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New York Times, Wednesday, January 18, 1995

Author:
Wayne Robert Williams
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Down : The old sod
TotalDebutLatest
384/30/19943/5/1998
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21.55142%
Wayne Robert Williams

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 16 for Mr. Williams. Wednesday freshness: 36%
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© 1995, The New York Times1/18/95 ( No. 16,507 )
Across
1
TV interruptions : ADS
4
Support crew : STAFF
9
Tough : MACHO
14
Little 'un : TOT
15
Instrument played sitting down : CELLO
16
A Kennedy : ETHEL
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Singular 1960 musical? : BYEBIRDIE
19
Vacation destination : SHORE
20
Toward shelter : ALEE
21
Grub : EATS
22
Dispositions : MOODS
23
Game of love : TENNIS
25
Those not listed : REST
26
Singular celebrity? : ZSAGABOR
30
Tight spot : RUB
33
Longfellow character : ALDEN
36
Way to go : ROAD
37
Task for Holmes : CASE
38
Get on : MOUNT
39
Misreckon : ERR
40
Balked : SHIED
41
Salinger dedicatee : ESME
42
Overrule : VETO
43
Deck or dock workers : HANDS
44
Whippoorwill's bill : NEB
45
Singular club performer? : GODANCER
47
Knowledgeable about : UPON
49
Not quite : ALMOST
53
Walloping winds : GALES
55
Wagon train direction : WEST
58
Mr. Rubik : ERNO
59
Muezzin's God : ALLAH
60
Singular cheer? : HIPHURRAY
62
Grave marker : STELE
63
Pisces follower : ARIES
64
Alibi guy : IKE
65
Church plate : PATEN
66
Aquarium fish : TETRA
67
Composer Rorem : NED
Down
1
Ready to swing : ATBAT
2
"Charlie's Angels" co-star : DOYLE
3
"Skittle Players" painter : STEEN
4
___-fi : SCI
5
Actress Wright of "Mrs. Miniver" : TERESA
6
Soprano Frances : ALDA
7
Move like a butterfly : FLIT
8
Opposing sides : FOES
9
Hypnotism pioneer : MESMER
10
Partner of Porthos : ATHOS
11
Singular Christmas toy? : CHOOTRAIN
12
Stampeding group : HERD
13
Ring cheers : OLES
18
DDT ingredient : BENZENE
24
Gershwin's "___ It a Pity?" : ISNT
25
Five-and-a-half yards : ROD
27
Love of money : GREED
28
It helps circulation : AORTA
29
Münchhausen, e.g. : BARON
31
Played for a sucker : USED
32
Cots and cradles : BEDS
33
"So be it" : AMEN
34
Mislay : LOSE
35
Singular slug? : DUMBULLET
37
Smoothie : CHARMER
40
Cartoonist Silverstein : SHEL
42
"Das Lied ___ der Erde" : VON
45
"Land o' ___!" : GOSHEN
46
"Death Comes for the Archbishop" author : CATHER
48
Rembrandt, the painter : PEALE
50
Senator Hatch : ORRIN
51
Hisser : SNAKE
52
Played (with) : TOYED
53
Last breath : GASP
54
Neighbor of B.C. : ALTA
55
"Huh?" : WHAT
56
The old sod : EIRE
57
Roasting device : SPIT
61
Olympics chant : USA

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