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New York Times, Thursday, January 11, 1996

Author:
B. Jorgensen
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Across : End of the quip
TotalDebutLatest
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Betty Jorgensen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 75 for Ms. Jorgensen. Thursday freshness: 4%
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© 1996, The New York Times1/11/96 ( No. 16,865 )
Across
1
Pack (in) : TAMP
5
List ender : ETAL
9
Huzzah for Horne : BRAVA
14
Canyonlands National Park site : UTAH
15
Mathematical sets : LOCI
16
Exxon Valdez, e.g. : OILER
17
Bayes who sang "Over There" : NORA
18
Give___up : ALEG
19
"Thaïs," e.g. : OPERA
20
Start of a quip : APUNSTERASKSCAN
23
Nettled, with "off" : TEED
24
Rimrock locale : MESA
25
Base runner's feat : STEAL
28
Word with season or secret : OPEN
30
Seamstress's strip : WELT
34
Desists : CEASES
36
Uppity one : SNOB
38
Lady's man : SIR
39
More of the quip : APSYCHIATRISTBE
42
Antietam general : LEE
43
Show bias : TILT
44
Aft : ASTERN
45
Lucille's love : DESI
47
"Born Free" lion : ELSA
49
In a difficult position : TREED
50
One's entity : SELF
52
Adriatic seaport : BARI
54
End of the quip : CALLEDANIDOCTOR
61
"Abdulla Bulbul___" (old song) : AMEER
62
Brouhaha : TODO
63
Villa decoration : TILE
64
Stradivari's teacher : AMATI
65
At any time : EVER
66
Trim, as a photograph : EDGE
67
Like some myths : NORSE
68
Florida county : DADE
69
Interpret : READ
Down
1
Kind of sandwich : TUNA
2
Superimposed : ATOP
3
Japanese merchant ship : MARU
4
Pipe dream: Var. : PHANTASY
5
Put on cloud nine : ELATE
6
"Holy___!" : TOLEDO
7
Sampras, at times : ACER
8
Bone connector : LIGAMENT
9
These may be hit or cooked : BOOKS
10
Shop tool : RIPSAW
11
Ex-British P.M.___Douglas-Home : ALEC
12
40's-50's singer___Lynn : VERA
13
Ireland's___Islands : ARAN
21
Pick : SELECT
22
Foreign lady : SENORA
25
Burn : SCALD
26
Where Indians raise a flap? : TEPEE
27
Disburdens : EASES
29
Warm-up exams, for short : PSATS
31
First name in cosmetics : ESTEE
32
Cuba___ : LIBRE
33
Graph depiction : TREND
35
Police badge : SHIELD
37
Eatery : BISTRO
40
Star-crossed : ILLFATED
41
More regimented : STRICTER
46
Keys : ISLETS
48
Stood : ABIDED
51
À la King? : EERIE
53
Worship : ADORE
54
"Misery" co-star : CAAN
55
Armory holdings : AMMO
56
Regan's father : LEAR
57
Popular salmon : NOVA
58
Time's partner : TIDE
59
Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
60
Musical pipe : REED

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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