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New York Times, Monday, April 22, 1996

Author:
S. B. Whitten
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Down : "___an arrow..."
TotalDebutLatest
1810/16/19846/25/1998
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0373311
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFlowFresh
1.5029932.820%
Stanley B. Whitten

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Whitten. Grid flow: 32.0 Monday freshness: 37%
Jim Horne notes:

71-Across: TERO clued as "Mr. T's family name" is rough — Mr. T's birth name is Laurence Tureaud, not "Tero." This appears to be a factual error or a very loose interpretation, and TERO is not a real word/name

1
P
2
I
3
E
4
R
5
D
6
E
7
L
8
I
9
S
10
S
11
P
12
A
13
N
14
I
D
L
E
15
A
L
A
M
O
16
P
A
C
E
17
G
O
I
N
18
G
M
Y
W
A
Y
19
A
P
E
S
20
S
L
A
T
E
S
21
S
M
A
22
R
T
E
S
T
23
A
M
E
24
S
25
O
E
R
26
F
27
A
28
O
29
I
L
L
30
U
31
S
32
E
D
33
T
34
A
35
M
36
A
P
R
37
O
N
38
O
N
E
S
39
G
I
D
E
40
L
E
A
V
I
41
N
G
L
A
S
42
V
E
G
A
S
43
S
A
N
A
44
G
A
I
T
45
O
M
E
G
A
46
E
K
G
47
C
O
N
T
E
48
S
T
49
R
E
S
50
E
51
P
A
52
D
L
I
53
I
54
J
55
A
P
A
N
56
E
57
S
58
E
59
A
N
S
60
W
61
E
62
R
63
A
R
E
S
64
C
O
M
65
I
N
G
H
O
M
E
66
B
E
E
S
67
H
O
I
S
T
68
O
V
I
D
69
S
A
L
E
70
O
T
T
O
S
71
T
E
R
O
© 1996, The New York Times4/22/96 ( No. 16,967 )
Across
1
Dock : PIER
5
Sandwich stores : DELIS
10
Extend over : SPAN
14
Not at work : IDLE
15
Texas shrine : ALAMO
16
Big Apple university : PACE
17
1944 Crosby/Fitzgerald film : GOINGMYWAY
19
Simians : APES
20
Election selections : SLATES
21
Most bright : SMARTEST
23
Iowa college town : AMES
25
"___the ramparts..." : OER
26
Toy store___Schwarz : FAO
29
Treated badly : ILLUSED
33
Scottish headwear : TAM
36
Chef's protector : APRON
38
Wallet items : ONES
39
French novelist Andre : GIDE
40
1995 Cage/Shue film : LEAVINGLASVEGAS
43
Yemen's capital : SANA
44
Trot or canter, e.g. : GAIT
45
The end : OMEGA
46
Heart readout, for short : EKG
47
Tourney : CONTEST
49
___judicata : RES
50
Car m.p.g. raters : EPA
52
Mid-sixth century date : DLII
54
Like an Acura or Toyota : JAPANESE
59
Response : ANSWER
63
God of war : ARES
64
1978 Fonda/Voight film : COMINGHOME
66
Hive denizens : BEES
67
Lift : HOIST
68
"Ars Amatoria" poet : OVID
69
50% off event : SALE
70
Four Holy Roman emperors : OTTOS
71
Mr. T's family name : TERO
Down
1
Sty residents : PIGS
2
Matinee hero : IDOL
3
Lamb's pen name : ELIA
4
Oscar de la___ : RENTA
5
One "in distress" : DAMSEL
6
Tarzan portrayer : ELY
7
Statutes : LAWS
8
Mosque priest : IMAM
9
Type of bean : SOYA
10
Outpouring : SPATE
11
One who looks powerful but isn't : PAPERTIGER
12
Part of a dead man's hand : ACES
13
Home built in the spring : NEST
18
May-June sign : GEMINI
22
Reel's companion : ROD
24
Motto : SLOGAN
26
Incorrect : FALSE
27
Vertically, in nautical talk : APEAK
28
Drink garnish : ORANGEPEEL
30
Dark : UNLIT
31
In a chair : SEATED
32
Double curve : ESS
34
Proverb : ADAGE
35
Flat-topped hills : MESAS
37
Eggs : OVA
39
Treasure : GEM
41
Vietnam's___Dinh Diem : NGO
42
November activity : VOTING
47
Juice container : CAN
48
Leans : SLANTS
51
Old hat : PASSE
53
"___an arrow..." : ISHOT
54
Certain punches : JABS
55
Vicinity : AREA
56
Reverberate : ECHO
57
Chimney dirt : SOOT
58
Give off : EMIT
60
Made by hand, as a rug : WOVE
61
Kuwaiti leader : EMIR
62
Change the decorations : REDO
65
Prefix with bar or butane : ISO

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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