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NY Times, Saturday, August 13, 1994

Author: Randolph Ross/Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.45)
Open squares: 91, Cheater squares: 2, Freshness Factor™: 65.6
This is puzzle 10 of 94 for Mr. Ross — solos: 94, collaborations: 0, Sundays: 40

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© 1994, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Invasion group of 1964 : THEBEATLES
11. ''_____ here'' : SIGN
15. River vehicle : HOVERCRAFT
16. Chick ending : ADEE
17. Belafonte's trademark garb : OPENSHIRTS
18. Off : LESS
19. Father and son : MEN
20. 1994 Shirley MacLaine role : TESS
21. Miler Steve : OVETT
22. Z _____ zebra : ASIN
24. Mean : HATEFUL
26. Chesterfields : SOFAS
28. Ornery folks : CRABS
30. Eur. nation : IRE
31. Absent : NOTHERE
33. Alimony collectors : EXES
34. Sure things? : DEATHANDTAXES
37. ''Buenos _____'' : DIAS
38. With class : INTASTE
39. Leb. neighbor : ISR
40. Quechua speakers : INCAS
41. Mountain transports : TRAMS
45. ABC news exec : ARLEDGE
47. Gallows : TREE
48. ''Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue'' singer : GAYLE
49. The Crimson Tide : BAMA
53. Danube feeder : INN
54. Dream states : REMS
55. Watson and Crick, for two : BIOLOGISTS
58. Kyrgyz mountains : ALAI
59. 1955 Magnani film with ''The'' : ROSETATTOO
60. Where to go for the gold : MINE
61. Part of 1 Across : RINGOSTARR
 1. ''A Child's Christmas in Wales'' poet : THOMAS
2. Slangy comment of optimism : HOPESO
3. Should it be that : EVENIF
4. Artist Shahn : BEN
5. While opener : ERST
6. Flu symptom : ACHE
7. Speaker of baseball : TRIS
8. Lawrence of Scandinavia : LARS
9. Newt : EFT
10. Peter, Paul and Mary: Abbr. : STS
11. Mollifier : SALVE
12. Obsession : IDEEFIXE
13. Shows of good faith : GESTURES
14. Fits (in) : NESTLES
21. Fifth qtrs. : OTS
23. Tot protectors : NANAS
24. _____ nails : HARDAS
25. More than encourages : ABETS
27. Shakespeare's Sir Toby, e.g. : SOT
28. Monopoly card : CHANCE
29. _____-car : RENTA
32. Chas. Addams character : THING
33. Put out : EXERT
34. 1st Earl of Beaconsfield : DISRAELI
35. Archeologist's study : EARLYMAN
36. A.B.A. member : ATT
37. Blueprint : DIAGRAM
40. Chemical suffix : IDE
42. Mexican War general Mariano : ARISTA
43. Coach : MENTOR
44. Security device : SENSOR
46. Noted spokescow : ELSIE
49. Anchorman? : BOSN
50. Shake _____ : ALEG
51. Lorre role : MOTO
52. Kin of khans : AGAS
55. Chilly comment : BRR
56. Binary five : IOI
57. Chas. Addams character : ITT
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