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New York Times, Wednesday, January 25, 1995

Author:
Norma Steinberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Down : Like clear night skies
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Norma Steinberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {BJQXZ} This is puzzle # 39 for Ms. Steinberg. Wednesday freshness: 7%
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© 1995, The New York Times1/25/95 ( No. 16,514 )
Across
1
Bridge option : PASS
5
Reunion group : CLAN
9
Sound before "Gesundheit!" : ACHOO
14
Computer text function : EDIT
15
One of two teams : HOME
16
The good dishes : CHINA
17
Badgered : RODE
18
Sherbets' cousins : ICES
19
Apple drink : CIDER
20
Shipboard regulations? : CREWSCONTROL
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Steppenwolf's creator : HESSE
24
Flashiest : LOUDEST
28
Actress Stapleton : MAUREEN
32
Pooh's middle name? : THE
33
Words of self-control? : WHOAISME
37
California-Nevada lake : TAHOE
39
Serpentine greeting : HISS
40
Parking ___ : SPACE
43
"Show Boat" composer : KERN
44
Early Peruvians : INCAS
46
"Charlotte's Web" and "Animal Farm"? : PIGTALES
48
D.C. vitamin monitors : FDA
49
Bulletin : MESSAGE
52
Warm wrap : FURCOAT
54
Colorado resort : ASPEN
59
Marriage? : ALTAREDSTATE
63
Sentry : GUARD
66
Hitchcock nail-biter : ROPE
67
German valley : RUHR
68
Cry of surrender : UNCLE
69
Epitome of thinness : RAIL
70
Hgt. : ELEV
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Go by car : MOTOR
72
1978 Village People hit : YMCA
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Cautious : WARY
Down
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Bird cage swing : PERCH
2
Cherish : ADORE
3
Walls : SIDES
4
Fricassees : STEWS
5
With it, sartorially : CHIC
6
In ___ parentis : LOCO
7
Revival meeting shout : AMEN
8
Snuggle : NESTLE
9
Version : ACCOUNT
10
The French Chef : CHILD
11
Put out of sight : HID
12
Word before person and vote : ONE
13
Sculler's need : OAR
21
Convoy component : SEMI
22
Caviar : ROE
25
Singer Waters : ETHEL
26
Coast : SHORE
27
Adolescents : TEENS
29
Dolt : ASS
30
Diamond arbiter : UMP
31
Harvests : REAPS
33
Hint of fragrance : WHIFF
34
Indian believer : HINDU
35
Levant of "Information Please" : OSCAR
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Simile's center : ASA
38
Police blotter abbr. : AKA
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Bush's old command : CIA
42
Scrambled item : EGG
45
Do a slow burn : SMOLDER
47
Oolong and green : TEAS
50
Nosh : EAT
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Like clear night skies : STARRY
53
Sophia's spouse : CARLO
55
Scatter : STREW
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Singer Abdul : PAULA
57
Clear sky : ETHER
58
Chutzpah-driven : NERVY
60
Meander : ROAM
61
DeMille genre : EPIC
62
Crème ___ crème : DELA
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Moscow department store : GUM
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Numero ___ : UNO
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Behave : ACT

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