2. Exclusively : ONLY
3. Jim Davis cartoon dog : ODIE
4. Hill worker: Abbr. : SEN
5. Quote from : EXCERPT
6. Receive enthusiastically : LAPUP
7. "The Haj" author : URIS
8. Chess pieces : MEN
9. Gail Sheehy book : PASSAGES
10. Student's crib? : CHEATINGPAD
11. Roseanne, formerly : BARR
12. Jack of TV's "Easy Street" : ELAM
13. Optimistic : ROSY
18. Medical grps. : HMOS
23. Lawrence Tero, professionally : MRT
24. Dog groomer's speciality? : CLIPSERVICE
25. Worker's reward : BONUS
26. Tom Joad felt it : WRATH
27. "____ go again..." : HEREI
28. Relative of the dik-dik : ELAND
29. Gave (out) : DOLED
30. Yakety-yakked : RANON
31. Get around : EVADE
32. 1948 also-ran : DEWEY
34. Fencing movement : APPEL
37. Frisco transporter : CABLECAR
41. Movers' partners : SHAKERS
43. Word with head or line : AIR
44. Bean : CONK
46. Intelligible : LUCID
47. Sign of things to come : OMEN
48. ____ Disney : EURO
49. Hawkeye's MASH, for one : UNIT
50. Make brownies : BAKE
51. Farmer's place, in song : DELL
52. Part of S.A.S.E. : SELF
53. "____ Little Tenderness" (old hit song) : TRYA
56. Lobster coral : ROE
57. "The Way" : TAO
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